THE ANNALLS OF IPSWCHE-
PORTRAIT OF NATHANIELL BACON,
TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE TOWN HALL, IPSWICH.
THE
LAWES CUSTOMES and
- GOVERNMT of the same.
COLLECTED OUT OF YE RECORDS
BOOKES AND WRITINGS OF
THAT TOWNE.
By NATHLL BACON serving
as Recorder arid Town Clark
in that Towne.
ANNO: DOM: 1654.
EDITED BY
WILLIAM H.^RICHARDSON, M.A.,
St. Mary Hall, Oxford;
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London ;
and formerly Assistant Master in
Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, &
Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich.
WITH A MEMOIR BY STERLING WESTHORP
Mayor of Ipswich, 1884-5.
PRINTED FOR THE SUBSCRIBERS BY S. H. COWELL.
MDCCCLXXXIV.
690
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EDITOR'S PREFACE.
N at length presenting to the subscribers this long-anticipated volume,
it is perhaps right that some apology should be offered them for the
time which has elapsed since its first announcement, but I may be
permitted to say, in explanation, that the delay has arisen principally from my
being able to pursue the work only at such odd moments as could be snatched
irregularly from the busy and exacting routine of daily duties.
Apart from the addition of dates, the reproduction, from original sources,
of several documents incorrectly quoted by some other hand, and occasional
alterations in the sequence of paragraphs with a view to secure uniformity of
arrangement, the book, as now printed, may be taken as a verbatim et literatim
rendering of Bacon's MS.
The annotations, drawn chiefly from the State Papers in the Public Record
Office, the Harleian and Additional MSS., the collections of Jermyn and Davy,
and other MS. sources, as well as from a large number of printed works, contain
references, more or less copious, to about six hundred and thirty persons, places,
or matters connected with the town, and will, I hope, not only be found interest-
ing and useful to the reader, but also afford substantial help in the prosecution
of more extended researches into the history of Ipswich and its people. The
distribution of these notes is no doubt somewhat unequal, but the earlier pages
had unfortunately to be proceeded with in Ipswich, the libraries of which, how-
ever admirable in other respects, are as yet of little use to the antiquary. A
few annotations, marked (B), are by Bacon himself; some others, distinguished
by the initials (R. C.) are from the pen of the Rev. Richard Canning, M.A.
PREFACE. viii.
minister (1734 — 75) of St. Lawrence, Ipswich, and rector of Harkstead, who
edited, in 1764, the second edition of " Kirby's Suffolk Traveller ; " the authorship
of a few more, initialled (J. S.) seems to be unknown.
I have, in conclusion, to express my obligation to those who, in various
ways, kindly assisted my labours ; and among these I must mention, first of all,
the late Town Clerk, Mr. Orford, and his courteous assistant, Mr. H. C. Garrett,
whose obliging services during the six weeks occupied in comparing the tran-
script supplied to me with the original, as well as subsequently, were of much
value. My thanks are also due to Sir John B. Monckton, Kt, Town Clerk of
the City of London, for leave to make some extracts from the archives at Guild-
hall ; Dr. Reginald R. Sharpe, the Records Clerk ; Mr. H. Murray-Lane, Chester
Herald and Registrar, R. Coll. of Arms ; and more especially to Dr. Luard,
Registrar of the University of Cambridge ; Mr. Walford D. Selby, of the Public
Record Office ; and Mr. J. J. Muskett, whose promised work on " Suffolk
Manorial Families " will be awaited with much interest.
W. H. R.
2, LANSDOWN PLACE, w.c.
1884.
MEMOIR OF NATHANIELL BACON.
NATHANIELL BACON, the compiler of " THE ANNALLS OF IPSWICHE,"
was born at Coddenham, in the County of Suffolk, on the izth of
December, 1593. He was the third son of Edward Bacon, of Shrubland
Hall, in Barham, by Helen, the only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas
Littel of the same place, and of Bray, in the County of Berks, Esq., by
Elizabeth his wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir Robert Litton, of Kneb-
worth, in the County of Herts, Kt. Edward Bacon, the father of
Nathaniell, was the third son of the great Lord Keeper, Sir Nicholas
Bacon, Kt., by his first wife Jane, daughter of William Fernley, of West
Greeting, in the County of Suffolk, Esq., and half brother of the illustrious
Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Albans, who in
the Parliament of 1 6 14 represented Ipswich, until
ne was elected by the University of Cambridge.
Nathaniell Bacon was admitted a student at
Grays Inn in 1611, and was called to the Bar in 1617. He was first Reader at
Barnard's Inn, and afterwards Lent Reader of his own Inn, and became a Bencher
in 1640.
For some years he resided in Essex, and was in the Commission of the Peace for
that County.
He was a strong adherent of the Parliamentarian party, and took a very decided and
active part in the transactions of his time, and was highly esteemed for his learning,
talent and ability. He sat at Cambridge as Chairman of the Committee for the Seven
Associated Counties (Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Herts, Hunts, and Lincoln)
with great and general approbation of the Counties and the University, and in 1645,
upon the death of Dr. Eden, he was chosen by the University of Cambridge as its
Representative, and served throughout the remainder of the "Long Parliament" until
the Members were expelled by Cromwell, on the zoth April, 1653.
It is to be observed that Cromwell was a member of the Committee of the Associa-
tion of the Seven Counties (which was the only Association of the five or six formed in
the interest of the Parliamentarian party that stood its ground), and that Bacon was by
birth or marriage connected with County families belonging to several of these Counties.
ii. MEMOIR OF NATHANIELL BACON.
At a Great Court, holden for the Borough of Ipswich, on the joth December,
1642, Bacon was elected Recorder of the town upon the conditions set forth in the
following terms, as recorded at the commencement of the fourth Book of Great Courts.
" Att this Cort it is agreed that Nathaniell Bacon Esqe shall bee imployed in the
" roome and place which John Lany Esqe lately held and shall beare the name or
" title of a Recorder duringe the Townes pleasure and shall have allowed unto him
" Twentie poundes a yeare for his fee to bee paid halfe yearely from Christmas last by
"equall porcons soe that hee take upp his freedome anil continewe his dwellinge wthn
" this towne duringe the continewance of his office and that in consideracon of the
" premisses hee shall ayde and councell the Bayliffes for the time beeinge in all causes
" of the Towne att London and elsewhere and aid the Bayliffes for the time beeinge in
" all judgements demurrers and all other causes without beeinge of councell with any
" man's private cause in the Courts of this Towne and also to travell to the Court and
" other places by the direccon of the Bayliffes for the time beeinge to doe the messages
" and business of the Townie convenient by him to bee done havinge horses found him
"and his necessary chardges borne And it is further agreed that upon hys the said
" Mr Bacon's acceptance of the said place as aforesaid hee shall bee admitted a ffree
"Burgesse of this Towne freely without any fine and shall take the Oath of a Freeman
"at some Petty Court"
At a subsequent Court, holden the xoth of March, 1643, it is recorded that he took
his oath, and had three sons — Nathaniell, Phillip, and Francis — and " no apprentices." *
He took up his residence in the parish of Saint Margaret, in Ipswich, in a mansion
house, which he subsequently left, by will, to his wife, and he appears, by his signatures
to the Parish Registers, in the years 1650 and 1651, to have been forsome time Church-
warden of that parish. He was a contributor to the decoration of the Roof of the
Church of that parish, on which his arms, with those of other donors, appear.
At a Court held on the 8th of August, 1651, he was for the first time elected Town
Clerk and Clerk of the Peace for the Borough, which appointments were annually
renewed. At the Great Court, held on the agth September, 1653, he was elected, and
continued to be annually elected one of the Clavigers, who had the custody of the
Common Seal and Records of the Corporation. Bacon continued to hold the offices of
Recorder, Town Clerk, Clerk of the Peace, and Claviger, to the day of his death.
He was also Recorder of Bury Saint Edmund's, as well as a Judge of the High
Court of Admiralty, to which office he was appointed the 3oth August, 1649, and a
Master of the Court of Requests.
In the year 1654, at a Great Court, held the zznd of June, Nathaniell Bacon and
his brother Francis were elected Burgesses for the Towne, to serve at the Parliament
* The right to become a Freeman by birth or service, was limited to the children or apprentices of
Freemen, born or apprenticed after the Parent or Master had become a Freeman. It was usually
notified what children or apprentices a person newly admitted then had, to prevent such children or
apprentices being enrolled as if they had been born or apprenticed after the admission of their " Root of
Title." (See note t page iii.)
MEMOIR OF NATHANIELL BACON.
which began at Westminster, 3d September, in that year, "to act and consent unto suche
" things as shall be there ordained," subject, however, to the following very remarkable
condition : — " That they shall not intermeddle in the alterying of Governmt- as it is
"now established under one man and the Parliam1 " The two Bailiffs, five Portmen,
seventeen of the Twenty-four men, and 108 Free Burgesses, making in all 132 electors,
were present at this election, and the list of names as recorded includes many who had
been or were subsequently Bailiffs, besides other leading men and benefactors of the
town, f
t The following is a copy of the names of the Electors present, as recorded at the Court, from which it
may be interesting to local subscribers to trace many benefactors to the town.
Bailiffs : — John Aldus and Manuell Sorrell, gent.
Portmen : — Richard Puplett, gent., Nicholas Phillipps, gent., Richard Hayle, gent., Robt. Dunkon,
gent., Richard Jenings, gent. .
Of the Twenty-four — Edm. Morgan, Thomas Ives, Benjamyn Butter, Thomas Wright, Henry
Parkhurst, Benjamyn Wade, Simon Cumberland, Richard Shepperd, Isaac Day, junr., Robt. Maninge,
Miles Wallis, John Humfrie, Thomas Burrough, Luke Jours, W"1- Cooke, Henry Whitinge, Rob'- Turner.
Freemen : — Nathaniell Bacon, Esq., Rob1- Clarke, John Taylor, Richard Marsh, Edmond Taylor,
Ralph Holland, Thomas Mudd, George Coppinge, Henry Robinson, John Ballard, gent., Jeremie Lowe,
Richard Trewlove, Sam: Hubberd, John Burton, Paul Cole, John Manver, Joseph Hubberd, John Donton,
Richard Pymborough, John Coale, junr., John Stebbinge, John Jefferie, Thomas Rice, Rob'- Ward,
Simon Burton, George Warren, John Warner, Jonas Beacon, Ralph Neale, Samuel Greeniwich, Will1"-
Foster, snr., Richard Humfrie, John Moore, John Furmyn, Joseph Clarke, Phillipp Goslin, Luke Ratcliffe,
Joseph Bigsbie, Matthew Vynes, John Wilder, George Raymond, Nicholas Cooke, Michael Gusbome,
Peter Cole, John Coleman, John Searles, Robt. Kingsburie, Henry Cousens, Wm. Cole, Edward Martin,
Jeames Goodinge, Wm. Doggett, Wm. Manister, Wm. Feast, John Raymond, John Camplyn, Nicholas
Sicklemore, Peter Sicldemore, Titus Camplyn, Wm. Weeklie, Jeames Wolvertone, Thomas Burradge,
Thomas Carter, Thomas Wright, Tobias Barker, Benjamyn Rowninge, Thomas Griggs, Thomas Tunmore,
John Jobson, Richard Knights, Wm. Lynch, Nicholas Newton, Sam. Gislingham, John HuUinge, Richard
Phillipps, Will1"- Kirk, Jeames Cantinore, Sam. Burrough, John Bitten, Sam. Boycatt, Sam. Stannard,
Nicholas Minter, Thomas Dodd, Charles Wright, Edward Milksopp, Will1"- Cole, Peter Baker, Joseph
Clifford, Rich : Rodnall, Ambrose Frost, Joseph Clifford, John Barber, Tho. Wills, Gilbert Linkfeild,
Sam1. Linkfeild, Will"'- Cole, James Bowell, Ed"- Peale, John Robbinson, John Cutler, Will1"- Rumsy,
John Sonmore, Richard Puplett, Rob'- Henry Sparham, Edmond Furmyn, Henry Gosnold, Eleazar Dunkon,
Rob'- Horingould.
The following part of this note, upon the constitution and mode of proceeding of the Corporation,
prior to the Municipal Corporation Act, 1835, and upon Election of Members of Parliament, prior to the
Reform Act of 1832, has Deen kindly furnished by Mr. Stephen Abbott Notcutt, who was Town Clerk of
the Borough for many years.
Before the Municipal Corporation Act, 1835, the name of the Corporation was " The Bailiffs,
Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Ipswich." And it consisted of two Bailiffs (who together
held the office of Chief Magistrate), twelve Portmen, twenty-four Common Councilmen, and an indefinite
number of Freemen or Burgesses.
The Bailiffs were annually elected by the Corporation on the 8th of September.
The Portmen held their office for life, and a vacancy was filled up by the survivors, or " the more part
of them."
The Common Councilmen held their office by the same tenure, and vacancies were filled up in the
same way, that is, by the survivors, or " the more part of them."
A Freeman held his office for life, and every son of a Freeman, born after his father had been
admitted to the Freedom, was entitled to be admitted as such, on attaining the age of 21, and any one
bound an apprentice for seven years to an admitted Freeman, and serving faithfully the full period under
his indentures of apprenticeship, became entitled to be admitted as a Freeman. The Corporation had,
like many other Corporations, the right to present the Freedom, which right was occasionally exercised.
For several years, prior to the Municipal Corporation Act, 1835, the vacancies in the Portmen had not
been filled up, as the number had been allowed to drop below seven, and it was held that the words " the
more part of them," applied to a majority of twelve. At the time of passing the Municipal Corporation
Act, the number of Portmen had been reduced to four.
As to the mode ot proceeding — -The Acts of the Corporation could only be done or authorised by a
meeting, called a Great Court, consisting of the two Bailiffs, and some of the Portmen, Common Councilmen,
and Freemen. At these meetings every Freeman was entitled to vote upon any question before the
meeting. Each question was determined by show of hands, unless a poll was demanded. The right to
iv. MEMOIR OF NATHANIELL BACON.
Both Nathaniell and his brother Francis were re-elected for the Parliaments of the
iyth September, 1656, the zgth January, 1658, and the 5th April, 1660. But whetherthe
restriction above referred to was renewed is not stated. On Nathaniell Bacon's death
in 1660 Sir Frederick Cornwallis, Knt., Treasurer of King's Hospital, was elected as
Burgess in Parliament in his place at a Great Court held on the agth October, 1660, and
continued to serve with Francis Bacon the brother of Nathaniell until the end of the
session.
Bacon was the author of the work entitled, " An Historical Discourse of the
Uniformity of the Government of England." This book was published at London
in two parts. The first part published in 1647 has an epistle dedicatory to the
Right Honourable Edward Earle of Manchester, Speaker of the House of Peeres, and
the Honourable William Lenthall, Esqu., Speaker of the House of Commons in
Parliament, signed " Nath. Bacon " ; but without any further description of him. The
second part published in 1651 has on the title page " by Nath : Bacon of Graies Inne
Esquire," and has for a preface, " A Vindication of the Ancient way of Parliament."
The work is highly praised by the Earl of Chatham in his letters to his nephew,
and unfavourably spoken of by Bishop Nicolson in his " English Historical Library,"
published in London, 1696 — 1699. It was privately reprinted in 1672, and again in
1682, for which editions the publishers were indicted and outlawed. It was reprinted
in 1689, and again in 1739 and 1760. From an advertisement printed in the edition of
1689, it appears to have been then considered that the book was founded upon notes
by the learned John Selden. j
Bacon died in London, and was buried in the church of Barham, on September ist,
1660 (where his father and mother were buried), without any inscription. He had the
character of being a very pious, prudent and learned man. The Reverend Cave Beck
(who was Curate of the parish of St. Margaret when Nathaniell Bacon resided there, and
vote was not confined to the Freemen resident in the Borough. A large majority of the Freemen resided
out of the Borough, and whenever the question was disputed and considered of importance, the non-resident
Freemen were brought up to vote.
Although no Corporate Acts could be done, except at a Great Court, the Bailiffs, Portmen and
Common Councilmen were accustomed to meet from time to time, as a sort of standing Committee, to
consider and determine upon matters to be brought before the Great Court. These meetings were called
meetings of the Assembly, and their proceedings were regularly recorded in a book called the " Assembly
Book."
Prior to the Reform Act of 1832, the members of Parliament for the Borough were elected by the
Corporation, at a Great Court, held at the proper time, according to the writ of election. A Great Court
for this purpose was constituted, and the proceedings conducted in the same manner as for any other
business of the Corporation. The candidates were proposed and seconded, and if a poll was demanded,
the non-resident as well as the resident Freemen, were entitled to vote, and the poll was kept open from
day to day, until all the Freemen had had an opportunity of voting. The candidates having the majority
of votes were declared to be duly elected, and a return to that effect was made by Indenture, under the
Common Seal, and annexed to the Election Precept.
J There has been some controversy whether the subject of this Memoir, or Nathaniell Bacon, of Friston
Hall, near Saxmundham, in Suffolk, or Nathaniell Bacon, " the Virginian insurgent or rebel," was the
author of this work, but as it is now clear that the rebel was never of Gray's Inn, and that the will of
Nathaniell Bacon, of Friston Hall, was proved (at Ipswich) in 1644, there can be no doubt that the
Nathaniell Bacon referred to in these Title Pages is the Bacon who is the subject of this Memoir. It is
remarkable that both he and his cousin of Friston Hall, were admitted in Gray's Inn the same year, 1611,
MEMOIR OF NATHANIEL! BACON. v.
who was subsequently Rector of the parish of St. Helen, and Master of the Grammar
School, in Ipswich), in the following dedication of his work : " The universal character
" by which all the nations in the world may understand one another's conceptions,
" reading out of one common writing their own mother tongues, London, 1657," records
a high opinion of his character ;
" Sapientia, virtute, genere, praecellentibus Nathanieli Bacon et Francisco Bacon,
" Armigeris, Fratribus, Amore, Pietate, Dignitate conjunctissimis Patronis suis
" Colendissimis Hunc Gratitudinis et observantiae characterem indelebilem, D. D, C. B."
Nathanieli Bacon was a man of great industry, and was zealously alive to the interests
of Ipswich, as is evident from his constant attendances at the Great Courts for the
Borough, up to the 3oth April, 1660, the day of his last recorded attendance, and from
the labour he bestowed upon the Annalls. His labour in compiling these Annalls was
recognized by the Town, granting a gratuity to his widow, at a Great Court holden on
the 8 November, 13 Charles n.(i66i), recorded in the Great Court Books as follows: —
"Agreed that Mrs. Bacon shall have a Gratuitie of Five and twentie pounds given her
" fm this towne for the great paynes that her husband, Mr. Nathanieli Bacon, did take
"in the transcribinge of several ancient Records belonging to this Towne." Although
it is very evident, from the perusal of the discourse on the Uniformity of Government,
that Bacon had a very strong bias to the principles of the Parliamentarian party, at
the close of his Annalls he seems to drop a tear over the unfortunate King Charles the
ist, concluding them with this remark, —
" The last daye of Januarie putts a sad period unto my penn. And thus, by the
"goodness of Allmightie God, I have summed up the affairs of the government of this
" town of Ippeswiche under bayliffes whoe are happie in this, that God hathe estab-
" lished their seate more sure than the throne of kings."
Bacon was twice married, namely : — first to Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert
Maidstone, Esquire, of Boxted, in Essex, and widow of Edward Glascocke, of Horsley
(Horkesley), in Essex, who died without issue by him, and was buried at Horsley; and
secondly to Susanna Holloway, daughter of Holloway, and the widow of
Matthew Alefounder, of Dedham, in Essex. By his second wife he had issue three
sons (besides one Francis who died in infancy), Nathanieli, Philip, and Francis, and
five daughters, Catherine, Ann, Helen, Susanna (baptised at St. Margaret's, Ipswich,
the igth October, 1649), and Elizabeth. His sons Nathanieli and Francis were both
entered at Jesus College, Cambridge. Nathanieli took his B.A. degree, and died
•'magnse spei juvenis." Francis died in 1661.
His Will is dated the a6th August, 1660, and, with a Codicil, was proved in the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury, on the 8th of July, 1661. ||
|| The Will of Nathanieli Bacon, of Grayes Inn, in the county of Middx, Esquire, whereby I doe dispose
my worldly and temporall estate as followeth : — Imprimis I give to my dearly beloved wife Susanna
Bacon, besides her ioynture, which I hereby confirme for her life all that messuage and manshion house
with the appurtenances thereto belonginge and the piece of coppyhold ground upon the Hill in the
occupation of Goodman Parker, in Margaretts parish, in Ipswich, in the countie of Suffolcke, to have and
MEMOIR OF NATHANIELL BACON.
The Arms displayed at the beginning of this Memoir were granted to Sir Nicholas
Bacon, Lord Keeper and Grandfather of Nathaniell Bacon, on thezyth February, 1568,
by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter, and are blazoned as follows : — qtly i & 4 gu on a chief
arg. 2 mullets sa. (Bacon) 2 & 3 barry of 6 or & az. a bend gu (Quaplode).
The Arms on the Roof of St. Margaret's Church, exactly correspond with this
description.
The signature of Bacon below the Arms is taken from the Register of Baptisms
for the Parish of St. Margaret, Ipswich, for the year 1651.
STERLING WESTHORP.
IPSWICH,
December, 1884.
to hold to her and her heires and assignes and the coppyhold to her and her heires accordinge to the
custome of the mannor, and also all my goods and chattels, to the end that shee may out of the same pay
all my debts and legacies. I give the revercon of all my freehold lands and coppyhold lands in Croefeild,
in the countie aforesaid, after the death of my wife, unto my sonne Philipp, and his heires payinge or
securinge to bee paid to my son Francis within one yeare after hee shall come to be possessed of the
premisses the sume of foure hundred pounds, with interest for forbearance, accordinge as interest shall
then ruun. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth the sum of three hundred pounds, and to the rest of my
daughters two hundred and fifty pounds a-peece, for the payment whereof I doe make my said wife my
assignee in my name to demand, receive, levie and sue for the sume of twelve hundred pounds of my
money, which is in the hands of Mr. Winkefeilde, secured by certain lands of Mr. Winkfeilds in
Brantham, and to deliver upp the writings concerninge the same upon the payment thereof. My will and
meaninge is that in case any of my said fower younger daughters Katherine, Hanna, Ellen and Susanna
shall die either in the life time of my wife, or before they bee marryed by the advice of my wife, or
before they be one and twenty yeares of age, then the parte of her soe dyinge shall go to all the fower
daughters survivinge, jointly share, and share alike. And I doe hereby make and ordaine my well
beloved wife Susanna Bacon, sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Item I give and
bequeath unto my sonne Phillipp my interest I have in the lodgings att Grayes Inn and the
furniture and bookes therein. Item I give unto my sonne Phillipp, my Law and Historic bookes that are
att Ipswich. Item I give unto my sonne Francis, my Divinitie bookes and Philosophy bookes, exceptinge
such as my wife and daughter Elizabeth shall chuse out of the Divinitie bookes for themselves or my
daughters att Ipswich. In witness whereof the said Nathaniell Bacon, accordinge to the interlynings in
the Will, doth declare it to bee his last Will and Testament, and did thereunto sett his hand and scale
this twenty sixt day of August, in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred and sixtie. Nath :
Bacon (L.S ) in the presence of us. Fr: Bacon, John Maidston.
Whereas, I, Nathaniell Bacon, of Grayes Inn, in the Countie of Midd, Esquire, did make and ordaine
my last Will and Testament, bearing date the twentie sixt day of August, in the yeare of our Lord one
thousand six hundred and sixtie. I do hereby adjoyne this Codicill desireinge my Executrix to performe
the same. Imprimis, I give to my brother Francis Bacon and sister, twenty shillings apeece to buy
them ringes, and to my brother Lionell Bacon, twenty shillings to buy him a ringe. Item I give to John
Maidstone, forty shillings for a legacie. Item I give to my Landresse twenty shillings for a legacie. And
I desire my brother, Francis Bacon, Esqr., to settle the little Chamber that hee hath had the rent of for
some yeares, upon her and her assignes. Item I order what is due to her for her service to bee paid her.
Item I give to every Maide servant that is now my servant and hath lived with mee two yeares, twentie
shillings a peece for a legacie. Item I give to the poore of the Parish of St. Margaretts forty shillings, to
bee disposed amongst them by my Executrix. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale
the day and yeare above written. Nath : Bacon (L.S.) in the presence of us. The marke of Elizabeth
Durham. The mark of Mary Drakeford. John Maidstone.
PREFACE.
TO THE READER.
N the framing of this Relacon, I purposely omitt the names of
the freemen from time to time meeting at the greate Courts of
this Towne, and of such as are from time to time admitted,
(unless somme cheife men of rank). And alsoe the divers
orders for disposing of the mony given to charitable uses from time to
time, and do referre the Reader to the Court bookes, wch are precise in
noting of those p'ticulers. fifor that my ayme is principally to recollect
those auncient memorialls remaining in scattered writings and records,
whereof noe recollection hath bein formerly made, and therby lay buried
up, as it were in a heape of rubbish, and to adjoine therto all the later
orders, and ordinances, and acts, concerning the governm4 and order of
the people or Town lands, as things of greatest observacon for the future
managem* of affaires ; and these onely in a summary way, referring the
reader to those court bookes concerning the litterall composure of the
same.
Now to give accompt from whence I have gathered these observa-
cons principally ; you shall understand that the remembrances in the
Treasury, from whence these for the most p't are collected, consist of
Court Rolls, and Court Bookes, and Deedes, besides letters, accompts
11. PREFACE.
and other writings concerning suites, all which I have found help from
in setting down this series of affaires, for no Court bookes are to be
found before the ninth yere of Hen : the 6th, and the bookes, esp'ly about
the time of Hen : the yth and Hen : 8th, in matters of the greate Court,
[are] negligently observed till about the 30 yere of Hen : the 8th, and
from that time forward the acts of the greate court are preserved in one
booke apart, being formerly mingled wthin the peticourts. And during
all this time of Hen: 7. and Hen : 8., Edw: 6., [and] Q. Mary, few Rolls
are to be found; shewing eyther the negligence of the Town Clark or the
Clavigers in keeping the records, if any were.
Nor is there above 2 rolls before the time of Edw: i.; the reason
will appear in the ensuing treatise.
Soe as the bulke of rolls consists of the times of Edw: i., Edw: 2.,
Edw: 3., Rich: 2., Hen: 4., Hen: 5., Q. Eliz: King James and King
Charles ; the rest are scant and few, especially about the times of Hen :
5., 6., 7., and Hen : 8., Edw: 6., and Q. Mary.
The Cause which moved me to this work was : That I did p'ceive
few or none of the inhabitants of this Town were acquainted with the
trew nature of the governm*, and therfore could not soe exactly con-
forme them selves to the auncient rules, whch are the sea marks by wch
Governours ought to steare theire course, and wthout wch noe Governm1
can long continnue, and I finde somme cause to conceive that former
Recorders, or at least somme of them, (though long exercised in that
worke) yet eyther died ignorant of the principles aunciently taken up,
or else caried them selves corruptly, wch in Charity I ought not to
beleve, Now for the future, I suppose a little time imployed in the p'usal
of this work by any Recorder or others y* shall minde the governm*
of this towne, will inable him for this governm* more than forty yeres
experience.
Lastly I beginne \v& the governm* of Bayliffs, (wch camme in WA
the Normans, as the name dothe cleerely import) principally because I
want further light in p'ticulers, yet by way of introduction I shall note
these few p'ticulers, that as all corporacons before the Conquest,^ soe
(a) What Corporations were there before the Conquest? (R. C.)
PREFACE. iii.
even this Towne was Governed by The Guildholder and Headburrowes,
and Coroners of the County, by Lawes and Customes settled by them
and the inhabitants in theire moote or meeting, and these were then the
administrators of Justice, as by the Saxon laws is evident, and yet in the
nature of publique servants of the Towne.
But when the Normans camme in, they seized the Governm* of all
Corporations, and sett over this corporation, (as even over London it
self) two Bayliffs as servants to the supreame power, to administer
Justice faj and to be responsible to the supreame power for the fee farme,
w* they enhanced beyond what was payed to the Saxon kings. Yet
they allowed the choise of these Bayliffs to the people.^/ Afterwards
Hen : the 2d granted the inhabitants liberty to elect two Coroners from
amongst themselves : these were allsoe servants to the supreame power,
and had jurisdiction in Crown plees. But the inhabitants not liking
that their governm* should be concealled w^in the breasts of soe few,
and these servants to the supreame power, by constitution joyned w111
them twelve whom they called ' Portmen,' (cj to whom they gave
authority to vote together wth the Bayliffs in case of jurisdiction, and
this constitution was afterwards allowed by Charters, but neverthelesse
are originally from the people. Now what persons these originally
were, is to me a doubt : somme of the rolls do seeme to hold forth that
they were those whoe formerly were Headburrowes, and in reason it may
seem expedient that they [who] were thought worthy of one place, might
be thought worthy of the other. But finding a Quo wartanto brought
against the Towne under the name of the Bayliffs and fower and twenty,
twelve yeres after the constitution and election of the first Portmen, it
may seeme more probable that the fower and twenty were the 1 2 Port-
men and the 12 headburrowes, and the rather is it to be beleeved,
because wthin a while after, its apparant that the headburrowes Court
was holden different from, and wthout the Portmen, and so continueth
to this day. And possibly the Headburrowes work might be thought
to be eyther too inferiour or otherwise too burthensomme for the Port-
mens undertaking, whoe were to mantaine the state of the Towne (and
(a) How doth it appear that they administer'd justice ? (R. C.) (J) Not before the burgesses were
incorporated. (R. C) (c) What! In Hen: 2*> time? No such thing. (R. C.) See Madox (T.) "Firma
Burgi," various pp.
IV. PREFACE.
probably had theire name given them to minde them of their maine
work,) and to assist the Bayliffs in judicature, as theire othe sheweth,
and the constitution it selfe limiteth out to them the same.
This power of theires they expounded liberally, (as is the custome
of those in power to doe) and from assisting in judicature according to
lawes made by the whole body, proceeded to exercise a power wth the
Bayliffs to make lawes and constitutions for the governm1 thereof,
allowing the commons onely theire libertie of assent : whether this was
cautelous to the people, or what other the cause was, its not materiall,
but the inhabitants joyned the number of fower and twenty to be assisting
in publique Councells wth the Portmen and Bayliffs, and these together
wth them made up a Councell for the Towne, wch after was called the
Assembly, or the Common Councill, the said fower and twenty being
made up of 12 new members joyned unto the Headburrowes.
The time of their institution is as uncertaine as theire power. That
act of the 13 of Edw: 4., made upon S' Davids day, [was made] princi-
pally, as it seemes, to abate the necessity of Create Courts, and theire
power speaketh much of the antiquity of the assembly, but I can finde
noe footslepps before that kings reigne of any such matter, ffor in Hen:
6ths reigne divers acts are made by Bayliffs, Portmen, and the Burgesses
subscribing theire names [to] Divers assessmts, uppon cache portman soe
much, and uppon cache other Burgess soe muche, and noe mencon of
any suche rank of men as the fower and twenty, nor doth any Charter
take notice of them. Theire work was (doubtless according to theire
name mett in one body) wth the twelve Portmen, to give advice in
matters of immergency, for the good of the Towne, as the Common
Councill of the same, but certainly [they] had noe legislative power till
that constitution of 13 E. 4: formerly menconed, was made.
Concerning wch I shall leave this my oppinion in writing wa my
own hand, as in the presence of God, and being mindefull of my othe :
That it seemeth clere to me to be a rule made for the present state of
affaires, to avoid distractions, and not to continnue as a binding law to
posterity. My reason is, because the act or constitution it selfe in the
preface importeth soe muche, and principally because I can not under-
stand how it can consist wth the charters formerly granted, or wth those
PREFACE. v.
afterwards granted, wch fixeth the legislative power uppon the greate
Court, nor wth the auncient Customs of the Towne. Or how such law
by them made, can be effectuall in the eye of the Common Law in any
court before whome Cognisance of suche law shall comme.
I desire that the reader will not mistake my meaning, whoe doe not
intend to question the election of Portmen by Portmen as illegall ; the
order of the 3rd yere of Edw : the 2nd will clere that sufficiently. But I
doe not think it consistent wth the governm* of this Towne, that the
greate Court should be concluded by any order of theire owne, whereby
that power of making lawes whiche bothe the Charters and auncient
Customes have allotted to them, should be utterly abrogated as to them,
and transferred to any other Court not warranted by any charter or
custom, and therefore the vote of the greate Court, 23 Car: i Novemb:
is every way justifiable by the constitutions of this Town, and for peace
sake, I wish as muche could be said for the election of the fower and
twenty by themselves, allthough I deny not but presidents in Q. Eliz :
time doe leade that way, yet I can finde noe constitution for it.
Three officies more yet remaine, wherof, though I made mention
formerly, yet I must add somwhat for further clearing the governm1 of
this Towne, and these are the Guildholders and the Headburrowes, and
Coroners, uppon whome the hinge of governm* in this towne in the
Saxon times did rest, fa)
As touching the Guildholder, aunciently he was one man, elected
by the brotherhood of the Guild, for the rule or governm* thereof, in
order to the benefit of the same, (bj ffor it was the wisdome of our
predecessors in those older times, having elected a place of habitation
in this place commodious for traffique, to joyne together by mutuall
consent in a common purse, to mantaine the common good and benifitt
of themselves as members of one body, and to exclude suche as refused
to joyne wth them from the common benifitt of freedome in trade or
Traffique : and in those times all such as were made ffree, were by them
(a) See "Index to Municipal Offices," L. Gomme. Index Soc. 1879.
(b) All this is gratis dictum. The Guild, before the Enfranchisement of Boroughs, was, as it were,
the Customhouse of the Crown, unto which all traders, during the servile state of the Burgesses, were
obliged to pay a duty before they were permitted to trade ; which duty was call'd the ' hanse,' from whence
came the word ' Hansell,' or leave to sell, now used for the first money taken in the sale of any goods. [R. C.]
VI. PREFACE.
admitted to the freedome of the Guild. But in after ages by reason of
confluence of inhabitants for commodiousness of dwelling, many of them
not delighting at all in that course of life, regarded not the freedome
of the Guild, and soe the Towne growing too bigge for the Guild, and
probably, as noe members of theire body soe not governed, or not as
they ought to be : The Normans sett the Bayliffs upon the whole Towne,
as officers under them to render and accompt of the whole Towne, in
order to obedience unto them. Albeit that the governm* of the Guild
still continnued in order to the proffit of them selves in matter of trade ;
and soe did for a long time after, till those kind of ffraternities grew
distastfull to kings in their governm4, by trenching too much, as was
thought, uppon the prerogative of kings, by their ordinances, and by
lawes, the same w.are committed to the cognisance of the Justices of the
peace, (aj or cheif Governour of the Corporation, to be disallowed, or
allowed and recorded by them, and afterwards to the Justices of the
Benches and of assizes. And thus theire power being checked, they
withered, and for theire better support, taking into theire society many
fforrainers that minded not that way of Trade, by degrees the ffreedom
of the Guild was changed into the freedom of the Towne, The Guild-
holder still retaining his title and name, as a monument of an auncient
freedom, and no more, allthough formerly he was looked uppon as a
kind of Check to the Bayliffs, and in somme acts, (even of the kings of
this land,) sett in order before the Bayliffs. As it hath bein, therefore,
the wisdome of this town hitherto, soe it will be theire wisdome for ye
future, to continnue constant regard of election of Guildholders, all-
though it be merely tituler, and of no consequence in the governm4 of
this Town.^)
The Headburrowes were those that aunciently were called Chiefe
pledges; and were the Governours of the Towne in point of jurisdiction
in matters of rights and nusances, as the Guildholder in matter of trade ;
what theire power in p'ticular was, may appeare by the Stat : 1 8 E : 2 .
and by theire continuall practise, even to this day, but what it was over
and besides that power (especially in matters or crimes against the
(a) 15 H : 6. Cap. 6., 19 H : 7. Cap. ",. [B] (}) On the subject of Gilds, see Toulmin Smith's English Gilds,
Early Eng. Text Soe.. 1870, and C. Walford on Gilds. Insur. Cyclop, vol. v.
PREFACE.
Vll.
Oh ! Ipswch
remember this
when I am
dead.
publique peace) is difficult to sett downe ; in regard the records have
noe foote stepps therof ; nevertheless, what ever it was, the Bayliffs by
theire institution swallowed it up, as may appeare from the Auncient
Indictm1* wch are " contra pacem Balivorum " — " against the peace of the
Bayliffs."
The Crown plees were aunciently inquirable onely by the Coroners,
w°h in those times were the kings Coroners of the County, and triable
before Justices Itinnerant, unless in case of appeale, wch, as they were
aunciently tried before the Bayliffs, soe, before theire time probably
were tried before the Headburrowes or Guildholder, vf& them. But by
the Charter of Hen : the 2d, Coroners are granted eligible w^in The
Towne.
Thus have I glanced upon the Auncient governm1 of this Towne
by way of Introduction. The summe of all being this : That by the
perusall of this booke, those that mind the governm4 of this Towne may
see what their predecessors have donne, and wherein they failed, that
thereby a way may be found for a more p'fect rule of a more righteouse
and peaceable governm4, wth truth wthin this Body, wch as it is and shall
be my dayly praiere and indeavour wthin my place, soe doe I beseeche
all other the members hereof to indeavour the like, every one of them
being contented to do the work of theire place, and not to exceede the
same. But especially to advance Gods worship, and his Solemme
dayes and times for the continnuance of the same in publique, wthout
w°h both righteousness and prosperity, (wch God forbidd) will gett
uppon the wing and be gone, and leave this place buried upp in con-
tempt, w°h hitherto hath bein the glory of the places round about.
BACON'S
I
ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
THE PERAMBULATION OF THE LIBERTIES OF IPSWICH.
1352-3, 26 Edw. III.
flOHN COBBET and Henry Rotton, Bayliffs of the said
towne of Ipswich, wth their Burgesses, did ride the circuit
under written, including the fower Hamlets of the said
towne, that is to say : Stoke, w*11 all the appurtenances ;
Brooks Hall, wth the churche of St. Buttolfs in Whitton ; Wicks
Ufford & Wicks Bp:, with all theire appurtenances; peaceably and
quietly, wthout any contradiction. By the kings Precept.
The Circuit of the ffranchise of IpsW*, and belonging to our
soveraine Lo. K. Edw: 3., after the conquest of England, the 26 yere,
and of ffrance, the i3th ; and these were the Bayliffs of the Towne the
same yere : John Cobbet and Hen : Rotton. ffrom the Bull stake unto
the mid bridge of Bourn bridge, a good mile ; and from the bridge
under Stoke hill wood that longeth to the prior of Ely by the water side,
unto Thetford bridge, and through the yard of old Reinold Bourn ; and
forth by the Gate of old Rob: Andrew, and in a lane unto the Cross that
belongeth unto the Prior of St Peters in IpsW*, and then into a little
lane into the high-way from Ipswch to Hadly, and to the Crosse that
parteth Stoke Neyland way and Hadly way, and turne againe to Ipswch
ward unto Breedling Buss, and in a fare mere unto Bordshow wood,
and leave the same wood on the right hand, and into Holdessie vally,
and into, the meadowes and over the River under Bordshow Hall into
the high way from Ipsw0*1 to Sprawton. And in a little lane between
Joh : of Western tenem* of Ipswch, Sporier ; and in the lane that goeth
from Ipswch to the high way to Bramford, and from that high way to
Wetman How, and from Witman How on a faire mere unto Lovetoft
2 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Hall, and have in all Leyhams Closes, and in a little lane to the Cross
in Whitton in Whitton streete, and in a lane to Whitton Church that is
holden of St. Buttolfs, and from the Churche on a faire mere unto old
John Omersons of Thurlston, and in a little lane that goeth to Ponton
marche, and through Ponton marche into a lane that goeth to Wester-
feild wood ; and into Westerfeild Wood, and on a faire way that goeth
to the Crosse that stand by the high way that goeth from Ipsw°h unto
Tuddenham ; and from the Crosse on a faire greene way, and in the
same way to Rushmere ; and forth by the Hall gate, and in the same
way to a Crosse that stands in the high way betwene Ipsw°h and Rush-
more, and in the same way forthe by Rogers (blank} gate, and forth to
a Close of the aforesaid Rogers to the high way that goeth from
Ipswiche to Woodbridge : and from that way on a faire greene that
goeth to Bixly marshes end, into the high way that goeth from Ipsw0*1
to Colniss ; and unto Merediche, and as Merediche goeth into a way
that goeth from Ipswch to Nacton, and from the way unto a Close that
is Mr John Paxter's, by Daniells hill, on a greene way through old
Walter Ponds close, and in a lane fast by the Dayry of Alis Borne,
unto Kings Ness, and from Kings Ness unto Donham bridge ; and
from Donham bridge by the water side unto Ipsw011.
IPSWCH
BEFORE YB NORMANS TIME.
It was even then a town of repute, and by the Danes at theire first
comming in twice pillaged within the space of 20 yeres ; yet before
those times it had been a Corporacon and a halfe hundred, and had
diverse members or hamlets besides the maine body of the towne, of
whiche number Stoke was one, and then soe greate as it rendred unto
the Saxon kings tenne pounds yerely rent, and was granted to the
Churche by Edgar the Saxon king in ffree allms. One other member
of Ipsw011 at that time was Brookes Hamlet, and rendred unto the Saxon
kings IOH rent, & the same was granted afterwards by Edward the
Saxon king unto Alurick de Clare at the same rent.
What the certaine number of the parishes were in the body of the
Towne in those daies I finde not, yet I find that there were then eight
mencioned under the names of Trinity : St Mary : St Michael :
St Buttolfe : St Laurence : St Peter : St Steven ; and doubtless there were
more, for diverse more there are that seeme not inferiour in antiquity to
any of the former, faj
In the body of the Towne there were in those times three hundred and
eight and twenty dwelling houses. And in them were five hundred thirty
(a) This is no consequence : we know several of the present Churches have been built since ; and it
is most probable none of the buildings now standing are near so old as Mr. Bacon supposes. And as the
authority of Domesday hath always been allowed and submitted to, it is much more reasonable to believe
there were at that time no more Churches than are therein mentioned. (C)
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and eight inhabitants that payed tribute to those kings, and bare Scott
and Lott with the Guildable part of the County. It likewise had forty
akres of land in Demesne, and payed a fee farme to the king at fifteen
pounds yerely. Two parts of three of this rent was granted by Edward
the Saxon king unto his Queene. And the other third p. was granted
to Duke Werth that was brother to Harold, whoe was after competi-
tour with the Norman Duke William for the crowne of England.
IPSWCH
IN THE NORMAN TIMES.
During these times the town was muche decayed ; rather
occasioned by the pillage and plunder of the Danes soe lately donhe,
then from any violence from the Conquerour, I meane the Normans :
ffor theire policy led them to the protection of the people in theire
liberties, in order to the establishm' of theire own liberties to themselves
and theire posterity, as may appeare in the lawes of him whoe is
ordinarily stiled ye Conqueror, (or rather his grand Charter), wherein
he granteth to all Burroughs to hold theire ffree market uppon this
ground, that in them the Customs of the kingdom, the Common Law,
and other good lawes made by former Princes cannot be destroyed nor
violated ; and the like dothe appeare in the Lawes of Hen. y6 first,
whereof afterwards.
This decay that I mentioned, was rather in the estates of the
inhabitants then in theire number, although in that allsoe there was
abatem*. ffor in the Domesday booke in the Excheqr, it is related that
then there were noe more then one hundred and tenne burgesses left
that bare Scott and Lott w* the gueldable p* of the County, besides one
hundred burgesses of the poorer sort, that were not able to give above
one penny to the king, and yet the farm of the Towne to the Excheqr
was raysed to Twenty Seven pounds yerely.
During the reignes of Willm ye Conqueror and Wm Rufus I finde
nothing concerning this town more then hath bein saide.
In Henry the first his reign, by a law he ordained town Courts
should be holden every monthe, w011 formerly by the Saxon Lawes
were to hold onely fower times in the yere ; yet this restrained not
custome aunciently settled of oftener holding courts, as it may seeme
this Towne had. But in perticuler concerning this Towne I finde
nothing but that in this kings time the Hamlett of Wikes was a member
of Ipsw011 : for the king did grant unto Allaine of Brittaine out of the
Hamlett of Wicks, a member of Ipsw"*, thirteene shillings fower pence,
to be payed by the Bayliffs of Ipsw*, soe as Ipswch was alsoe governed
by Bayliffs as theire chiefe magistrates (aj in this kings time.
(a) i.e., as officers of the Crown. (C)
4 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
HEN: II.
Henry the Second was the first king since the Conquest that
showed any special favour to this Towne fa), ffor whereas by the
Conquerours Lawe formerly menconed, markets were ordered to be
holden onely in Citties and Burroug Townes, and by reason thereof
This Towne had formerly a greate market, there being noe market
nigher thereto then Orford. Now the Prior & Cannons of Woodbridge
beganne to stirre for a market to be holden in that Towne, w** comming
to a suite before the king, by reason of the opposition made by the
Towne of Ipsw0*1, It was at length agreed as follow4 :
1161. 19 Novemb : 8. H. II.
Whereas a market uppon Wednesday in every weeke was
indeavoured by the Prior and Cannons of Woodbridge fbj to be
holden in that Town :
The said Prior and Cannons did grant and give to the Burgesses
of Ipsw1* for ever one moity of the said market at Woodbridge, wth all
the Customs, Tolls, and other appurtenances whatsoever to the said
moity belonging. And the said Burgesses shall have their servants in
y6 said market, together w"1 the servants of the said Priour and
Cannons, to receive Toll and all other benefit in the said moity of the
said market emergent. And the said Prior and Cannons have granted
and given unto the said Burgesses a peece of ground in ye said market,
in lengthe thirty foote, and in bredthe twenty foote, to build a house
thereon where they may putt their p* of the market, and other things
w1* concern them ; ffor w°h ground the Burgesses shall pay to the Prior
and Canons yerely fower pence at the feast of Michalmass. And the
said Burgesses shall be free from all Toll and other Customs in the
said market for ever.
Witness. Wm : priour of Trinity, Tho : de Otley, Osbert de
Baudresey, knights; John de Belmis, Geoff: de Belmis, Then Bayliffs
of Ipswch. Rog. Lew, Amis Bolle, &c.
And thus they camme off upon equal terms, wch was a good
bargaine in those dayes, wherein the Clergy were assendant. But the
kings favour yet further cleared itselfe to this Towne under the broad
sealle, by gr' of priviledges, as flowers gathered out of his owne
Gardein, where by he granted as followeth :
Charter of 40 Hen. II. fcj
All returns of writts concerning the inhabitants of this Towne and
(a) Mr. Canning thinks this a mistake.
fb) The Prior and Canons of Woodbridge did not exist in the time of Hen. 2. (C.)
(c) This seems to be a mistake ; it should be " Charter of 40 H. in.," for (with other reasons)
H II. did not reign 40 years. (J.S.) — (Dat. Westminster, 15 April, 1256.^
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the liberties thereof : That the Bayliffs of this Towne shall be imme-
diately accomptant unto the Exchequer. That no Sheriff or Bayliff
shall meddle in summoning, or attaching, or distraining, in the said
Towne, unless in default of the Burgesses or Bayliffs of the Towne.
That the Burgesses shall from amongst themselves elect, and make
Coroners w^in the Towne and Attachem13 in crowne plees within the
said Towne and liberties of the same, & shall give accompt thereof to
the Judges Itinnerant in those pts.
That all marchants w* all their marchandise, as well of fishe as
other commodities coming to the Port of Ipsw*"1, shall have free
passage comming and going, and free trade.
That there shall be noe Brokers of marchandise to hinder the
Trade in the said Towne. Thus the sheriffs, coroners* and other
County officers are excluded from having any power wain this towne,
and the power of the Towne extended to all manner of causes and plees
within it selfe, whereof any court in Hundred or County could take any
cognisance, and henceforth Coroners becomme a name of office in this
town, and the psons are so farre forth adjoyned to the governm1 as
the additionall power of crowne plees will extend, but not to make
them essentiall members of the corporacon, w^out whome noe adminis-
tration of justice or act of councill could pass, for as to these the
Towne was fully inabled before any Coroner was ever elected wthin
this towne.
RICH: I.
In this kings time little is found as touching this Towne, saving
that about his seventh yere he confirmed the liberties thereof; but it
cost the Towne sixty marks, besides an hundred shillings increase in
the yerely farme, for the holding of the Towne in theire own hand (a).
And yet it was inferiour to the farme in the Conquerours time, for that
was 37'' yerely, and this but thirty and five.
And towards the latter end of his reigne he gave the Hamlett of
Wicks, a member of Ipsw1"11, to Joh : , Bp. of Norw011, paying to the
Towne of Ipsw°h tenne pounds (bj, so as still it remained parcell of
the fee farme.
JOHN : K.
By this time the corporacons of England, by experience finding
that the kings writt was soe commonly granted to the hindrance of
theire courts and other liberties, toke generall Charters of grant and
•(a) Mr. Canning thinks this " strangely misunderstood."
fbj It was the reverse of this. The town paid ten Pounds p. an. to the Bishop, which was allowed
to the Town out of the Fee-farm-rent, or rather, it was allow'd to those who farmed the Town of the
Crown.— Vid. the Copy of the Roll in Domesday. (C.)
6 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
confirmacon of their liberties, rathr to be in nature of estoppells to the
crowne, then out of any desire of increase of priviledge. And in the
first yere of his reigne he granted as followeth :
Charter i° John. [Dat. Gold Cliff, Monm. 25 May, 1199.]
The Burrough of Ipswch with all the liberties and free customs
granted and confirmed, to hold to the Towne and their heires rendring
the wonted rent, to be payed to the Excheqr by the preposit' of Ipsw0*1
Vf& one hundred shillings over by increase at the same time. And
immunity from Tollage, Lastage, Stallage, Passage, Pontage, and
other Customs by land and sea. That none of the inhabitants shall sue
wthout theire liberty, unless in plees of forraine tenure, (excepting the
kings servants). That they shall have a March' Guild, and their Hans
or freedome. That noe man shall take free Quarter, nor shall take
anything by force wthin the Towne. That they shall hold Law of their
lands and tenemte w^in theire liberties, according to theire custome.
And of debts lent w^in theire Towne and pledges there made. They
shall not be amerced but according to the law of free Burgesses. The
liberties and ffranchess of London saved.
The Burgesses by common councill of the Town may elect two
loyall and discreete men of theire Towne, and them present before the
Chiefe Justice in the Excheqr, to be sworne well and faithfully to keepe
the governm' of that Towne of Ipsw**. And they shall not be removed
soe long as they behave themselves well, unless by the Common
Councill of the Towne.
That they may elect fower Coroners to hold theire Crowne plees
w^in the Towne, and doe other things belonging to the Crown, and to
see that the governm* be well ordered.
Heres much by confirming and little by granting. The second,
third, and fourth, may add muche, the rest tells us rather what the king
was willing they should hold, then what they should have, and therein
strooke on both sides, else on the one side would he not have urged
a journy up to London to take the othe, nor on the other allowed the
Common Councill of the Towne to have putt out theire governors
without breach of good behaviour. Although I denie not but there
may be causes of disability that extend not to morality.
In the same first yere of his reigne the king likewise granted a
ffayer to the sick house of Mary Magdalen of Ipsw011 faj, to be yerely
holden at Ipswch uppon St James day, and to continue for two dayes,
unless it shall be prejudiciall to the neighbouring ffaires.
(a) This Hospitall was (9 H. 8.) said to be annexed to the Rectory of St Hellens of Caldwell ; soe
a box of Houses of St Hellens, late Mr Toolies, soe as by the dissolution the faire camme to yc Town. (B.)
I2I3-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 7
1 200- 1. 2jok: Thursday after y* Nativit. Joh: Bap: [June 28, 1200.]
Bayliffs sworne, } J°hn ^ Norman,
) Wm : de Belmes.
Coroners } Phil : de Porta'
O t/fvflCf&f ? T* T
) Roger Lew.
ORDERED : that twelve Portmen shall be elected as in other
ffree townes of England, & they shall have power w* the Towne to
governe and maintaine the said Burrough, and all the liberties thereof,
and to doe judgem1 to the Towne, and to doe all that may concerne the
state and honor of the Towne.
The Lords Day after Peter & Paul. 2 Jo h : \_July 1 , 1 200.]
ffower men are elected and sworne to elect Portmen out of the better
rank : more discreete and abler persons of the Towne, and accordingly
they elected
Job : fits Norman,
Willm de Belmes,
Philip de Porta,
Roger Lew,
Peter Everard,
Andrew Peper,
Wilm Godscalk,
Lewes Bolle,
j
oh : de St George,
oh : le Maister,
Sayer fits Thurston,
Rob' Paris :
Whoe are sworne before the whole Towne, and the Townesmen are
sworne to obey the Bayliffs, Coroners, and Portmen, to maintaine the
honor and liberties of the town against all but the King. And the new
Charter is delivered to the Bayliffs to keepe.
The Lords Day after Nativit: Mar : 2 Joh : \_Sep : 9, 1200.]
Ordinances devised by the Bayliffs, Coroners, and Portmen, by
direction of the last Court, are now brought into the Court, read, and
allowed by the same. The same Bayliffs elected for the next yere.
The Common Sealle made and brought into the Court, is allowed.
The Bayliffs, with Peter Peper, Norman Halinothe, Clement le
Palmer and Seman de Ponte, are ordered to levy the Customes of the
Towne, and to pay the ffee ffarme.
Two Bedells or Serjeants are elected ; one of whome to kepe the
Gaole, viz. John Prickheart, the other was John Hane.
They likewise elected one Alderman of the Guilde, and fower
associates.
They granted to the Portmen Oldenholme medow for their horses.
They ordered Domesday booke to be made.
1203-4, 5° Joh:
The King caused the ditche and wall to be made about the Towne
by the aide of the County, and off the County of Cambridge.
1212-3, 14° Joh :
The governour and the twenty and fower men of the Towne of Ipsw°h
are summoned to show Quo waranto they did remove their ffshmark*
8 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
in the same towne otherwise then was wont. And thereof Elias of
Ipswch dothe complaine, that by removall of the same he is damnified
to the vallew of eight shillings, and that they have removed the same
from the place where it was wont to be from the Conquest of England.
And the said Governour and the fower & twenty men doe say, that they
have allwaies used for the inconvenience of the place to remove the
same soe as they may the better levy the ffarme of our Lo. the King.
And that the King by his Charter hath confirmed theire liberties.
I doe not find that as yet the Towne had the Clerkship of the
market, but justified theire liberty to order theire market for place, in
order for the better inabling them to pay the Kings farme, and therefore
may much rather, being Clerks of the market, order the same bothe for
place and time as may be most convenient for them.
HENRY: III.
We are now comme wthin view of a more perfect sea mark to
stere our course : hitherto we scarce meete wth any footstepps of the
manner of the governm', and until this kings time not one record of
Court of plees, and during this kings time but very few, w°h might
arise from the perfidiousness of a Common Clerke of this Towne,
named John Blake, whoe, as uppon Record appeareth, fledd away (being
in danger to be prosecuted for felony) and caried away w* him the
Doomsday booke and the rolls of the Court of plees, so as of all the
plees in former times remained to posterity noe more than fower or five
small rolls of the proceedings in the governm4 about the 40th yere, and
54 and 55* yeres of his reigne, whiche, as allsoe the rolls of the next
kings times, I shall examine soe farr as they reflect uppon the
Customary of the Towne, and thereof give a summary accompt as
I passe along.
1254-5. 39 Hen: III.
In a writt of right before the Bayliffs, the process is three
summons, three distresses, and a seisure for want of apparance, and
after apparance restitution, the defend* putting in 2 pledges.
A debt acknowledged before the Bayliffs in court, and for non-
payment a distress to be taken by the Bayliffs order, of all goods and
Chattels in the liberty of Ipsw011 belonging to the debtor, and under
penalty of 5U to the Bayliffs use if it be not payde.
A recognisance of ffreehold. If a man dyed leaving onely
daughters, his lands and tenem*5 shall dessend by the Custome to them
in coparcenery ; adjudged in a case between Joan and Oliva, daughters
of Robt* de Rendlesham.
A recognisance of a rent in fee simple out of a tenem* in Ipsw°h.
A writ of covenant in the court before the Bayliffs. A recog-
nisance of a gen. release. An action of wast.
1256.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 9
1253-4- 38 H. III.
•n j-ff I Silvester fits Wakelin,
Bayliffs, | Thurstan del Clay.
The Towne in their time granted to the Abbot and Covent of
Albemarle, that the Abbot and his successors and theire Villani of the
Towne of Belsted, should be tollfree in the said Towne, excepting
Marchants for marchandise, and such tenants as shall cary fruites of
lands holden of otner lords, and sell in the said Towne. Vid : 1 5 Ed. II.
m. p : r : Thursday before Valentine. [Feb. 2, 1254.]
1254-5. 39 H. HI :
D ,-jr ( Matthew de Porta,
Bayhffs,
A recog. of debt to Thurston del Clay by Hugh Peche, under
penalty of 5'' to the Bayliffs, besides liberty of seisure of all the
Cognisors goods and Chattells wthin y° liberty of Ipswch. rot. m: p :
1255-6. 40 Hen: III.
A recognisance of contract for paym* of money, and for want of
payment, that the Bayliffs shall turn the detors wife and children out of
doores, & seise & keep the house and goods till the debt paide.
In a plea of a messuage, the defend* appared, and demanded the
view, w* was granted to be uppon the same day, being the Lords Day
betwene the hours of one & nine.
An aeon of wast brought against ten4 in dower of a moity of a
messuage, and because the tenant in dower could not find sureties to
uphold the same in as good condition as shee received it, the same was
recovered by the plaintiff for ever, wth dammages for the wast done.
In an accon brought against the Prior of Trinity, he did appere,
and because he had distrained his ten4 by his own Baly, w^out the
notice of the Bayliffs of the Towne, The Prior submitted & was
amerced.
In an accon of dower of a moity, as of her reasonable p*, the def1
called to warranty.
Tenant in remainder in fee brought an action of wast against his
tenant for life, whoe appeared and confessed the wast, and found four
suerties to repaire and maintaine the same during his life, The Court
gave him a yeres time to repaire, under perill of loss of his estate for
life & payment of dammages.
A contract, and for security of paym* of the mony, the party
bound himselfe, his heires, and executors, and all his goods and chatties
wthin y6 manjier of Brookes, wthin the liberties of Ipsw°h, & the
Bayliffs may distraine the same, and them kepe until the debt be paide.
One brother brought his action against his other brother, for
refusing to admitt him to have his moity of a messuage in
io BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
dissending to them both as heires to their father, and becaus the
defendant could not gainsay it, judgem' passed for the plaintiff to have
a moity, and if any wast be doune, the defend' was to have the place
wasted for his moity.
1269-70. 54 Hen. HI.
Hugh Lew,
A deede of annuity out of a house in Ipsw011 acknowledged,
inrolled, and the wife examined before the Bayliffs. And the like in
another case.
The will of Clem* de Ponte proved and inrolled before the Bayliffs,
whereby he gave a rent out of a house in Ipsw011 during the lives of
the present tenants, and after the tenem* it selfe to his daughter and
her heires, and this was formerly proved, and by Inspexin? allowed.
Thursday after Leonards day: 19 Ed. II. [1325. Nov. 7.]
1270-1. 55 Hen. HI.
»„. /vr. f Matthew de Porta,
B*yKff*t \ Vivian fits Silvester.
Justifies for 45*. debt. Recognizance of debt of freehold and
annuity. A justifies by warr* fro' the Sheriff to discharge ten* of
Service claimed by the Lo. paramount, w^ the meane ought to be
charged with, rot: m: p:
1271-2. 56 Hen. HI.
/?„.,/,-/?•, f Robt de Orford,
BwW*. \ Godfrey Davy.
The Towne in this Kings reigne made freemen paying a duty to
the Towne once for all, or yerely, and a duty to the Bailiffs.
They made forrainers able to Trade for their yerely fine, without
being Lottant or Scottant.
EDW : I.
1272-3. i Ed. I. Thursday before St. George. [Ap. 20, 1273.]
An accon for breaking a dwelling house contra pacem Balivorum,
and the like Thursday after Pet. & Paull. [July 6.] Thursday after
Barnaby. [June 15.] Friday after Ascension. [May 19.]
One charged before the Bayliffs for selling of wool by false weights,
found pledges to abide the judgem' at the next Court.
Recognisance of G1* in taile with reversion or remainder over,
and of Debt. Thursday before St. George. [Ap. 20.]
1278.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. II
1273-4. 2 E. I.
a i -a-, f Vivian ffits Silvester.
Bayltff*> \ John Laurens.
Thursday, St. Luke, 2 E. /. [Oct. 18, 1274.]
Because many forrain Burgesses refuse to pay aide to the farme
of the Town of Ipswch, as theire ancestrs were wont to doe for theire
liberty in the Towne, It is ordered by the Common Concent of the
Commonalty of this Towne, that noe forrain Burgess shall hereafter be
but onely for his life, and this allso paying a certaine fine yerely to the
farme of the Towne at Michallmass, or else that they be Lottant and
Scottant according to his estate to the common tallage of the Towne.
And they that be Lottant shall be Toll free wthin the Town for all his
marchandises and other goods. And those which are not Lottant shall
be Toll free for all their corne & other fruits arising & growing w^in
their owne proper lande, & all things bought for their proper uses.
vid. Domesday booke, white lether, horded cover.
1274-5. 3 Edw. I.
Wicks Ufford & Wicks BP presented for holding view of frank
pledge without the Bayliffs of Ipsw"*, whose suburbs they are.
1276-7. 5 Edw. I. Thursday after St. Denis. [Oct. 14, 1277.]
Lambert de Gumbervill demanded judgem* against Geoffery
Baldwin, for that the said Geoffry had essoigned him selfe for the
kings service, and tooke not out his warrant as he ought, and there-
uppon judgem* passed, dammages taxed, and the said Geoffry gave
pledges.
„ ,-ff ( Richard ffader,
Bayli/*, ( John Clement;
William de Gosham made sergeant of the Gaole, and found suerties
for the safe keeping of the prisoners to him committed.
1277-8. 6 Edw. I. Thttrsday after St. Valentine. [Feb. 17, 1278.]
A recognisance of debt to one at London by his attorney.
r> ,.„• j Richard ffader,
Bayliffs, } Roger ,e Maister_
St. Thomas' day. [Mar. 7.]
An accon of Detinue of charters.
Thursday after St. Margaret. [July 21, 1278.]
In a writ of right, the tenant pleaded that by a former judgem* in
12 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
the Court, in a former accon of the same nature, he was acquit, and
vouched the record, and afterwards the plaintiff camme to agreem*.
1278-9. 7 Edw. I. Thursday after Candlemas. [Feb. 9, 1279.]
Rob : L : , plaintiff, against Joh : Manewick, defend* ; for that the
said John did draw the said Robt into the Court Christian before the
Deane of Ipsw011, for violence by him donne to the said John. And
the defend* pleaded that he might justily soe doe, for that he is a Clerk,
and the other did the violence to him, and offended against the Cannon,
and the complainant replied, that this plea belonged to the Kings
Court, and not to the Court Christian.
1279-80. 8 Edw. I. Thursday before Luke. [Oct. 17, 1280.]
„ rff ( Robt de Orford,
Bayhffs, | Simon fits Silvester.
A writt of dower for a moity accord to the custome, and the ten*
called in aide the two sonns and heires of the father that was dead.
1280-1. 9 Edw. I.
„ ,-ff t Robert de Orford,
yaps, j Vivian fits Silvester.
If a man wages his Law, and commes not in at the day, or failes in
making his Law, judgm* shall pass against him. Phillip & Jacob.
[May i, 1281.]
Thursday after H. Cross. [Sept. 18, 1281.]
In a writt of right, the defend* pleades he is not tenant of the
land putt in view, and thereof putts him selfe to the Triall of the
viewers.
Common soile granted to Godscalk, nigh the wall at the Kay, at
the rent of 2s. in dors. m. p:
Recognisance of debt and probates of wills, ibid.
i
1281-2. 10° Edw: I. The same Bay liffs.
Charter of 10 Edward I. faj
The king by his Charter confirmed the Charters of Hen. the 2d
and king John. And granted that noe burgess of the Towne shall
inplead or be inpleaded wthout theire Burrough in any plees of assize
or complaints, eyther of lands or tenures, w^in the said Towne or
suburbs of the same, nor for trespass or contract wthin the said town
or liberties thereof.
(a) Should be H. 3d (S)
1283.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 13
That as often as assizes by sworne men, or any inquests concerning
intrincecall tenures, trespasses, contracts, or felonies w^in the Town
or liberties shall befall these assizes, and inquests shall not be by
forrainers, but by Burgesses, unless they concerne the King or his
successors, or the commonelty of the Towne.
That the inhabitants of the Towne shall be for ever discharged
from presenting theire Bayliffs elected to the Justices of the Exchequer.
And that they shall not be bound to elect more then two persons to be
the Coroners for that Towne, whoe shall doe all suche matters as are
appointed to the Coroners by the Charters of K. John and Hen. the 2d.
That whereas the Burgesses of that Towne have had the custody
of the prisoners wthin that Towne and suburbs indicted or arested :
when any escape of suche prisoners be, they shall answere y° same.
That all persons arested or indicted and taken wthin that Towne
for any offence whatsoever, shall be imprisoned w^in the gaole of that
Town and liberty. And that all suche shall be kept by the Bayliffs
till they shall be discharged by law, unless speciall precept from the
king or Keper of his Forests (for offence against the forest lawes)
shall be to the contrary.
That the Burgesses of that Towne, and theire heires, burgesses ot
the same, shall be for ever free from all Murage, Panage, Pontage,
Anchorage, Strandage, Segeage, for all theire Marchandise in all the
kings ports.
That no man shall forstall or stopp any goods going by land or
sea to the said port of that Towne appointed for sale.
Thursday after Valentine. [Feb. 19, 1282.]
In a plea of land against Albreda Permihood and her son John,
after the 3d distress, Albreda appeares and demands the view; after the
third demand, John appeares, and would be essoigned, but it would not
be admitted, and thereuppon Albreda vouches to warr1? her sonne John,
whoe enters into war.r*y, and thereuppon the matter goes to the Grand
Assise, and after at the time, John essoigned him selfe, and thereuppon
judgem' for default.
Gavelkind in plea betwene Hugh de Krymes and Walklin de
Bel ings:
The first deed inrolled verbatim under the Teste of the Bayliffs
and others named therto. In Dors :
1282-3. ii E.I.
T} i-ff ( Tho: Ailred,
Baylifs,
A writ of right was sued forth at Westmr for house in Ipsw1* by
Roger Clement and Julian his wife against Godscalk and others, and
14 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
because the plaintiffs were at IpsW*, the kings Dedimus commes
down to the Prior of St. Peters to receive theire atturny, and to send
up his name, and after the same being returned, the same is certified to
the Bayliffs of Ipsw011 by writt. Upon complaint of two psons above,
a writ commes downe to Sheriffs to take security of the peace, and the
Sheriffs signified the same to the Bayliffs, and required them to see
it donne.
In debt by Justicies from the kings writt by the sherefs precept
to the Bayliffs, wherein divers actions are joyned in one writt, and the
greatest sume is not above 10 marks, and the least 4OS.
A will of Robt. de Orford proved before the official of Suff: &
after, as to the lay fee, proved before the Bayliffs. 12 Ed: I.
1283-4. 12 E. I.
T> TO- / Vivian fits Silvester,
Bayhffs, j jQhn Clement>
A will proved intirely, and seisin granted as to suche as are legatees
of lay fees.
One demanding his freedome by birth, brings into the court his
fathers armes, was admitted, and tooke his othe of fealty to the king.
The first will proved before the Bayliffs, wherein I find that seisin
was entred, given by the Bayliffs as to the freeholds devised.
A deed of lands in Codenham, Creting St. Mary, Stansf., Lambe.,
Easton, Birtn., Elmset, Ofton, and nonewthin the liberty of Ipsw°h, and
the same was acknowledged and inrolled. Strugel to Harneis.
1284-5. X3 E' I- The same Bayliffs.
In this yere the liberties of this Town were seised into the kings
hand for trespasses donne to the king, and soe continued till the
nineteenthe yere of this kings reigne. And in the meane time there
was a Gustos set upon the Towne, the first of w0*1 that I can finde was
Wm : de Boothe.
An action brought by Rob4 de Hemingston and Ancell his wife
against Hugh, servt of R : B : for that he had drawne them into plea in
the Court Xian, for Chattells, contrary to the kings lawes, and that
therein the plaintiff was indammaged fower shillings. The defend*
acknowledges the principall plea, but denies the dammage to be such,
and judgem* passed for the plaintiff.
Munday after Quindena Pasche. [Ap. 9, 1285.]
John Chelings, plaintiff, against John ffaber and Emme his wife, whoe
appeard and waged law by three, the plaintiff said they were ffree
1288.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
Burgesses and ought to wage law by tenne, the defend' herto answered
that his wife was free, but she was marred to him whoe was not free, and
therefore not bound to suche wager.
The towne had furnished two shipps for the kings service in
Scotland, & they were sent home wth a short testimoniall in parchmt,
like a writt under the privy scale, approving theire service and returning
thanks to the Towne, and testifying theire discharge.
The Sheriffs' precept to the Gustos of Ipsw011 by Justicies uppon
an acco' of accompt by Aylred against Colt :
1285-6. 14 Edw. I.
By the Teste of a deed belonging to Stoke parish, I doe find that
the first name before whom the Deede was acknowledged was Geoffery
Kempe, Gustos of the Towne, and after him the names of John
Clem1 and Laur: Harand, whome I take to be Bayliffs, although not
soe named.
The liberties of the Towne being now seised, the chiefe inhabitants
became collecters of the farme, rendring an accompt, and in the Sheriff
of Norff. accompts in the Excheqr, I find this accompt of the halfe
yeres profitts from Lady day to Mich. 14 Ed. I.
Of the farm of Horswade Mill
Of the Towne farme
ffor certain custome called Hatgavell
ffor Stallage
ffor Customs of the Kay . .
ffor Tholl for Early
£
S.
d.
i
6
8
3
4
o
2
i
6
O
'4
6
10
1 1
o
3
18
4
21
16
0
IO
7
O
32
3
o
3
19
0
4
8
0
2
o
0
For small customes
Promts of free-pledge
Promts of plees
And by the same it appeareth allsoe that the Town then had, viz.
at the time of the seisure, The returne of writts and fines of the Exchequer
view of free pledge ; two Markets, one on Wednesday, and the other
on Satterday, Horswade Mill and Oldenholm Medow, and the profits of
these were seised.
1287-8. 16 E. I.
T, j-a f John Harnais,
B*yW, { foiiim: Malyn.
Detinue of Charters brought by Justicies : the writt directed to the
Sheriff, and his precept to the Gustos of Ipsw*.
1 6 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Bothe formerly and now accons of defamation are usuall.
Accon of debt according to the Sea Law, in the Court of ordinary
plees, Irpe and Scoord and divers others, according to law march1, and
an accon of accompt after the Sea lawe.
One was fined 200% and uppon submission, the fine was abated to
one hundred shillings. And three others disfranchised for trespass
done to the Bayliffs and Commonalty, by forestalling uppon a verdict
found.
1288-9. *7 E. I-
Bayliffs, \ Gilbert de Burgh,
-* M > \ Edw: de Castleacre.
Cnratifrt f J°hn Bande'
•"' { Joh : de Preston.
Satterday after Joh. Bapt : [June 25, 1289.] in dors :
A will was proved before the Gustos of the Towne.
In an accon of defamacon, the same being in the declaracon law
to be donne in open market, the defendant waged his law, and it was
adjudged that he should not be received therto.
In an accon of defamacon, the plaintiff declared of the words
spoken in open market, but doth not alledge that occasione inde he was
damnified: and he would have no judgem* : for it was said, " si cantemus
de vento, non debet respondere."
1289-90. 1 8 Edw. I.
T, ,-jr ( Vivian fits Silvester,
Bayhffs, j John Clement_
The liberties of the Towne continued still in the kings hands by
seisure, as appeareth by the accompt of the farme, of the proffits in the
Sheriffs accompts in the Excheqr, where its entered that Phillip Harneis,
John Clem*, Vivian Silvester, John Briset, and other men of Ipsw** did
accompt for 60" farme, during the kings pleasure.
Satter day after E dm : Bishop. [Nov. 18, 1289.]
In a Trns:^ Willm: Joylard declared against three others in an
assalt, one of whom, named Roger Deesring, demanded the BP of
Elies Court. And it was resolved that the BP hathe no Court in such
case w^in the liberties of this Towne.
Thursday before. [Nov. 9, 1289.]
Dower of a moity granted by the Custome to Norman Curtis and
Maud his wife by the Kings writt.
t Transgressio — trespass.
1290.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 17
Thursday before Gregory. [Mar. 9, 1 290.]
Isabell the wife of Robt: Crudd brough an acco' against Hardy
for deforcing her of a house in Ipswch, w°h is her right, and free
marriage. And the defendant called to warranty fower sonnes and
heires of Rob: Crudd.
An accon brought against a femme covert, for a house by her
demised, and whereto the husband would not consent, and judgem'
passed against the wife wth dammages.
Daniel de Cansia, defendant, against John Lew in an accon of tms,
for that the defend4 (in a case before the officiall of Norwch, betwene
the said John Lew and the prior of St. Peter), did sweare that the said
John Lew was summoned in St. Stevens Churche uppon the ....
day of Sr by the Deane of IpsW*, whereas the said John Lew was at
that time in the kings service beyond the sea, and thereby the said
John Lew was indamiged.
Letis, the wife of Edw: le Ken, brought an acco' of defamation
against Letis, wife of Alexandr Burchier, whoe pleaded that shee was a
maried woman, and could not answere wthout her husband, against wch
the plaintiff alledged the Custome of the Towne that every maried
woman ought to answere in a personall accon, and Judgem* passed for
the plaintiff.
A recognisance for the paym* of mony and if default be, that the
Bayliffs shall deliver possession of the Recognisors house to the
Conisee and his heires till the paymen* be made.
Diverse presidents wherein the priors of Trinity and Sl Peter were
drawne into plea before the Bayliffs in theire Court of plees, and
therein judgem* against them and theire submitting therto.
In an action of assalt and Battery betwene Baron and Le man, the
Declaracon wanted the words, ' et inde producit sectani? and this being
pleaded, uppon demurrer, judgem* passed for the defend*.
Munday after ye Ass unit ion. [Aug. 21, 1290.]
The Kings writ of praecipe to the Bayliffs to doe speedy execution
of a judgem* in an action of Deb* :
19. Edw. I. The same Bayliffs.
Now was the yere of restitution of the liberties of this Towne to
it selfe, hitherto (from the 1 3th yere of this kings reigne) they beeing
under seisure as to the promts of the same, all though the Customes
still continued of the governm* by Bayliffs, &c, under custody of divers
psons deputed therto by the king. The Gustos serving rather to
preserve the proffits for the Crowne then to exercise any power.
But in this nineteenth yere, the king making an other voyage into
D
i8
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Scottland, and having found the good service of the Ipswch sea men,
granted to the Towne as followeth, after the stile thereof :
' Allthough the Burrough aforesaid, w* all the appurtenances and
liberties aforesaid, for certain transgressions and offences to us donne by
the Burgesses, have been taken into our hands, and for somme space
detained, and afterwards restored to them, rendring the rent of 6ou
during our pleasure : And because we are advised by the Barons of
Exchequer that we may safely doe it, we doe grant that the Burgesses
aforesaid shall have the said Burrough and all theire liberties and
appurtenances, to hold to us in the fee farme of 6oH yerely, and that
they shall have all theire liberties and priviledges as formerly. Dated
at Barwick. 19 E. i.'
Sl Laurence day. [Thurs., Aug. 10, 1290.]
In an accon of Battery, the plaintiff declares, that whereas he was
in the peace of the Bayliffs, &c.
The auncient Lawes and Customes of this Towne being brought to
an uncertainety by the loss of the Doomsday booke foremenconed, and
the several interest of Judges, to the great dishonour of this Towne, Its
therefore ordered that the auncient Customes and Constitutions of this
Towne shall be againe brought into writing by 24 men sworne to that
end, whose names are as followeth :
Phillip Harneis, Job : de Causton, Rich : Lew,
John Clement, John Harneis, Tho : Stace,
Vivian Silvester, Laur : Harand, Joh : de Whatfield,
Tho : Ailred, Joh : Lew, Tho : le Kent,
Tho : le Maister, Nicol : le Clerk, Gilb' Roberd,
Laur : Cobbe, Wm. le Maiden, Alisand Margr',
Arnold le Pelleteur, Helis le Cook, Joh : de Bresete.
Tho : de la Pere, Rich : le Clement, ,, ,, ,,
Cap : i . Plees of right and freehold held before the Bayliffs every
Thursday fortnight. And on the same day and place the Crowne plees
before them and the Coroners. These are called Create Courts or
Portmans Mootes. Excepted cutt purses and thieves taken at the suite
of strangers in faire or markett.
Small plees betweene inhabitants by pledge, are pleadable twice
eache week before the Bayliffs, unless for cause otherwise adjourned.
Pleas of Pepouders are adjournable from day to day, if eyther of
the pties pray the same.
Plees in ffaire are adjournable from hower to hower if betwene
strangers, and begunne in that ffaire.
Maritime plees are adjournable from tide to tide, if betweene
strange passingers, being Mariners.
.
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In all plees of Pepouder, ffaire and Marine, is allowed three
Essoignes for sickness to deathe, ply if it be desired.
And the like in all plees by or wthout writt, as well after apparance
as before, Excepting in Plees of ffresh abatem* and Nusance.
Cap: 2. And except plees of ten*5 in Common or Parcenery,
and voucher to warr* in Common. In all w°h cases, if one of them
demand essoigne, and others appeare, and would be essoigned to
another day, they shall not be allowed therto, nor to sever in essoigne.
Cap: 3. Executors, though never soe many, shall have but one
essoine to them all before apparance, and but one after apparance.
Cap: 4. Small plees, whither wth or wthout writte, where three
essoines are allowed, essoigne for the kings service shall be allowed,
unless in Pcpoudres, ffaires and Maritime plees, in wch noe such shall
be allowed to eyther ptie.
And suche essoine shall not be allowed to a woman, but where the
law alloweth it.
Essoines cast at the greate Court, shall be adjourned to the next
greate Court, and suche as are Cast at the petit Courts, shall be adjourned
to the next petit Court after 15 days.
At wch time, let the party beware that he have his essoigne ready,
or otherwise it shall turne to a default, and nevertheless he shall be
amerced 2s.
Let every man advise that he beginne his plaint according to the
nature of his accon, for according therto shall the essoines be allowed,
and the plee determined.
Cap: 5. Writts of Right must be of Tenem*5 pleadable within
the Towne.
The tenant shall be summoned at the tenem* in demand by two
free men, to appeare at the day of the next Greate Court, and soe for
want of apparance to three summons, and after them to three distresses.
If the ten4 then appeare, he may have three essoins upon demand ;
But if default be after the essoines, the tenem4 in demand shall be
seised by lawfull men of the next visnee. And the tenant againe
summoned to answere the accon and default.
If the tenant will have reseisure or restitution, he must at his perill
plead before or uppon the fifteenth day following, or he may lose his land.
If the demand* will stand uppon the default, The tenant must
defend the summons and distresses by wager of law, that he was not
summoned nor distrained according to the Custome, or that the
essoignes were not demanded by him or by his consent. After wch
law, the tenant may have three essoines against the demand*, if the
tenant will demand them. And this wager of law shall be by twelve.
After the law soe made, the demandant shall loose his writt, and be
amerced, and the tenant is at liberty.
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If the ten1 make default in making of his Law, the demand' may
have seisin, and the tenant amerced. If any person shall comme before
Judgemt and shew good title of right, by jointenancy or otherwise, that
the default of the tenant ought not to prejudice him, he shall be
received to defend his right. And this shall hold for ferns covert
as well as others.
But if the demand* shall wave all defaulte, and hold him to the
Chiefe plea, and plead according to the common Law, excepting in
joyning of the Mise, the tenant shall cast himself upon the Grand
assize, for determining whoe hath the more right, according to the
demand15 plea.
Noe triall by Battaile is allowed by the Custome of this Towne.
The Bayliffs shall elect fower men in open court to elect the jury,
and the Elizors shall presently be sworne to elect the most fitt and able
men, and soe they shall be adjourned to the next greate court to
bring in the panell.
If it be brought in, summons shall goe to the jury to appeare at
the next great court to give their verdict.
If the Elizors come not at their adjournm*, summons shall issue
forth, and if they comme not at the next greate court, they shall be
amerced, and attached by mainpernours; if default be, the mainpernours
shall be amerced, and another attachment by sixe mainpnours shall
issue forth, and soe from court to court, the mainpnours shall be
amerced till apperance. And when they appeare, they shall be sworne
again as formerly, to impanell forthwith 24 able men at the least, in
regard of Challenges. And these 4 Elizors shall be the first in the
panell, if the pties will concent.
If the tenant comme in after 3 essoignes, and demand the view,
he shall have it, if the demand* make it not apparant that he hath
allready had it in some other writt of the same nature.
After the Mise joyned, the pties may have their essoignes if
they will.
If any ten* of land wthin the Towne be vouched to warrant in any
plee of land, it shall be by good summons, three times if neede be, by
two free men.
And after apparance, the vouchee may have three essoines : if
after them he shall make default, his lands in vallew shall be seised,
and the process at the Common Law shall be awarded upon such default,
and if the vouchee appeare and enter into warranty, he shall defend
his right as at the Common Law, except as joyning the Mise &
Battaile.
And if the tenant vouche forrain voucher, when the vouchee hath
sufficient w^in the liberty of the Towne, and the plaintiff will averr
the same, and the tenant will not accept of the averrm4, and the
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demand* esseneth by good inquest to prove the same, and demandeth
judgem* of the voucher, and if it be found by verdict, the demand*
shall have seisin of the tenem* in demand, and the Tenant shall be
amerced. But if the contrary be found, then the forrain voucher shall
be awarded for good.
If the forrain voucher be by ayde of the kings Court, and the
demand* allow thereof, the parties shall be adjourned to the next
great Court, and then shall have three essoines if they will, and if the
tenant then maketh default in his voucher, or bringeth not his ccrtiorari
by the day given, and the defendant thereuppon demand judgem', he shall
have seisin of the Tenement in demand, and the tenant shall be amerced.
And the same process shall be against the jurors, if they make
default, as is aforesaid for the elizors.
Cap: 6. A plee of abatem* or fresh force, is for disseisins of
freeholds pleadable wthin the Towne, w011 must be prosecuted (w^in
forty dayes after the desseisin first committed) by pledges.
The Bayliffs, uppon complaint and pledges found, shall seise the
tenem*, and deliver the same into the hands of two of the next
neighbours, to kepe till judgem* pass.
The disseisor shall finde pledges to answere at the day. And if
he appeare not, or wil finde noe pledges, he shall be summoned by
two free men.
And against the day of apparance, an assize shall be arained of 1 2
men of the visnee, who shall have view of the place, &c.
If the parties doe appeare and plead, the assize shall be taken
according to the plea.
If the disseisor make default, and the same be awarded, the assize
shall pass uppon the default, and dammages shall be taxed, and the
dessor amerced and seisin delivered, as in Novel disseisin.
If the disseisor hold by force, the Bayliffs shall remove the force.
If the force can not be removed without perill, the Bayliffs in the
presence of one or two Coroners and others, shall seise and pronounce
the seisin to be by force, and soe to be null, allthough it continued 40
dayes. And after such 40 days, the plea shall be executed against the
disseisor in like manner as wthin the first forty daies.
If the disseisee dothe not prosecute wthin 40 dayes after the
abatem*, he is wthout remedy by his plea.
If the disseisee at the time of Abatem* be in prison, or not of
sound minde, or beyond the sea, he shall have 40 dayes after he shall
be at liberty, or of sound mind, or comme from beyond sea, to
prosecute the Abatem*.
The same process shall be used where the plaintiffs plea shall be
abated for insufficiency, provided that he doe amend his plea, sitting
the court.
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Noe essoines shall be allowed to eyther pty in this plea.
The Defend' in this plea may appeare by his Baily.
Cap: 7. In a plea of Nusance of freehold, proceedings shall be
by pledges. And wthin 40 days after the Nusance, levied, if the
plaintiff be not beyond the sea, or not of sound minde, or in prison,
otherwise he can have noe remidy wthout the kings writt.
If the plaintiff be disabled in any of the cases aforesaid, he shall
have the first 40 dayes after such disability removed, to prosecute, &c.
In all proceedings in this case, by or w"'out writt, the defend* shall be
attached by pledges. If he be not found, or will not find pledges,
summons shall issue at the place where, &c., and at the day. And
against that day an assize shall be arrained, (as in other case) whoe shall
have the view. And if they finde the Nusance, judgem' shall be to abate
the same in the presence of the jurors, and they shall assesse dammages,
and the defend' shall be amerced.
If the defend* make default in apparance or pleading, judgem*
and execution shall pass thereuppon as aforesaid.
The pties may in court agree that the matter may be determined
by the Bayliffs and neighbors wthout plee, and if not, that the plea
shall proceede.
In this plea, noe essoine shall be allowed to eyther party. But if
it be by writt, three essoines shall be allowed.
Cap: 8. If ten* for life, dower, or ffrank Bank, or yeres, committ
wast, or suffer the same, he in the revers : or remainder shall have his
plea of wast before the Bayliffs, by pledges as well as by writ. And
uppon the plaint the defend* shall be summoned by two freemen, &c.
And if at the 3d summons noe apparance shall be,' the Bayliffs
and Coroners shall goe to the place, and by the othes of 1 2 men shall
taxe dammages. And then another summons by 2 men, &c., shall
issue to cause the defend* to appeare, and finde suerties to repaire the
wast and abide judgem* of the Court.
At wch day no essoine shall be allowed to the defend*.
And if noe apparance by him, and the summons proved, judgem*
shall passe for recovery of the place wasted, and the dammages taxed
and the defend* amerced in regard of soe many defaults.
But if the defend* appeare at the three first summons, or after the
inquest taken, and acknowledge the wast, and shall find suerties to
repaire the same by the view, in as good condicon as he received the
same, by a sett day he shall be received therto : and if he will not
finde suerty, he shall loose the place wasted and dammages.
Yet before he shall be received, the Bayliffs shall taxe dammages
by the jury, and the suerties shall answere therefore.
If the wast be not repayred by the day, the plaintiff shall have
summons by two freemen for the defendant to show cause whye seisin
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should not be delivered, and if the defend' comme not, or shew not
cause by a later and higher title, it shall be delivered, and the
defend' amerced.
If the defend' appeare, and counterplead, and the verdict pass
against him, then the plaintiff shall recover seisin and dammages, and
the defend' shall be amerced.
If after the wast repaired, the defend* shall againe committ or
suffer wast, he shall for ever loose the place and damms.
In a plea of wast, 3 essoines shall be allowed for eyther pty after
apparance uppon the summons. But if apparance be after the Inquest
uppon the summons to shew cause, noe essoine shall be allowed.
Cap : g. In alienacon of tenemts by husband and wife, wherein
shee hath any right. After livery and seisin, If they comme into the
Court before y° Bayliffs, and acknowledge the tenem* to be the
purchasers according to the deede, and bring the same deed : The
wife shall be examined apart by the said Bayliffs, and if she declare her
free consent therto, the same shall be good and soe enrolled, and they
shall binde the wife and her heirs, and the same shall be published
before the Coroners and Townsmen, whether she shall be joint
purchaser w^ her husband or hold by inheritance.
But where the tenem* is granted in ffranckmariage, or uppon
condition, where the fee is intailed to the husband and wife and heires
of them, or the reversion limited to the Donor and his heires, or in
remainder to any after the deathe of such feoffees, noe recognisance
shall be allowed to barr the limitations, reversions, or remainders
thereuppon, but the same shall be recovered in the Towne Court
by the kings writt according to the Custome, notw'hstanding such
recognisance.
In like manner shall the wife and her heires be bound by acknow-
ledgem* made by process, or plee, or_ theire release.
And if the seisin and estate uppon such recognisance be not good
and sufficient, and the tenem* come after into demand, the demand*
shall avoid such recognisance by putting uppon inquest that noe seisin
was of the land before the recognisance, or that the ptie had no estate
by the recognisance, nor in the same.
Cap: 10. If a neighbour house fall uppon, or by leaning
uppon do indammage the next house in the said towne, the pty
indammaged shall recover dammage from him that owneth suche house
by plea before the Bayliffs by pledges, and the dammages shall be
taxed by the Inquest.
Cap: 1 1. Tenants in reversion or remainder, after estates for life
or yeres, may alien in open court by deede, and the same shall be
inrolled wth other cognisances of ffreehold. And the ten* for life or
yeres shall then be called by pledges to appeare at a certain day at the
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greate Court wthout essoine, to declare his right, and if default be, the
pledges shall be amerced, and the ten' distrained till he appeare.
The tenant uppon apparance shall declare what right he claimeth, and
if it be for life or yeres, he shall be injoyned to atturne to him in
reversion or remainder.
If the tenant will not finde pledges to appeare he shall be
distrained, and further shall be summoned by two free men, and if he
appeare not, and the summons witnessed, the distresse shall be adjudged
to be forfaited.
If the tenant appeare, he may plead in barr of atturnem* if he
hath cause. But noe summons shall issue against tenants for life or
yeres if it shall appeare to the Court that they are in prison, or not of
sound minde, or beyond sea, or if it appeares not to the Court till after
summons, the summons shall be recalled.
The fforfaitures aforesaid shall goe to the use of the Towne, and
not of the Bayliffs.
Cap : 12. If rent be issuing out of any ffranktenem*, and the same
be granted over by deed inrolled in the Court : The like processe shall
issue to the pty W* demandeth the rent to appeare at the next great
Court to show his right, and if he demandeth the rent, he shall be
ordered to atturne to the grantee.
If he disclaimeth to hold of the recognisor, and the recognisee
will averr that he did hold of the recognisor at the time of the
recognisance, such disclaimer shall not be received.
If the pty that claims the rent will not accept of suche averm*, he
shall be injoyned to atturne. And if he refuse the same, the cognisee
shall have a distresse for the rent, and avow thereuppon according
to the Custome.
If the tenant can plead good cause against atturnm*, it shall
be received.
Cap .'13. In case of Abatement of rent by inclosier, the remidy
shall be by ffresh abatem* as in Novel disseisin in the Kings Court ;
viz : the Plea shall be attached wthin the first forty days after the first
deniall, and if deniall shall be after the distresse, they may not distraine
as formerly, but the distresse shall be for double dammages, and the
like for every deniall afterwards made.
Cap: 14. If any tenen* lets his tenem* lie fresh, and cease
to agree wth the lessor for the areres, by the space of 4 termes,
the lo : shall have his plea of Customes and Services, and thereby
demand his tenem* before the Bayliffs, and dammages, and if agreem*
be not made, the tenem* shall be delivered to the lord for a
yere and a day, and if no agreem* be then made, the lord shall
hold on for another like time, and if agreem* be then, he shall hold
the tenem* for ever.
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Cap: 15. In distresse for rent, if the ten* reedeeme his distress by
pledges, or if he hinder distress by {forestall, the lo: shall recover in a
plea of Abatem* before the Bayliffs, as in Novel disseisin Before ye
Justices ; viz., if he attache his plaint w^in 40 daies after deliverance
of the distress, or after such disturbance.
Cap: 1 6. Purchasers of tenem*3 or rents in fee may devise the
same by will as they shall please. And that devise, be it by writing
or nuncupative, must be proved whin forty daies after the testator's
death, by othe of 2 psons at the least, severally examined, and uppon
the proof made it shall be inrolled, and administration shall be granted
to the executrs after the forme of the proofe, and seisin shall be
delivered to the legatee by the executors by the view of the Bayliffs,
Sauns chacoun distreit.
If the proofe agree not, and the will therby made suspicious, it
shall be holden for none, as touching the freehold bequeathed, and the
same shall go to him that hath the right.
If the executors refuse to proove the will wthin 40 dayes aforesaid,
or to deliver seisin to the legatee, And the legatee comme wthin the
said first 40 daies, and pray summons to the executors to prove the
will, or if they do not shew cause whie the legatee should not have
seisin : Then they shall be summoned at the place bequeathed, to
comme at the day, and make proofe of the will, or show cause, &c ;
and if they come and make proofe, they shall be therto received, and
seisin shall be delivered accordingly.
If the executors comme not, the legatee may prove by inquest the
legacy, and if it be found accordinly, seisin shall be delivered
accordingly, salvo jure.
If the executors dye before probate, within the 40 dayes, theire
executors shall be received to prove the will of the first testator. And
if they will not comme, the legatee shall have the same remidy against
them as in the former case against other executors.
Cap: 17. If a tenem* devisable be bequeathed to an Infant, and
the execrs refuse to prove, &c ; the next friends of the inf * shall be
received to sue wth the inf*, if the infant cannot sue by himselfe, and
thereby shall compell the executors as formrly.
And if the child be eloigned, the next freinds shall be received to
doe for the child whatsoever himselfe might doe if he were present.
Cap : 1 8. If a tenement not devisable be bequeathed, the heire
shall not be bound therby, but may have remidy by plea of Abatement
within the first forty dayes after the will proved, and seisin delivered
soone after the testator's death.
If he that ought make claim be demurrant en pais, out of prison,
and of sound mind, and suffer the legatee to continue possession 40
dayes wthout claime, noe abatem* lieth, allthough the tenem* be not
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devisible. But his remidy must be by writt of Novel disseisin, or
otherwise after the Custome of the Towne.
He that is out of the country, not knowing of such divise, or in
prison, or not of sound mind : when those disabilities shall be removed,
if he speedily put out by entry suche as he shall finde seised according
to the bequest, and be putt out againe, he shall have the plea of
Abatement according to the former course.
A child wthin the age of the Towne, that by himselfe or freinds
doth not putt in his claime to the tenem* devised wthin 40 dayes after
death of the testator, or after seisin delivered, shall loose his advantage
by plea of Abatem*, yet when he commeth of full age, he may sue by
the King's writt, by the Custome of the Towne.
Cap : 19. If a tenement be devised to one out of the country, the
testam1 shall be proved as formerly, and seisin shall be delivered to his
next freind in his name, to hold for him wthout wast doing till he
shall comme.
And the form of the delivery shall be inrolled, and when the
legatee is comme, he may enter wthout disturbance. And if
disturbance be by the guardian or his heires, the Bayliffs shall cause
seisin to be delivered after the forme of the inrollm', if the guardian or
his heires show not a better title to barr the seisin.
If the guardian committ wast, the legatee shall recover dammages
by pledges, according to the Custome, if he will sue for the same. If
the guardian dye, and his heire enter, the legatee may enter wthout
disturbance, and recover as against the Auncester.
If the guardian alien, and the legatee claime by devise, and enter,
and be putt out, he may recover by abatem* if he put in his plea wthin
forty dayes after he is putt out. ffor that the freehold is accrewed by
devise, and proofe of the same, and by the seisin in his name.
If the executors will not prove the will, nor deliver seisin to the
next freind, or to the legatee when he commeth : The legatee within
40 dayes after his comming into the country, may cause by process
the executors to make proof of the will, and soe recover the same. Or
by the King's writt may recover the same fro' any in possession thereof.
And may averre the devise notwthstanding the want of probate. And
if uppon inquest the same be found for the legatee, he shall recover
damages double to what is taxed by the inquest, besides the meane
proffits, and dammages for wast, if any be committed, w°h shall be
taxed wth the other dammages.
Cap : 20. If rent be devised, after the will proved the legatee
shall be putt in seisin thereof by the executors, if the tenant shall
atturne.
If he will not, he shall be commanded to appeare, and uppon
apparance shall declare of whome he did hold at the testator's deathe,
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and of whome he holdeth, and by what service, and if he acknowledged
his tenure of the testator by such rent, he shall be commanded to
atturne to the legatee.
In this case no essoine shall be allowed.
If the tenant will not finde mainprise, or suffer them to be amerced,
the same process shall be as in case of atturnm* of legatees for life
or yeares.
If the tenant shall appeare and disclaime to hold of the testator,
and deny that he payed him any such rent, the legatee may averr the
contrary, and if the other will not accept thereof, the Court shall order
him to atturne, which if he refuse, the legatee shall distraine, and avow
by vertue of the order of the Court, and the devise aforesaid. And
after such order or award, the ten* shall never be admitted to disclaime,
unless by a latter title then the bequest.
If such as were at the will making will not comme to prove the
same, the legatee may averr the bequest by inquest of the neighbour-
hood where the testator died.
Noe maried woman can bequeath any freehold in the same towne
in disherison of his heirs, allthough the husband will assent.
Cap : 21. The nourture of every heire after the auncestr's death
belong to the next parent of the father's or mother's side to whom the
inheritance cannot descend, and this shall continnue to the full age,
according to the Custome of the town (viz., to fowerteene yeres)
w^out doing wast ; and when the full age shall be accomplished, the
heire shall enter wthout disturbance, and shall have the meane proffits,
and all the cattaile with their proffits, saving expences in the sustenance
of the heire, and amending of the houses and other things concerning
the inheritance.
And if the Guardian shall committ wast, he shall loose the guard-
ianship, if he fmdeth not sufficient suerties to repaire the wast, and to
mantaine the same in repaire (till the heir shall comme of the aforesaid
age) in as good condicon as he received it. And one of the heire' s
next freinds shall be received to take security, and allsoe to sue in case
of wast aforesaid, in the name of the heire, if he be of such tender
age as he cannot sue by himselfe.
Cap : 22. In plees of debt, detinue of charters, accompt, and of
Justicies. The process when the plaintiff hathe attached his writt, a
summons shall issue to cause the def* to appeare ; if he dothe not
appeare, the summons shall be recorded, And an attachment by pledges
shall issue. If he yet make default, and suffer his pledges to be
amerced, then an attache* by four pledges ; if they be amerced for
default, an attachement by eight pledges. And if yet default be made :
distresses shall issue from Court to Court uppon all his goods and
chattells w^in the liberty, wthin house or wthout, till hee doe appeare.
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If the defend1 keepeth his goods wthin doores under lock and key,
the house and all therein shall be sequestered till the defend1 in due
manner will be justified, wch attachemts, distresses, and sequestrations
shall be the like in all plees by burrough and pledge as in plees that
hang by writt, except that in plees wthout writt, which touch not the
freehold, noe summons be first awarded.
Cap : 23. In pleas of Battery, blouddraught, Hamsockne, and
other trespasses against the peace : If the defend* will not find suerties
and have noe Chattells, and the same be recorded, he shall be attached
till he finde suerties, or brought forthwth before the Bayliffs to answere.
And if he shall be attainted of the fact by inquest, Dammages shall
be taxed by the inquest, or by award of the Court.
If the defend1 be a common offender in suche case for bloud
draught w* weapon, he shall be imprisoned 15 dayes ffor Battery, wth
Hamsockne wthout bloudshed he shall be imprisoned 1 5 dayes.
ffor Battery and bloudshed wth Hamsockne, he shall be imprisoned
20 dayes or more, as the case is more or less perillous.
If the defend* be noe common offender, in suche case the defend*
may be discharged of imprisonment after agreem* for dammages.
If any in prison in the case aforesaid make an escape, his paine
shall be doubled, but if the gaoler suffer an escape wthout the Bayliffs'
assent, there beeing in suche case dammages taxed, the gaoler shall
answere the dammages, and suffer further punishm4 by the Bayliffs
for his offence.
Cap : 24. In assault uppon one of the Bayliffs, or disturbance in
doing theire office in the presence of one of the Coroners, or other
honest men of the Towne, soe as the offence may be proved by one
sworne coroner, or by the othe of 2 or 3 psons of credite, eye witnesses
of the same, or otherwise by inquest : the offender shall be committed
to prison by order of the coroner and other good people of the Towne,
there to be kept till he have made amends to the ptie offended, and
hath satisfied the dammages ordered by the coroners and other people
of the Towne, and otherwaies punished for wrong to the Towne, in the
despite done to their Bayliffe. And the pty shall find suerties to answere
the King for the offence against him.
If any of the Towne give any reproachfull words to the Bayliffs, in
Court or out of Court, doing their office, and shall be thereof convicted
in manner aforesaid, he shall be imprisoned, and shall finde good
suerty to answere the same before the Coroners and other people of
the Towne.
Cap: 25. The same punishm* shall be ordered by the Bayliffs
and people of the Towne against suche as trespasse in like manner
against any of the Coroners of the Towne doing theire office.
Cap : 26. Trespasses by assalt, stroke, or wound, uppon any of
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the under Bayliffs doing theire office, or by hindrance of them in
aresting, or disturbance of them in theire office, uppon conviction shall
be committed to prison, and otherwaies punished by amends made to the
ptie and to the Court, according- as the fault shall be greater or smaller.
Cap: 27. Wardens shall be appointed for the fishe market, to
informe against Regrators and forestallers. And uppon conviction
for the first offence, the offender shall forfait the goods forestalled, and
nevertheless satisfie the seller of the same, and he shall furthermore
be imprisoned. And if he hath not ability to satisfie the seller, the
goods forestalled shall be delivered to him, and the offender shall
remaine in prison till he satisfy the Towne for the vallew of the goods
forestalled. And for the 2d offence, the offender shall be put in the
Pillory without favour, besides the loss of the goods, and satisfaction
donne to the seller or Towne as aforesaid. And for the third offence,
the offender shall abjure the occupacon for a yere and day, and lose the
goods forefaited as aforesaid. And the like for poulters.
Cap : 28. Regrators that buy and sell the same commodity in
the same market, shall forft the fish soe bought, and be imprisoned,
and be sett in the Pillory, and abjure the trade for a yere and day.
If any shall take out of the possession of such as bring fish to
market against their wills, and sell them in the same market, over and
besides the forfaiture aforesaid, they shall be imprisoned for breach
of peace.
Cap : 29. These ordinances, because they tollerate regrating, and
concerne onely that present time, I omitt.
Cap : 30. Sellers of corrupt fish shall for the first offence forfait
such theire fish for the poore, and for the 2d offence, besides the
forfaiture, be set in the pillory. And for the third offence shall forP
such theire fish, and abjure theire trade for a yere and day.
Cap : 31. Against minglers of corne brought to market, but
noe penalty set.
Cap: 32. The like of corrupt fowles.
Cap: 33. In Contracts betweene March*3. If eyther party will
deny the contract concerning wch a plea is depending : If the one party
will wage his lawe, he shall not be received thereto, if the other pty
will prove the same by witnesses, or averr the same by Inquest. And
the like in contracts where paym* is appointed forthwth, or within a
short time, so as noe writing nor tally is given for the mony.
The march* allsoe that is to pay the mony shall be allowed to
averr by good Inquest that he oweth not the mony demanded. And in
both cases proofe shall be by two witnesses severally examined.
In the case of delivering goods to keep, the Baylee shall not be
allowed to wage his law, if the Baylor will averr and make proofe of
the delivery of them by good men severally examined.
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Cap: 34. ffor debt or dammages taxed in the court, if noe
agreem4 be first made, the complainant shall have distress out of the
Court of goods wthin the liberty, as well wthin doores as wthout, from
day to day, till the full vallew shall be received. And if the defend*
doe not come to agreem4 w^in the first 40 dayes after distress, the
distress shall be brought into Court, and the pty distrained by two men
shall be warned to comme at the next court and acquite the distress,
and to come to agreem'. And if he comme not at the day, or doe
not make agreem*, The distress shall be apprised in court by
sworn men, and warning shall be given to the party by the Bayliffs if
he be present in Court, or if not, by any other warning that he doe
appeare at the next Court to agree.
If then allsoe default be in appearing or agreem4, the distress shall
be delivered to the complain48 for the price, and the overplus, if any,
be to the defend*.
If the distress amount not to the vallew, the remnant shall be forthwth
levied by distress. And the Sub-bayliff shall be punished by Bayliffs for
failing in the full vallew, unless they can shew good cause to the cont.
The prisers, if by collusion they overvallew the distress, they shall
have the goods and answere the price.
Debt or dammages taxed in the Court by judgement or recog-
nisance in the behalf of forrainers, passingers, or mariners ariving at
the Port, or stranger passingers at the time of faire or market, the
greatest speed that can be shall be used for the levy of the same,
having no regard to the time of 40 dayes for keeping of the distresse
as aforesaid. And if the goods be shut up under lock and key, that
distresse can not be made, the house or place shall be sequestered, w4*1
all the chattells therein, and soe shall remaine till agreem* made.
If any pson doe break suche sequestration and carry away any p* of
the goods, he shall be imprisoned till the goods be restored, or the
vallew, or that agreem4 be made wth the pty for the debt, or &c.
And nevertheless he shall be punished for his offence.
And when the goods are restored, the Bayliffs shall levy the debt
uppon the same.
Cap: 35. In pleas of land, dammages shall be taxed by Inquest,
and the same shall stand. But in other plees, the dammages taxed by
Inquest at too low a rate, may be increased by the Bayliffs and Court.
Cap : 36. Noe inhabitant whatsoever of this Towne shall take any
goods or marchandise of any strangers comming to this Towne, w^out
agreem* wth them made for paym4 at a sett day. And if paym4 be not
made accordingly at the day prefixed, and complaint be made to the
Bayliffs therof, they shall forthwth cause the debt to be levied of the
goods of suche person wthin and without house, and make agreem4 wth
suche marchant for his debt wthout waiting 40 dayes as formerly.
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If the debtor shall not have sufficient goods, he shall be dis-
franchised, and never to be restored till he shall finde good suerty to
answere, and restore all the debt and dammage, as well to the march*
as any other of the Towne that shall be indamiged by his default.
The Bayliffs shall cause such security to be inrolled.
If a forrainer shall be inhabitant in this town, and shall make
contract wth any march* as aforesaid, and make default, or is not
sufficient to make paym* : he shall be by the Court forejudged to make
any manner of marchandise by him selfe, or other in his stead for him,
till he shall have made agreem* wth the marchant as touching suche
contract.
Cap: 37. Contracts fotf marchandise of victuall, or such like, in
Bulk, comming by water, shall be recorded before the Bayliffs of the
Towne, or one of them, if it be desired, w*11 the suerty for pformance,
if any suerty be given.
And then the marchandise shall be viewed and searched by the
Bayliffs or one of them and fower other sworne men. And if the
marchandise prove not sufficient as at the first view it did seeme, the
price and payment shall be abated according to reason, provided there
be no collusion in the fower searchers.
Cap: 38. If a march* stranger's hoste shall be seller of theire
marchandise, they shall answer ther march*8 at the full, and if they doe
not, the same pcess shall be against them as against other ill payers.
If march*3 make contracts wthout their host's council, and wthout
knowledge of the Bayliffs, or survey as aforesaid, the dammage shall
light uppon themselves, if default of paym4 shall be.
Cap : 39. All the tenemts in the said town are partible, as well
betweene the heires male as heires female, If gift or bequest dothe not
not alter the same.
If any of the heires will demand his part, a partition shall be.
Partition by concent ; the eldest shall first chuse, and the rest shall
be by lott.
If any shall refuse the partition, the pty that is disturbed shall
recover before the Bayliffs by pledges against the disturber, if he shall
sue wthin 40 days after disturbance.
If he sueth not w*hin 40 dayes, he shall loose his remidy before
the Bayliffs by such plea.
After the plaint attached summons shall issue by two free men to
appear at the next Portman moote to answere the plea of Reasonable
part, and uppon defalt, a second and third summons shall issue.
After the summons there shall be three essoines, if they shall be
demanded.
Uppon apparance after the summons, or after the essoines, and
noe cause shewed whie the demand' should not have his part ; or if he
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make defalt, the plaintif shall have judgem* for his part, wth dammages,
and the disturber shall be amerced.
The taxacon of the dammages shall be respited till the partition
be made.
ffor if the disturber hath donne any wast, the place wasted shall be
assigned him for his part. And if he hath done wast in the place, that
shall fall to the demand* ; the wast shall be taxed wth the dammages
by two sworne men.
The Bayliffs shall therfore soon after judgement aforesaid make
partition and deliver to the plaintiff his part by lott ; and the partition
shall be made by twelve sworn men.
After that, summons by two free men shall Isue to the disturber
to heare the record, and his judgem* of the said Taxacon at the next
Portman moote.
Whither he comme or comme not, judgem* shall (if summons be
proved) be executed against him.
If the eldest parterner be the disturber, he shall loose his election,
and shall take by lott.
Cap : 40. In a plee of tenem* pleadable, if any deed of the
plaintiff be pleaded in Barr, testifyed by witnesses within the liberty,
the deed shall be tried. But if they be not w^in the liberty, so that
the Bayliffs power cannot extend to send for them, The plea shall not
stay, nor the proof of the writing more then if the witnesses were dead.
Cap .-41. In Debt uppon tally not sealled, between marchants,
and the defendant will wage his law, it shall not be received If the
demand* will by law march* prove the tally to be the defend*5 deed.
The witnesses shall be two sufficient men severally examined, and
eyewitnesses of suche as have heard the defend* acknowledge the same.
If the debt be found by proofe, the demand* shall recover debt and
dammages, and def amerced.
If the proofe vary, judgement shall be as may best appeare, and
the Tally shall be damned.
But if debt be demanded uppon Tally not sealed, out of law march4,
the defendant shall be received to travers by enquest or by law wager.
Cap: 42. Every Burgesses son and heire may w*hin 40 dayes
after his fathers deathe, demand his freedom, and shall tender his
fathers sword in court ; and sweare to be trew to the ffranchise of the
Towne and to kepe the councill of the Town secret.
And untill this be done, he shall be sequestred from being present
at any councill of the Towne.
If there be many sonns, the elder brother shall present the sworde
in behalfe of all that will be sworne as aforesaid.
Cap: 43. Noe Burgess may distraine another Burgess for debt
or trns wthout complaint made first to the Bayliffs.
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Cap : 44. A forrainer indebted to a Burgess, his Chattels
comming through the Town may be arested by the Burgess till he
may have a Bayliff to whome he may attache his plea to sue.
Cap: 45. If a Burgess attache marchandise wthin the Liberty of
the Towne, and a fforrainer be present and challenge pt of the same
marchandise, the fforrainer shall not have that part by him claimed.
But if a fforrainer attache marchandise, and a Burgess be present
and claime pt, he shall have his part.
Cap : 46. The view of ffree pledge wthin the Towne shall be
holden allwaies in whitsun weeke, and the purprestures w*hin the Towne
shall be remidied by view of the Bayliffs and Chiefe pledges wthin
40 dayes after.
Cap : 47. In plees by the King's writt of tenem*3 wthin the Towne,
the Bayliffs, after the writt broken open before them, shall inhibit the
defend* from wast making.
If, notwithstanding the same, (the demand* recovering in the plea),
the defend* have committed wast, his damages taxed by the jury shall
be awarded double against him, and he shall allsoe be grevously
amerced.
The like process shall be used in plees of land wthout writ.
Noe inhibition of wast shall be w^out demand thereof.
Cap : 48. Noe person of the Towne shall take of poore men to
paune any goods that are suspicious not to be theire owne.
If any shall doe otherwise and complaint be made to the Bayliffs
by the owner, they shall cause the goods forthw*11 to be restored wthout
recompense, If the party that did pledge them be soe poore that he
can not answere the owner for the same.
Cap : 49. Any one in the same towne may have by plee attached
by pledge his recovery of his goods stoln, in whose hand soever they
shall be found, be they bought or otherwise. And he shall have his
recovery against his Gageant by such waies as he can.
Cap : 50. The Bayliffs, or one of them, may admitt atturny for
eyther pty to suit depending by or w*hout writ, as well in Absence as
presence of the party, and as well out of Court as in the same. And
his record thereof shall be sufficient.
If eyther pty can not be present by reason of sickness, The Bayliffs
may send one of theire Serjeants or somme other pson to the party that
is sick to take of him an Atturny in the said plea.
Cap : 51. The Bayliffs, or any one of them in any place wthin his
Balywick, may take recognisance of debt in the presence of the Demand*
and the debtor, and shall inroll the same, and thereuppon grant
execution. And after that noe averrm* shall be received. But
dammages shall not in suche case be taxed, or adjudged without
process of plee.
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Contracts of Marchandise between Marchants may be acknowledged
before the Bayliffs, or Bayliffs and others in any place wthin their
Baylywick. And the same shall be recorded, and noe averrm* shall be
received against the same. But such party as will averr contrary
thereto, shall be by the court condemned after the law March*. But
noe suche recognisance shall be taken uppon the Bayliffs report after
that he shall be removed out of office, if the recognisance be not found
upon record.
Cap: 52. If a Burgess that is Per and Communer, take a wife,
whether maid or widow, soe as himselfe was not formerly maried, and
the wife overlive him, shee shall have the cheife house of her husbands
wthin the Towne whereof he died seised in fee simple, as her ffrank
Bank during her widowhood, wthout making wast or Alienation to the
disherison of the heire.
And over and besides, shee shall be indowed of the moity of the
remnant in the same Towne whereof shee ought to be indowed.
And if her husband hathe but one house w^in the Towne, the wife
shall have the same in ffrank Bank : and the children of her husband
shall be lodged therein with her.
Suche women as have not right of ffrank Bank shall abide in the
cheif house of her husband forty dayes after the deathe of her husband,
without wast doing.
During w** time the heire may of his own accord assigne her dower
according to the Custome of the Town ; viz : the moity of all the
tenem15 and rents whereof her husband died seized in fee.
Cap .-53. If a Burgess denizin espouse a forraine woman and
dye, his wife shall enjoy the {franchise of the Towne during her
widowhood.
Cap : 54. No landholder of land holden in this Towne by ffree
Burgage shall doe homage or fealty to any cheif lord for such tenemta.
Nor shall any suche Cheife lord have any relief, ward, or mariage
or any atturnm* of service, but only paym* of his rent and escheate
when it is due by law.
This shall not excuse any Allegiance due to the king.
Noe fforrainer shall distraine any free man of this towne for rent
wthout the Baylif of the Towne, That he may make deliverance of the
distresse if neede be.
But Burgesses lottant and scottant may distraine theire tenants for
rent arere when they will, without the Bayliffs. Because if they
impound the distresses where they ought not, they are answerable to
the Bayliffs.
Cap: 55. A ffemme covert shall answere by her selfe in plees of
trespass, or where payne of imprisonm1 of life dothe lye, but not in any
trespass that touch the freehold.
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Cap : 56. The husband shall answere for the debt of his wife
contracted before or after manage. But if the wife becomme pledge
or suerty for debt, that the husband shall not answere.
Cap: 57. To remidy ffelonies its ordained that noe fforraine
Bucher bring the Carkaise of any beast to market to be sold wthout the
hide of the same, under p'ill of forfaiture of the carkais.
Nor shall any Buchers sell theire hides but in the open market, and
not before mid-day, and that the same be viewed by the wardens of the
market.
This ordinance shall be cried at Micalmass in the open market of
the Buchery every year.
Cap: 58. All buchers selling corrupt fflesh shall for the first
offence forfait the said flesh, and for the 2d offence, besides the forfait,
shall stand in the pillory, and for the 3d offence, besides the forfait, shall
abjure the trade for a year and day in this towne.
Yet may any one sell suche fflesh under the pillory wth a Table
before him w^out penalty.
Cap : 59. Cooks selling corrupt victuall shall be punished by fine
and distress : for the 2d offence stand in the pillory ; for the 3d offence
abjure the trade, or any benefit thereof, for a year and" day wthin
the Towne.
If he have noe Chattails for distress, he shall be for the two first
offences suffer the pillory, and for the 3d offence abjure the Trade for
ever in the Towne.
Cap : 60. None but ffree Burgesses may be hosts to march*
forrainers, and such hosts shall councell their march*3 how and to whome
they shall sell, and for the same they shall have their forthe pt and noe
more, after y° price that the marchandise is sold, and the other three
parts shall be sold to the good folk of the Towne.
If the hosts shall sell the marchandise, they shall answere the
March* for the whole.
If the march13 sell theire goods without theire hosts councill, yet
shall their hosts have the fowrth part.
But march* vintners selling wine out of theire sellers, or woad out
of garners, shall not be answerable for the fourth part to theire hosts.
Cap : 61. Noe Burgess of this Towne shall implead any other
burgess against the powers granted to the Town by Charters out of the
liberties of the same, for anything v^h by the sufferance of the law may
be pleaded w*hin the same towne.
If any shall doe otherwise he shall be admonished by the Bayliffs
and two Burgesses y* he shall proceed noe further under perill of
disfranchisem*.
And that if he will sue, he doe the same w*hin the Towne.
If he shall still psist, he shall be summoned by the Bayliffs sworne,
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and two Burgesses of the Towne, to appeare at the next Portman
moote to heare his judgement.
And whither he doe comme at the day or doe not comme, if the
summons be duly witnessed, and noe cause shewen, he shall be
disfranchised wthout reconciliation, unless by new creation, and fine
for the same freedom, and for the Trouble and charge imposed upon
the Towne.
Cap: 62. This shall not prejudice the right that any Burgess
hathe by law to bring a writt of error, in case injustice be donne to him.
Cap : 63. Noe fforraine March' shall be made ffree Burgess, if he
have not lands and tenem13 wthin the Towne wherein he may be
distrained.
If any Burgess shall eloine himself out of Towne, or his chattells,
or alien his tenem15, and will not be lottant and scottant, his ffranchise
shall be repealled by the Bayliffs, Coroners, and people of the Towne.
If afterward he shall marchandise, he shall pay custome as a
forrainer.
ffranchisement shall be granted to knights and gentlemen of the
country only for their lives.
Cap : 64. If any of the Towne do borrow mony upon a pawne,
to be paied at a certaine day, and the day is past, and the pawne not
redeemed, the matter shall be shewed in court, and warning shall be
given to the debtor by a certaine day to redeeme his pledge. If he
comme and satisfy the Court, it shall be restored wthout damms.
If he comme not, or shew not good cause, the pledge shall be
wholy at the will of the pty to whome the same is pledged.
Cap : 65. If any free Burgess shall divulge the Councill of the
Towne, or counterpleade the ffranchise of the same, he shall be
summoned to the Greate Court, and if he shall be there attainted, he
shall be disfranchised.
Cap : 66. Any Burgess ffor collouring of goods shall be dis-
franchised, and shall pay custome if he marchandise, and shall not be
restored but uppon new fine.
Cap: 67. Marchandise comming by sea to the Towne to be sold,
shall not be carried back to sea w^out license from the Bayliffs, nor
shall they deny licence if it be demanded.
Nevertheless if it may be, the same shall be sould in the Towne or
country if the buyer and seller can agree.
But if they shall be caried back, they shall pay Custome as well as
from importing them.
Cap : 68. Noe marchandise comming by sea shall be sold after
sun sett nor before sunnrise, unless fresh hering betwene Michalmas
and St. Clements day, and that only by the hand of Burgesses and not
strangers.
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If any shall be found doing otherwise, he shall forfait all his
marchandise, and be amerced 3s 4d for the first offence, and for the 2d
offence 6s 8d, and as offences multiply, so shall the penalty increase.
The marchandise forfaited shall be committed to two of the chief
men, to be sold for the benifit of the Towne.
Cap. 69. Shell-fish shall be sold only by the hands of the
Bringers.
Cap : 70. Suche wthin the Towne, whither male or female, being of
fowerteen yeres of age and can recon and accompt, may alien lands and
tenemts whereof they are seised in fee within the Towne, or lett or
release the same.
If any of lesser age shall doe the like, suche, when they comme of
the age of 14 yeres, may demand their right, and recover the same
according to the Custome of the Towne.
Cap : 71. Threats portending danger of life or limbe, or burning
of houses, proved by 2 witnesses uppon othe before the Bayliffs and
Coroners, the delinquent shall be attached to find fower suerties of the
Peace to him that is threatened.
And if he will not finde suerties at the Court, he shall be imprisoned
till he finde suerties.
Cap: 72. Drawing of a weapon, giving blow or wound in the
presence of the Bayliffs, the offender shall be imprisoned forty dayes,
till he have found suerty to recompence the offence. And the same
shall be done in Court.
Cap: 73. Sclanderous words, whereby any man is indamiged or
defamed in the presence of others or in open market.
The party wronged shall have his remidy by pledges before the
Bayliffs.
In open slanders the defend4 shall not wage his law.
Dammages shall be taxed by inquest or by the Court wth regard
to the person that is soe sclandered.
If the offender hathe noe estate to satisfy the dammages, he shall
be imprisoned according to the damages, If the offender cannot find
pledges in the Court.
Cap : 74. Women common Brawlers or scolders shall be chastised
by the Justice then called, or else shall make greevous ransome.
Cap: 75. There shall allwaies be 12 sworne men of the ablest
sort to maintaine the lawes of the Towne, to doe justice, and ordaine
that which shall be for the benifit of the Towne. And they shall have
Oldenholm Medow for theire horses, and in case of deathe or neglect
of theire place, they shall remove suche and elect others in theire
place, (a)
(a) This order was first made Thursday after St Joh. Bap : 2 E. I. (June 28, 1274] vid. Thursday
aft. St. Luke : 8 H. VI. [Oct. 20, 1429].— (B.)
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Cap : 76. Serjeants of the Mace neglecting to doe execution, to
the indammaging of any pson, shall render dammages, and for the first
offence be sequestred from his place for forty dayes, and for the 2d
offence shall be sequestred for a yere, besides the dammages, and for
the 3d offence shall be utterly deprived.
Dammages shall be taxed in suche case by inquest or by the
Court.
Cap: 77. Serjeants of the mace that by false tales work strife, or
that shall discover the secrets of the Towne or theire superiours, being
convict, shall be putt from theire office.
Cap: 78. The Town Clerk that shall make false rolls to deceive
the Towne or pty shall be imprisoned, and for the first offence be
suspended from his place for half a yere. And for the second offence,
or for discovering the secrets of yc Towne or his sup'iours shall be
utterly putt out.
Cap: 79. In accons of debt or detinue between free Burgesses,
if the debt shall be above 1 6d ob : If the defend' will wage his law it
shall be by tenne men in manner following, viz: the 10 men shall be
divided into 2 pts, and betwene them shall be cast a pointed knife, and
those 5 towards whome the haft of the knife shall lye shall be dismissed,
and of the other five one allsoe shall be dismissed, and the remaining
fower shall sweare wth the defendant that shall make his law.
If the debt be but 6d ob. or under, the defendant shall wage his
law, but by his third.
But this law shall not hold betwene Burgesses forrainers.
But in plees of debt whatsoever, betwene a ffree Burgess and a
forraine Burgess, which of them soever shall be defendant and wage
his law, it shall be by his third, if the law will admitt wager of law.
Cap : 80. An order for the making and assize of bread ; now
useless.
Cap : 8 1 . An order for the brewing and assize of Ale ; now
useless allsoe. Onely its to be noted that in those dayes the Towne
had the assize of Bread and Ale.
Cap: 82. Its used in the Towne for the Bayliffs wth other
understanding men to searche the wines in the Towne betweene the
old and new vintage, and to stave suche wines as are found naught, and
to seise vessells to the Bayliffs use.
Cap : 83. Noe sale shall be of corn, wine, ale, or other liquor by
any measure or weights but suche as shall be sealled by the Town
according to the standard.
And the Bayliffs shall, when they will, make proof and triall of all
the weights and measures in the Towne. And if any shall be found
to use other weights or measures then suche as are approved, he shall
uppon conviction be amerced.
1292.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 39
Thus farre of the Auncient Customes and Orders :
All w°h I shall rank into three orders, for some of them are of later
originall, arising from ordinance by the greate Court or Councill of
the Towne.
Another sort may be from ordinance likewise, but of Norman
birthe in pt, and in part Saxon ; viz : suche as concerne process and pleaes
of severall natures, concerning w011 diverse are the Saxon lawes before
the Normans ever camme into this nation, though I doubt not but by
them they were muche compleated and refined.
The third sort are those that are concerning prop'ty of marled
women and of children, and translating of property by recognisance.
Concerning maried women, its evident that by the Saxon lawes
they were not reputed one wtil theire husbands, neyther in matter of
property nor of dammage in all respects, for they found pledges apart
from theire husbands for theire good observance wth the law of
Decemners, and theire owne estates are answerable for dammages by
them done.
Secondly, theire dower was of originall regulated by the Saxon law,
whoe gave the moity w011 by the Normans was turned to a third, and
yet in bothe these cases the Towne did hold theire Customes contrary
to the Norman lawes.
Secondly as Touching Children, its noe less clere that the Custome
of Gavelkind was purely of Saxon originall, and yet it held in being,
notw^standing the Norman lawes contraried the same.
The other, concerning the lawfull or full age of children ; Its
evident that the Custome of this Towne is expressly menconed in the
Saxon lawes.
And Glanvill, writing of the lawes refined by the Normans,
expressly mentioneth the full age of psons in case of conveyance, to be
by the law 21 yeres, nevertheless he afifirmeth the Custome of somme
Burroughs to be the same wth this formerly mentioned, soe as it seemeth
this Custome was so settled that lawes of the Conquerour prevailed not
against it.
The conclusion of all w°h will be, that this Town was a Town in the
Saxon times, & that it had Customes of governm*, & that such they were
as indured not alteracon eyther by Danes or Normans, allthough it felt
the force of bothe nations.
1291-2. 20 Edw. I. Munday after Assertion. [May 19, 1292.]
z, j-a- ( Laurance Harand.
Bayhffs, } JohnLew.
William Haile impleaded Peter ffuller for taking his goods in
Stoke in the suburbs of Ipsw*. The defendant pleaded in barr, that
4o BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
the goods were pawned to him by the plaintiffs wife for I9d, and that he
was to redeliver the same at the day apointed for the paym* and was
ready soe to doe.
And Judgem* passed for the defend*, and the plaintiff was ordered
to pay the money, and that thereuppon the goods should be
redelivered.
20 E. I. ffriday of ter Trinity. [June 6, 1292.]
Letis la Cenn impleaded Roger ffits Ode in an Assalt and Battery
donne uppon her to the dammage of ioh.
The defend* alledged that the plaintiff was a.femm covert.
The plaintiff demanded if the defend* had any more to say.
The defendant said that shee prcemised that plea cum emenda, and
that shee was not guilty.
The judgem* was that shee could not soe plead, and that the
plaintiff should recover damms.
20 E. I. ffriday after Sl Leonards. [Nov. 7, 1292.]
In a plea betwene Richarde de fforo and Philip Harnais, a
Custome was pleaded that in all plees of entry or abatem* the defend*
ought to depose the tenem* in question into the custody of two of the
neighbourhood, to keepe possession till the plea shall be determined.
1292-3. 21 E. I.
Bayliffs, I Laurence Harand,
( Richard Lew.
Courts were kept uppon the Lords dayes.
1293-4. 22 Edw. I. Munday after S' Martin. [Nov. 15, 1294.]
A plea of entry by Nicholas Kengsbregg against John and
Eustace Thede, brothers and sonns and heires of Agnes, daughter and
heire of Willm de Burstall :
Eustace appeared and answered for him selfe, and as Bayliff to
his brother John.
22 E. I. ffriday after S* E dm : [Nov. 27, 1293.]
William ffaber and Margery his wife and John ffits Allexander
de Stoke, as executors brought an accon of debt against Hugh the
Prior of Trinity, for a debt due to the testator.
I2g6.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 41
The defend* demanded the will to be shewen. The plaintiffs said
that it was inrolled and proved in Court before the Bayliffs, and
therefore ought not to be shewen.
The Court ruled that the same ought to be shewen, allthough it
were proved in Court and inrolled.
22 E. I. S* Andrew. [Nov. 30, 1293.]
In the case aforesaid the executors produced the will.
The Prior said it was not sufficient, because it was not sealled wth
the executors scales, and demanded judgem4.
The executors said that the will was proved before the officiall,
and under his scale, and that Administration was granted to them.
And that afterward the said will was proved in this Court before the
Bayliffs, and demanded judgem*.
But afterwards the Prior submitted to pay the debt.
22 E. I. Monday after Assump. Mar. [Aug. 16, 1294.]
John Wallenger brought an accon of Trn' against Henry Matelin
for a nusance donne to his freehold. The Defen' acknowledged the
nusance, but he alledged that the same was donne above forty days
before the action brought, and demanded judgm4 if he shall answere
wthout the kings writt, and judgm4 was for the defend*.
22 E. I. Buttolfsday. [June 17, 1294.]
A plea in the Court of Small Pleas of action for contribution for
reparacons of a shipp called ' the Hinde,' in a case betwene Ranulf
Allein and Mabil le Mestre.
1294-5 23 E. I.
Bayliffs, \ f7awran£r. Harand'
( Vivian Silvester.
Noe essoigne shall be allowed in a plea of Abatem4, neither for
the plaintiff nor the defend', in a case betweene Will1" Bulling and
John de Bergham : m: pi : Thursday in Whitsun weeke. [May 26, 1295.]
In this yere wills are pvcci of tenemts devised by will, and by the
generall contents of the bequests that concerne them onely, not of
goods or chattells, and the probate is entered coram Balivis et alijs.
1295-6. 24 E. I.
* \
Tho : Stacy,
Tho : le Maister.
Phillip Harneis,
Vivian fits Sylvester,
Rich : Lew,
Arnold le Pelleteur.
42
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[A.D.
ORDERED, that millers taking- more than theire just toll : for the
first offence shall be put into the pillory from one of the clock to three ;
and for the 2d offence, from i to 9 of the clock ; and for the 3d offence,
from i to 9, and forejure the trade.
24 E. I. Thursday before Si Lawrence. [Aug. 9, 1 296.]
Accon of trns against a part owner of a shipp of Ziruksee for a
trns donne uppon the English sea. The defend1 after appearance and
pleading, departed beyond the sea and returned not, and judgem* was
given against him by default.
24 E. I. day after Bartholomew. [Aug. 25, 1296.]
An Abatem1 brought by John de Orford against his brethren
Henry and Nicholas. And it was adjudged that the house after the
deathe of the Ancester, by the Custome of the Towne, discended by
inheritance to three sonns as heire.
1296-7. 25 E. I.
Thomas Stacy,
Thomas de la Rent.
n
Coroners,
Phillip Harneis,
Tho : Ailred,
Rich : Lew,
Arnold le Pelleteur.
One waged his law, and camme not at the day to make his law,
and judgem* passed against him.
25 E. I. Thursday before Sl Edm., King: [Nov. 16, 1296.]
Christopher Haltebe brought his accon against Robert de Clopton
for assault and Battery, and that thereby he, being a servant, was
hindred in doing his service, and judgem* passed for the plaintiff w111
dammages.
25 E.I. Thursday before, Penticost. [May 30, 1297.]
Christiana, the daughter and heire of Elias of Ipswich, demanded
a messuage in Ipswich against William le Maiden. The defend* pleaded
that Elias aforesaid was attainted and convicted of theft, and was
hanged, and soe judgem*' passed for the defendent.
25 E.I. Thursday before Barnaby. [June 6, 1297.]
The will of Vivian fits Silvester, containing bequests of severall
tenemts, was proved by parcells, the legatees coming in to make theire
Claimes at severall times.
(a) The same Bayliffes and Coroners by somme deedes appeare as the former yere had, and these
are referred to the next yere. (B).
1300.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 43
1297-8. 26 E. I.
Divers actions brought by the Prior of Trinity in the town court.
Walter de Clopton brought an accon for a house in Ipsw**, and
declared that his father died seised, and that the messuage thereby
desended, and ought to comme to his sonns Rob*, Ade, Willm, Walter,
and Hugh ; and that Will™ died wftout Issue, and Ade becam prof-
fessed in religion, and thereby the messuage ought to comme to the
complainant wth his bretheren Rob* and Hugh as partible land.
John de Bergham, parson of St. Edm : Chappell in Ipsw0*1.
Markesius de Markesio brought into the court a writing signed
and sealled wth the king's scale of the Castle of Burdeaux : whereby
Roger Blome, mr of the ship called ' the L : ' of Ipswich, was bound to
the said Marks in 36'' 13s 4d, while he lived, for wines bought of him
at Burdeaux, and that the said ship is ingaged for the payment. And
therefore the ship is by the Bayliffs ordered to be arested and prised
by sworne men.
Then came Thomas le Meystre and Will"1 Hastings, and demanded
the reason of the seisure, and prayed restitution, and shewed for cause
that 2OU parcell was paide, and that the said Tho : and Will1" had given
new bond for the residue, and hereuppon restitution of the ship is
awarded, faj
Lawrence Cobb,
e Whatfeild_
1298-9. 27 E. I.
The Coroners the same that were the last y ere.
1299-1300. 28 E. I.
Srpi 0, / Phillip Harneis.
Thomas Stacv, /-> \ »• i. j T
John le Maister Coroners, Richard Lew,
( Arnald le Pelleteur.
Kfeimne Covert brought an Action of detinue, and it was allowed.
In this yere I finde divers accons in the petit Court brought for
maritime causes, suche as for mariners wages, for ffraught, for detinue
of a part of a ship, and the port called Orwell.
I finde allsoe divers accons for defamacon, but uppon dammage
pticulerly declared.
(a) Admirall causes tried in the Towne plees : for no Admirall Court was in England till Edw : in.—
•vid Spelm : Glos. Maritime plees therefore are holden by this town by prescription ; but Admirall Courts
by Charter. Masters of ships had aunciently power to charge their ships in debt. (B).
44 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1300-1. 29 E. I.
Bayliffs &• ) {h( fame ihat werg -n ^ iasty(re
Coroners, )
Parcell of the will of John de Claidon, giving- to his wife his rents
in Ipsw°h for her life, proved and inrolled before the Bayliffs and others.
Tho : Ailverd, one of the Coroners, being dead, his will was
proved by the executors, wherein 2O5 yerely was given for ever out of
lands in Stoke, called Stiwards, for the maintainance of the Bridge,
and ios yerely out of other tenemts ; and the will was proved and
inrolled.
The Towne gave the Ordeale pitt in the suburbs of Ipswch to ffabate.
This I note for the Antiquity of the Towne, for the triall by ordeale
was wholly raised in the Saxon times, and at the Normans comming
and after grew out of use, soe as this towne had the cognisance of plees
determinable by Ordeale before the Norman times.
29 E. I. Thursday after S1 Michael. [Oct. 4, 1301.]
An appeale of felony for theft tried in the Towne Court.
1301-2. 30 E. I.
Bayliffs, I J0!"1 ?e Caust°»>
( John Lew.
30 E. I. Thursday after S' August in. [Aug. 23, 1302.]
An action was tried in the Town Court for a trespasse laid at
Callis. vid: rot: Crast : Assention. vide plecs. E. 2.
30 E. I. Thursday before Palm Sunday. [April 12, 1302.]
Gilbert Thurston demanded a partible tenem* in the suburbs of
Ipsw°h, as his right by desent to himselfe (amongst others his brothers)
from Julian dying wthout issue, and that all the rest of his bretheren are
dead without issue.
1302-3. 31 Edw: I.
Bailiffs, \ ]ohn Lew'
( Lawrence Cobb.
31 E. I. Thursday after S' Leonard. [Nov. 7, 1303.]
Granted to Robert Joyliff parcell of the Towne diches over against
stables grange, at the yerely rent of sixe pence for ever, unless it shall
comme to pass that the Towne shall be inclosed with a stone wall.
1305.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 45
1303-4. 32 E. I. Wednesday before S' Nicholas. [Dec. 4, 1303.]
Arnolde de Wedat brought an acco" of debt uppon a Tally, vid.
the like, Munday before S' Vincent. [Jan. 20, 1304.]
32 E. I.
Bayliffs, I ™om : Stacy,
I Thorn : de la Rent.
In a plea of Abatem* betweene John ffits William le ffleghere and
Lawrence Cobb, the parties camme to agreem', and it was inrolled and
acknowledged before the Bayliffs, and Arnold le Pelleteur, Coroner,
and the wife examined by the Bayliffs and Coroner. vid. the like,
Thursday before Sf Thomas. [Dec. 19, 1303.]
Justicics for 5OS debt by warr* from the sheriff.
Justicies for the ten1 against the Lord paramount, for services
demanded w°h ought to be paied by the rnesn6.
32 E. I. Thursday after Candlcmass. [Feb. 6, 1304.]
Abatem* between Robert and George Cocket, brothers : the
plaintiff claimed a tenem* in the suburbs of Ipswch in parcenery, and as
joint heire wth the defend*. After, he alleged in stop of Triall, that the
tenem* was holden of the Prior of Peters in ffree alms, but waving the
same, the triall went on, and the verdict found for the defend4 by the
will of their father, whoe gave the same to the defendent, being elder
brother, for yeres.
Spicer gave to his wife by his last will all his goods movable and
unmoveable, to pay his debts, and the overplus to her owne use, and
this will was proved before the Bayliffs.
Recognisances of deedes are entered to be sometimes before the
Bayliffs, and sommetimes before them in the presence of Coroners, and
sommetimes before the Bayliffs and Coroners, and the woman is said
to be examined sommetimes by the Bayliffs, and sommetimes by them
and Coroners.
Wills are entered as proved before the Bayliffs, and sometimes
entered verbatim, and other times onely soe much as concerne the
freeholds w* the Towne.
The like of contracts, agreem*5, debts, &c.
1304-5- 33 E. I.
The same Bayliffs that were the last yere.
33 E.I. Thursday after Hillary. [Jan. 14, 1305.]
John de Causton, Ralfe de Codenham, and Steven de Wurston,
executors of the last will of Selena de Golding, late wife of the said
46 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A. D.
John de Causton, camme to the Court to prove the will, wherein were
bequeathed divers tenemts in Ipswch from the right heire. And
Samna Loone, sister and heire to the said Selena did appeare and
counterplead the probate, alledging that the Custome of the Towne
would not admitt the probate. And thereuppon the Common Councill
of the Town declared that noe/em covt by the Custome of the Towne
could bequeathe any freeholds by her last will, allthough her husband
did agree therto.
33 E. I. Vigil of S* Joh: Baptist. [June 23, 1305.]
The Prior of Trinity, in an assize brought against him, pleaded in
Barr bastardy of the last tenant, and soe the tenem* falne to him by
escheate.
33 E.I. Munday after Midsumm''. [June 28, 1305.]
An accon of debt brought against Nicolas de Debenham uppon a
recognisance by him acknowledged. And the declaracon was of a
debt acknowledged before Tho. Stacy, Bayliff of Ipswch, wthout mention
of the other Bayliff or Coroners.
33 E.I. Munday after Micalm : [Oct. 4, 1305.]
The Lady Alis Holbroke by Rob* Lampet her atturny (by letters
patents shewen in Court) acknowledged a recognisance of debt to
Rob* S4 Quintin, and found 18 suerties of the inhabitants of this towne
for the paym1 thereof.
1305-6. 34 E. I.
n ,-ff ( Thorn: de Petra,
Bayhffs, ( Lawrence Cobb.
At the Towne Court of Plees, John de Musket by inquest was
found guilty of stealing 2 pounds of candle, price 3d, and had the
judgem* of the pillory, m : pi :
A recognisance entered into for a debt, and the same acknowledged
by both man and wife. m ; pi :
34 E. I. Thursday after Sl Mark. [Ap. 28, 1306.)
A tenem* claimed by two brothers as one. heire after the Custome
of the Towne.
34 E.I. Thursday after S* Luke. [Oct. 20, 1306.]
Maritime causes determined in the Court of ordinary plees.
Accon for scandalous words brought by/emms covert.
1309.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 47
An accon of Debt betwene Rob4 Tillot and Roger Patchet, marchts,
for 17 marks, 6s, eight pence, commenced originally and tried in the
Town Court without the Kings writt, and the Kings writt comms,
enjoines execution, and in the writt its expressly mentioned that the
triall was according to the Custome of the Towne without the kings
writt.
1 306-7. 35 Edw: I.
Tho:dePetra \ continued still Eayli/s.
Lawrence Cobb, )
EDWARD II.
During this Kings time, as formerly, fforrainers are made free in
severall manners, for somme are made free to all intents absolutely,
others for terme of life only, somme to be lottant and scottant, and
inhabite w^in the Towne : others were admitted as forraine Burgesses :'
somme uppon one certaine fine : others at a yerely render : And some
by inheritance. And theire customewas, when theycamme to demand
theire freedome, they shewed in open court and tendered their fathers
sword.
1307-8. i E. II.
r> ,-er ( Thorn: Stacy, r, ( Richard Lew,
Bayhffs, ( ThQ . de la £ent< Coroners, | Arno]d k pel,cteur>
At the Instance of Sr Walter de Norwch the Towne gave to
Walter the sonne of Rich : Thurstan 40" yerely during his life : the
severall acquittances are in the Treasury.
1308-9. 2 E. II.
Tho: Stacy, j continued Bay liffs.
Tho : de la Rent, )
2 E. II. Thursday before Sl Margarets. [July 18, 1308.]
Thomas Stacy granted to the Towne of Ipswch that they shall
have liberty to raise his medow two foote higher nigh the stanks of
Horswade Mill, to the least dammage of the medow that may be, and
wthout clayming any other right in the ground so raised, but onely
liberty to goe uppon the same to fishe the mill pond, and to raise and
amend the same as oft as neede shall be. And in consideration thereof
the Towne granted that Thomas Stacy and his heires and all those
that shall be owners of that medow, and theire heires, shall for ever
have weekely the grist of halfe a quarter of corn, viz., fower bushells
after the market measure, toll free, w* remidy, in case of deniall,
according to the indenture under the sealle of the said Tho : Stacy.
48
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[A.D.
Will1" Malyn brings an action against Hugh, Prior of Trinity, in
Ipswch, for the taking of w : goods and carying them away to the
Priory.
The prior appeared and justified the ex'tion, as the goods of
Alice, whoe was wife of Philip Harneis, whoe held the tenem* where
the goods were taken of the Prior, at the yerely rent of &c., and
whereof the prior was seised by the hands of the said Alice as very
tenant ; and for areres of the said rent in the yeres 10: 1 1 : 12: of the
last King he avowes the distresse. Will111 by replication averrs, that
the time of the avowing aforesaid, Alice was under coverture of
Phillip Harneis then her husband. The Prior rejoinds, that Willm is
alltogether estrange therto, and ought not be admitted to that plee, and
both demand judgem*.
1309-10. 3 E. II.
Tbl\ dS'Rent, ) continued Bayliffs y* ,« y ere.
Three brothers and coheires were vouched to warranty ; the eldest
appeared and warranted for a third part, and it was found against him ;
the other two under age appeared not, and lost by default, but execucon
staied till theire full age.
3 E. II. Thursday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 18, 1309.]
The Commonalty mett for election of twelve honest and sufficient
men to conserve the Lawes and Customes of the Towne, and to give
just Judgem*, and to do all other things for the promt of the Towne ;
as other twelve men from the time whereof there is no memory have
used to doe, and they chose Electors.
Marg'ets,
Tower,
Stevens,
Laurtnce,
. Roger Bond,
\ Peter de Birchey,
Ralf Haghelott,
Rich : Swallow.
/ John de Cotteler,
\ Roger Haltebe,
j Rob' de Elmsett,
Rich : Cowlott.
Sf. Mar: Elms,
St. Nicholas,
Si. Pttirs,
St. August ins,
John de Woodbregge,
John de Bresett, Kay,
V\ m Malin Clements,
Rich : Otter.
St. Matthews,
St. George,
Hen : le Tannour,
Peter le Lockiere,
Will"' Deye.
Abram le Pelleteur,
Jordan Tannator,
Rob' Cowlott,
Joh : de Westerfield.
Hugh Scott,
Rob' Clement,
Adam de Holbroke,
Gilbert de Ponte.
John de Grimbsy,
Robt de la Lane,
Ralf le Taverner,
Hen : Verdune.
13 1 2.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 49
Whie Helens parish was left out in this election, I finde not, But
these electors did make theire election off
Tho : Stacy, ) z? / Thomas de Petra,
Tho : de la Rent, J Elias le Ken,
Richard Lew, Hen : le Rottum,
John de Whatfield, John le Maister,
Hugh Harand, Alexan : Margrete,
William le Mayden sen : William Robherd,
To governe the aforesaid Towne faithfully :
To assist in judgem4 in the Court :
To doe all the thing's used to be done by the former 1 2 :
Provided that the Bayliffs shall be chosen by the commonalty in
the Common Councill as formerly hathe been used ; and act to the
number of ye 24 ; And it was granted to the said twelve men and their
successors after them to be elected, to have the common medow called
' Oldenholme ' to hold for life.
And when it shall happen that any of the 1 2 shall dye, it shall be
lawfull for the eleven companions of them alive to elect out of the
commonalty one honest and lawfull man in the roome of the party
soe dead.
The psons elected are sworne in open Court.
3 E. II. Thursday after Candlemass. [Feb. 5, 1310.]
Walter son of Randolfe of IpsW* acknowledged a release of a
tenem4 in Ipsw°h, being then sixteene yeres old, and it was received
and inrolled.
1310 ii. 4 E. II.
Tho : Stacy, ) continued Bayliffs ( Arn°!dle Pelleter,
Tho : de la Rent, tht+thven. Coroners, \ Rich : Lew,
( Elias le Ken.
The King this yere being at Barwick, sent his letter like a writt
patent in parchm4, written in Lattine under his scale, to the towne, to
borrow of them two hundred pounds ; the original is in the Treasury.
1311-12. 5 E. II.
Tho : Stacy, ) continued Bayliffs Arn°ldle Pelleteur,
Tho : le Rent, the tfhyen. £,lch :, L£w'
Ehj : le Kenn,
An Aeon of accompt by Jmticies, by the Sheriffs warr4 to the
Bayliffs.
The Towne gave to the King sixty markes in sylver to aide him
in his warrs against Scotland. See the Acquittance in the Treasury.
They gave five marks more for the aide of the Kings shipp called
' the Christopher.'
H
continued Coroners.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
5 E. II. Thursday after St. Buttolf. [June 22, 1312.]
In the case betweene Baden and May, two brothers are menconed
coheires.
5 E. II. Thursday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 16, 1311.]
In the pleading of a will, its alleged to be proved before the
Bayliffs onely, and no mention made of Coroners or Court.
5 E. II. Thursday after St. Thomas. [Dec. 23, 1311.]
John ffits Christopher acknowledged a conveyance of a tenem* in
Ipsw1*, he beeing then sommewhat more then 14 yeres old, and the
same was accepted and inrolled.
I finde mentione in the rolls of the Court of plees of this yere of a
tenem* between Losegate way and St Austens Church on the one pt,
and the salt water on the other pt. And a streete called Coocke Row
in Lawrence parish. 5 E. II. Hillary : Rot. g i .
Cognisance of plees allowed to this Towne by ye judges of the
Comm : plees. 5 Ed. 2.
1312-13. 6 E. II.
Bayliffs,
Thorn : Stacy,
Laurence Cobb.
Coroners,
Richard Lew,
Tho : le Rent,
Elias le Keene.
The Bayliffs and Comonalty ex officio declared in the petit Court
against John ffarmer, free Burgess of the Town, for collouring of goods
of forrainers : and the defend4 confessing the action, was adjudged
disfranchised, and as a forrainer to pay Custome for his goods in
marchandise for the future.
Parcell of the Common Soile next the capitall house of Simon le
Painter, wthout the common diche in Margts parish, 1 10 foote long and
80 foote broad, granted to Tho : Chapplein at 6d rent, provided he
shall mantaine the house there already built, and soe muche of the
common diche bordering on the said ground, and that he shall build
noe more uppon the premisses.
6 E. II. St. Markets Day. [Thurs., July 20, 1312.]
An essoigne de servicio Regis was cast for the Prior of Trinity, and
it was not allowed, because he hathe an atturny uppon Record before
the Bayliffs, where is not menconed.
1313-14. 7 E. II.
Bayliffs, j
Thorn : de la Rent,
Richard Lew.
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7 E. II. Thursday before Simon & Jude. [Oct. 25, 1313.]
An accon of accompt by justicies, sent from the Sheriff wthout
warr1 thereuppon to the Bayliffs.
Mabell Leighton demanded for dower a moity of messuage and
tenem1 in Ipswch.
7 E. II. Thursday after St. Edmund. [Nov. 22, 1313.]
Rooes, the wife of Henry Stabler, brought her accon against John
de Whatfeild, whoe vouched to warranty sixe sonnes and coheires of
the said Henry.
1314-15. 8 E. II.
i TV, <?t^ ( Tho : de la Rent,
liffs, irexander Margery. Coron^' *icha[dLew,
( Ehas le Keene.
Clement de Spicer, John Russell, and Edmund de Castleacres
Deed acknowledged before the Bayliffs and one Coroner ; and others
before the Bayliffs and 3 Coroners ; and a forrainers will of a tenem* in
Ipsw01* proved before the Bayliffs ; and a deed of Ralfe Randolfe
proved before the Bayliffs and others named, but noe Coroners
mentioned.
Mabel Toke and John Toke her sonne granted a house in the
Kay parish to Tho : de la Rent, and the deede was acknowledged ;
the said John being found by proofe 14 yeres old, and being tried by
numbering and measuring, it was allowed and inrolled.
St Mildreds Church and Allsaints chappell in Ipsw0*1, I finde in
the records of the Court in this yere.
1315-16. 9 E. II.
„ rff ( Lawrence Cobb, r ( Tho : de la Rent,
Bayhffs, Gilbert Roberd. Conners' S^,8^1
( Ehas le Keene.
Thursday after Holy Rood. [Sept. 18, 1315.]
John Godsman of 15 y. age, tried by number and measure,
acknowledged a deed. vid. rot. Recog: 3 Coron™.
Nic : Carres will of Sudbur.v, and Rog : Bonds will &c.
Thingsted way seemeth to be the way from Bolton to y6 Wash
Lane.
Thomas Stale and his wife acknowledged a deede in the presence
of one Coronr ; soe Roger del Wode.
Katharine the wife of Robert le Webber brought a writ of right
Patent of a ten em* in Ipswch, and declared of a tenem* in the suburbs
of Ipswich, and by judgem* of Court shee lost her writt.
52 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Willelmus de Cleidon (?) per Johannem de Gipwico atturnatum
suum petit versus Laurentium fits Barkham sol : stau (?) de Gipwico
unum toftum cum pertinentiis in Gipwico ut jus suum &c : et praedictus
Laurentius per Thomam de Westill atturnatum suum venit et super hoc
venerunt Ballivi Libertatis villae Gipwici et petunt modo curiam suam
ut habeant et Ballivi praefixerunt diem partibus apud Gipwicum die
Jovis proximo post festum Sancti Andrese apostoli et dictum est iis
quod celerem justiciam partibus exhibeant alioquin quod revertant.
Mic: Rot: ccccxx (?J Ash. (a)
1316-17. 10 E. II.
Tho • Starv ( Tho : de la Rent)
Bayliffs, johndeWhatfeild. C°™ers' Elye le Kenne,
Richard Lewe.
10 E. II. Thursday after Nativit : Mary. [Sep. 9, 1316.]
Roger ffrancis brought an accon of wast against John Blake, for
wast donne in a wall and a well in a tenem* demised to the defend4 for
Life, under condition to leave the same in as good estate as &c. The
defend' pleaded that by the Custome of the Towne and constitutions
thereof suche wast is not punishable w^out the Kings writt. (bj
10 E. II. Thursday after St Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1316.]
Divers sonnes are reputed as one heire.
Thursday after St Luke. [Oct. 21, 1316.]
A will was proved, wherein a house was devised to be sold, and
that for the benefitt of the testaters soule, and the executors had free
administration and seisin to do according to the will.
1317-18. ii E. II.
Richard Lew.
Common soile once Brabons, in St Nicholas parish, granted to
Cowlott.
ii E. II. Thursday before Allsaints. [Oct. 27, 1317.]
A deed acknowledged and inrolled before one Bayliff and 2
Coroners in full Court.
The like allsoe in the vigill of the Purification of Mary. (Wed.,
Feb. i, 1318.)
and is probably misplaced.
(b) Quer. for I find noe resolution (B).
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Thursday after Gregory. [Mar. 16, 1318.]
Divers deeds acknowledged and inrolled before 2 Bayliffs and one
Coroner in full Court. Thursday after Holy Rood. (Sep. 15, 1317.)
And Thursday after Barnaby. (June 15, 1318.)
11 E. II. Wednesday after Joh : Revelation. [Dec. 28, 1317.]
The town of Ipswich by John de Whatfeild complained to the
maior of London that the Burgesses of the Towne were distrained by
the Sheriff of London contrary to their Charter, and uppon the reading
thereof it was allowed, vid. libra E. fo. 70. this is in London.
Memorandum quod die Mercurii proximo post festum Sancti
Johannis ante portam Latinam anno Regni Regis Edwardi filii Regis
Edwardi undecimo venit quidam Johannes de Whatfeild de Gipwico
ceterique Burgenses ejusdem villae coram Johanne de Wengrave
Majore Londinensi ceterisque Aldermannis et questi fuerunt quod
Johannes Priour et Willielmus de ffourneis vicecomites dictae civitatis
Burgenses dictae villae sepius contra libertates suas eis a Domino
Rege et suis progennitoribus concessas et confirmatas ac contra cartae
suae tenorem distrinxerunt unde petierunt quod remedium inde eis
fieret et quod de cetero contra cartae suae tenorem non distringantur et
super hoc lecta et intellecta carta sua praedicta cujus tenor de verbo in
verbum (ad dictorum burgensium requisitionem) subscribitur et irrotu-
latur. Dicti Major et Aldermanni in quantum in eis est omnes libertates
subscriptas allocarunt eisque de cetero allocatas concedunt Unde
preceptum est vicecomitibus praedictis quod districtiones praedictas
eis deliberent et quod de cetero non distringantur. t
1318-19. 12 E. II.
D 7 -a- ( Thorn : Stacy. .-, ( Richard Lew,
Bayhff*. \ Thom:delay'Rent. Coroners, \ E,iag le Kenn'
12 E. II. Thursday after St. Steven. [Dec. 28, 1318.]
Before two Bayliffs and one Coroner in full Court, the will of
Rob* de ffornham was brought to be proved, the same being neyther
signed by the hand of the testator, nor proved before the Ordinary.
And amongst other legacies therein, A tenement was given to the
ffriers Minors of Ipsw** to inlarge theire dwelling.
ffor the probate whereof the executors produced two ffriers Minors,
viz., ffrier Rob* de Wonton, and ffrier John de Winington, whoe uppon
the perill of theire soules, affirmed that they were present at the making
of the will, And that the testator did therein give the legacies therein
contained as they are therein menconed, And that he made the
f This transcript appears, on comparison, to vary in some degree from original record at Guildhall,
Letter Book E. fo. 70 b., where the Charter referred to is given at full length. It is not in Bacon's hand-
writing, nor in the same as the preceding transcript.
54 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
executors therein likewise menconed, and that he was then of good
memory, and settled in minde. And there uppon the will was allowed,
proved, and.inrolled wth a salvo jure, as is formerly used, and seisin was
granted according to the Custome.
1319-20. 13 E. II.
,.„. ( Tho: Stacy, .-, ( Alexander Margery,
Bayl,/s, \ Tho: de ^ Rent. Corners, J Elias le Kenn.
13 E. II. 2 Novem : [1319.]
THE CHARTER.
Whereas by the Charter of Hen : ye 2d all brokage in marchandise
in this Towne was forbidden, And by the Charter of Edw. I. free passage
was granted of all marchandise to the place appointed for the sale
thereof: Nevertheless, divers ffree Burgesses, minding theire private
gaines, tooke uppon them as hoasts to marchants, and make private
sales of theire commodities, and many times wthout the march45 consent,
and kepe the fourth part of suche sales to themselves for hoastage :
and buyers doe buye for them selves and theire Burgesses. It is there-
fore ordered that noe hoaste nor broker shall intermedle in such sales,
nor shall any 3th p* be allowed or demanded. And if any burgess shall
claime part in any suche sales, he shall putt in security, then shall have
his part. And if any Burgess shall go contrary hereunto, he shall
loose his goods soe bought, and allsoe his freedome. And that all
goods and Chattells of buyers shall be lyable for the debt due for suche
marchandise. And all contracts for marchandise shall be recorded
before the Bayliffs uppon acknowledging if the seller will, and the
suerities for performance and the Bayliffs shall levy by distresse the
debt and dammages for delay : and if paym* cannot be made, the pty
shall be disfranchised.
All forestallers shall loose the goods forestalled, and if he be a
free Burgess, he shall moreover loose his freedome.
That there shall be noe broker w^in the Towne.
That noe Burgess shall take uppon himself to victuall marchant
shipps, and thereuppon demand brokage, but every marchant shall
victuall as he pleaseth.
Whereas noe day nor hower in certainty is determined for election
of Bayliffs, whereby Bayliffs have bein at theire own wills making a
party for themselves, And have layed taxes and levied them upon the
Commoners to theire owne private benifit, wth ransoms and amercemts :
It is ordered that the election of Bayliffs shall be uppon the feast of
the Nativity of our Lady ; unless the Commons by theire common
assent will retaine theire former Bayliffs still.
Eache Bayliff shall have for his fee yerely five pounds, and the
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auncient Custome of ffishe, hering, onyons, garlick, Broomes, and the
usuall fee of sixe pence for every ensealing.
That the Bayliffs shall take noe amercem*5 w^out the presence of
the Chamberlins and two lawful men.
That the Bayliffs shall not charge the Towne wtbout the presence
of the Chamberlins.
That two sufficient persons of the inferiour sort of people, shall,
by common consent, be elected to be Chamberlins to receive plees,
issues, and approvem*5 of the said Towne. And thereout to pay the
farme to the King, the Bayliffs fees, and other estreates for the Towne.
That the Bayliffs shall charge the Chamberlins wth the said
approvemts; And the Chamberlins thereof shall accompt in the
Tollhouse.
That the Chamberlins shall counter roll to the Bayliffs all manner
of plees touching frank tenem*3, recognisances of ffrank tenemts, and
of greate debts and probates of Testam43. And for this the Chamberlins
shall have twenty shillings yerely to cache of them.
That the Chamberlins shall hold their place for one whole yere.
Because the Common sealle hathe often passed wthout common
consent, Its ordered that fower men of the most sufficient sort, by
common consent at the day aforesaid, yerely, shall be elected to kepe
the fower keyes of the Common Hutche in w0*1 the Common Sealle
and the Treasury are kept. Soe as on the day of election of the
Bayliffs they render the same to the Commons to be disposed as they
shall please. And that nothing shall passe the Common Sealle wthout
common assent and in open Tollhouse.
That one of the Commons shall be elected the same day by
common assent, to be Clerke of the Court, and Common of the Towne,
and he shall have forty shillings yerely from the Chamberlins, besides
the ordinary fees.
And allsoe two underbayliffs, cache of whome shall yerely have
a gowne and sixe shillings eight pence and shoes.
And that by common assent a Gaoler shall be elected, and he
shall putt in suerties, and shall have 13" 4d yerely, and the auncient
ffees of the Gaole. ffellons goods shall be under the Custody of the
Chamberlins, whoe are to render them up to the next Chamberlins at
theire accompt, and all other things in their Custody.
Because Bayliffs have formerly made Burgesses by compact, taking
the whole benefit to themselves : its ordered that noe Burgess shall be
made in the Towne but at fower set times in the yere, viz., the next
Court after Michallmass, and after Christmass, and after Easter, and
after St John Baptist ; And the same shall be elected by common
assent. And the mony thereof arising shall goe to the common
proffit, and by the Chamberlins to be collected and accompted for.
56 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The Common Sealle shall be free to all, and not be denied to any
free burgess demanding the same.
13 E. II. July.
At this time was the towne of Harwich, belonging to Thomas
Brotherton Erie of Norff : by his mediation made a free town Corporate,
upon an Ad quod Damnum directed to the Sheriff of Essex, (aj
1320-1. 14 E. II. December 12. [1320.]
It is ordered by the general consent of the town that from hence
forthe the Bayliffs of this town shall allwaies be elected uppon ye day of
the Nativity of the Virgine Mary, And that they shall have to cache of
them the yerely fee of ioos for theire service. And they shall likewise
have to theire own use the Customes of fishe, herings, and onions, and
the fee of every inseallm* by the common sealle, which is 6d.
This order is inrolled under the names of the Alderman, Bayliffs,
and Commonalty, the Alderman being set before the Bayliffs, which I
conceve is the Alderman of the Guild.
14 E. II. Hillaryes Day. [Tues., Jan. 13, 1321.]
A deed was acknowledged and inrolled according to the Custome.
And after, uppon the Wednesday after St Buttolfs day, the Recogniser
camme and praied the record of the said deed to be vacated, alledgmg
his title otherwaies. And accordingly it was vacated in the Margent
thereof.
_,.,.. ( Lawrence Cobb,
Bayliffs, H le Rottonn.
1321-2. 15 E. II.
„ ,.». ( Richard Lew,
Bayliffs, Walter de Westhaii.
Appeales of fellony tried in the Court of plees.
1322-3. 16 E. II.
( Tnhn Harnak ( John de Prestoun,
*"''/'. { femS. Chamberhns, \ JMiles le ifenndre,
Town Clark, William de Kenbroke.
1 6 E. II. Thursday after Michalmass. [Sep. 30, 1322.]
An action of Right brought against Geoffery Stacy of a messuage
in Ipsw011, and he pleaded in barr that the messuage was in the suburbs
of Ipsw011, and not in Ipsw011, and the verdict was found for the defend4.
fa) This was Thomas Plantagenet, surnamed "De Brotherton," 5th son of K. Edw. I., who was
created Earl of Norfolk 16 Dec., 1312, and was the yth of that title since the Conquest, ob. 1338. s. p. m.
when the title became extinct.
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57
1 6 E. II. Tk.
ursdav after Holy Rood. FSep. 16, 1122.!
An Appeale of Robery brought in the Town Court against
Edward de Disse, whoe pleaded not guilty, and putts himselfe uppon
triall of the Country at Disse. And being asked if he would putt
himselfe upon triall of the Country at IpsW* where the robbery was
committed, he said ' noe,' and thereuppon he was committed to the
Gaole, et ad Dietam, untill he shall putt himselfe uppon triall of the
Country at Ipswch. And the goods are committed to John de Akenham,
Chamberlin, to keepe.
16 E. II. Simon and Jude. [Thurs., Oct. 28, 1322.]
Maud the wife of Clem* Soam demanded a John de Leyham and
Christiana his wife, a moity of a messuage in IpsW* as her dower.
The defend* pleaded a record of a plea 7 E. II. in the time of
Laurance Cobb, Bayliff, wherein it was found that Clem : Soam was
not seised, and because the roll was mistaken in the plea, for that the
same was 14 E. II., and not in the 7 E. II., Judgm* passed for the
plaintiff.
16 E. II. Thiirsday after Trin. [May 26, 1323.]
Richard Rober
was disfranchised.
1323-4- 17 E. II.
Bayliffs, { Vivian Sylvester,
( John Clement.
17 E. II. Thursday after St Martin. [Nov. 17, 1323.]
Diverse assizes of nov : disseisin, and writs of Abatem*3. vid. rot.
recog : 17. a. r.
In the proving of John Harneis his will, the Baylififs gave 14 dayes
for any one to putt in theire claime.
17 E. II. Friday after St Edmund. [King, Nov. 25, 1323.]
In an assize the demand* made his title by vertue of a last will.
The tenant pleaded that the Testator was noe freeman of this
Towne, and therefore could not give any lands or tenem*8 by will by
the Custome of the Towne. But the verdict passed upon the seisin.
Cognisance of plees allowed in the Kings Bench in a case betwene
John fitz Seman, le Long Peter, and Rob* fits Roger le Glover, and
Peter Parminhood, because their liberties were confirmed by the kings
charter in the 5th yere of his reigne. vid 5 E. II. rot. 92. Hillar :
et 17 E. II. rot. 98. Mic: rot. plac. 162.
Richard Roberts, for forestalling, and other falcities and trespasses
was disfranchised.
58 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rich. Chancer and Mary his wife demanded of Annis de Westhall
a moity of one messuage and two shopps in Ipswch as ye Dower of the
said Mary, and this was in the Kings Court at Westminster. And ye
Bayliffs of Ipswich camme and demanded their Court, and it was
allowed, vid. rot. dev1.
17 E. II. Thursday after Assumption. [Aug. 18, 1323.]
Two actions for Dower, wherein a moity was demanded.
Suerty of the peace granted by the Kings writt to the Sherif of
Suff. against one in Ipswch, and the same delivered to the Bayliffs
w^out warr4 thereuppon.
1324-5. 1 8 E. II.
•n i-a- ( Gilbert de Burrough, ,-. ( John de Prestoun,
Bayhfft, j John de castleaker. Conrtm> \ John Balioll.
1 8 E. II. Thursday after St Dunstan. [Dep. May 23, 1325.]
Justicies for 20 marks by the Sheriffs warr*.
The like upon an accompt.
An Appeale of Robbery in the Court of plees.
Roger and Thomas Raison acknowledged a deed, and the same
was accepted and inrolled, the eldest of them being but 1 8 yeres old,
and the youngest 16 yeres. But bothe of them were tried by number
and measure.
Maud Alison prosecuted an Appeale of Robbery against Joh. de
le Gonre, and the verdict found him guilty, whereby he had sentance
to be hanged by the neck. In a writt of right, the defend*5 atturny
admitted above at Westmr, and certified by writt to be received at
Ipswch.
1325-6 19 E. II.
T, ,-a- ( John Hert or Yrpe. ^ ( Gilbert Roberts,
Bavhffs, ( John de Prestoun. Coroners> ( John le Maister.
19 E. II. Thursday after Edmund the King. [Nov. 21, 1325.]
The wife of Geoffery Barnard demanded in the Kings Court at
Westminster of John de Balioll, a moity of a messuage in Ipswch as her
dower. And the Bayliffs camme, and demanded their Court, and it
was allowed them. vid. plac : before Wm de Berisford and his Companions,
Justices of the King de Banco. 19 E. II. Rot. 161 : Mic. tres Septiman :
vide rot : 156.
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19 E. II. Thursday after St Andrew. [Dec. 4, 1325.]
In an accon against John Dusyon, he pleaded lnon est factum?
and the verdict found that it was his deede, and thereuppon he was
committed to prison, and fined 6s 8d., which after was remitted to 2s.
1326-7. 20 E. II.
Bayliffs, I Gilbert de Burgh, c J Gilbert Rob'ts,
( John Yrpe. ( John le Maister.
The Course during this kings reigne for recognisances of deeds,
was to do the same in full Court, whither one of the Coroners were
present or more, 8, 9, 12, 13 E. 2., and 19. Somme times before one
Bayliffin Court n E. 2.
And deeds were not entred verbatim, but the contents soe farr as
touched the main substance.
Wills were proved onely for lay fees, the fee for the probate to
the Bayliffs 2s.
Every lay fee uppon the probate was by seisin delivered by the
Court, and 6d for every seisin.
Proclamacons made for one or divers dayes, as the Bayliffs
discretion lead him, for all that would to counter plead the probate.
And to put in theire Claime for the legacies.
Witnesses prove the will uppon othe, and that the testator was of
sound minde and memory, and did give the legacies in the will
mentioned.
EDW: III.
1327-8. i E. III.
SGeoffery Stacy,
Geoffery Costyn, .-, ( Gilbert Roberts.
TUT Coroners. < T , , , , . ,
John Irpe, ( John le Maister.
Richard Leyham.
A plea of Abatem* of a House in the suburbs by Concent.
Robert Scott was distrained, for that being a forrainer, he claimed
the liberty of a free man, and being present in Court, a jury was
awarded to inquire, and they found him a freeman by bloud, viz., the
sonne of Willm Kemp, whoe was a free man resident, and thereuppon
judgem* passed for him. rot : min : plac :
John le Man brought an abatem* against John the sonne of
Richard Haltebe and John Lipp, and pleads that they disseised him
of his freehold, that is to say, of 14s rent, wth the appurtenances, to be
received out of a house wth the appurtenances in the parish of St. Mary
at the Tower of Ipswich, in the flesh market, put in view of the Jurors.
6o BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
And John Lipp sales he claimeth nothing in the house or rent, nor did
he make any disseisin in the same. And John the sonne &c., by
Christopher Haltebe his Bayliff, as tenant of the premises, said that
one William of Wetheringset was long since seised of the said rent,
and is yet still seised untill that the said John Man disseised him : and
the Jury named in the record being sworne, and have the view, and
finde uppon theire othes that John Lipp did disseise the said John Man
of the said annuall rent; that is to say, when the said John Man
distrained for fower yeres annuity arere, John Lipp by force of armes
rescewed the distresse from the said Joh. Man by force of armes, to
the dammage of John Man 2s. The Jury being asked if John Haltebe
were present at the disseisin or not, and the Jury say he was not.
And that the said John Haltebe is tenant of the messuage and the
appurtenances, and that the rent of 14* is arere for fower yeres.
Judgem* that John Man shall recover arers and damm's 2s. And
a precept to levy the same of John Lipp, and he is committed to the
Gaole, and John Lypp camme and made an end.
1328-9. 2 E. III.
„ ,-jr ( Geoffery Costyn, /-, ( Tho : Stacy,
Bayhfs, ( Thomas de WhUfield. Coroners, j Wi]liam Causton, Cl.r :
2 E. III. Thursday after E dm : Bishop. [Nov. 17, 1328.]
If a rent be granted, and the tenant refuseth to atturne, a p. quce
servicia lieth for remidy.
2 E. III. Thursday after St. Andrew. [Dec. I, 1328.]
The Will of Ade de Westhall was brought into the Court, and
seisin granted of somme tenements granted by legacy, but in regard
Claime was made to others (therein mentioned) by Joh : le Maister,
seisin and administracon as to them was stayed, quousq : &c.
2 E. III. Thursday after Convers : Pan II. [Jan. 26, 1329.]
In a per quce servicia, And the verdict be for the plaintiff, and the
defend* nevertheless will still refuse to atturne. The Court granted a
distress for the areeres.
The fee farme of this Towne now was 6ou.
1329-30. 3 E. III.
******* \ SETZShSld C— ( fe^d'eCauston.c.e,:
Shirehouse Hill in the Kay parish, north of a house, and the salt
water south of the same house, r. r.
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1330-1. 4 E. III.
„ ,.„• .. , ( Geofferv Costyn, .-, ( John Irpe,
Bwlifsamtmiud, [ Thomas de Whatfeild. Cmmn. \ William Causton, cler :
The Bayliffs are fined 2OS for a false returne.
4 E. III. Wednesday after St. Leonard. [Nov. 7, 1330.]
Geoffery Costyn, one of the Bayliffs, and John Irpe, one of the
Coroners, executors of the last will of Maud Davy, camme into the
Court and proved the will before Geoffery Costyn and Thomas de
Whatfeild, Bayliffs, and administration was granted accordingly, r. r.
1331-2. 5 E. HI.
I w-.r611 ^ 9Urfh ' Coroners, \ fc IrP*'
( William le Smith. ( William Causton, cler:
A streete in -Laurence parish called ' the Cook Row,' lying North
and South, r. r.
5 E. III. Thursday, St. Marke. [Ap. 25, 1331.]
Geoffery Costyn, one of the Bayliffs, brought into the Court a deede
of conveyance of a tenem* in Ipsw011 to him made, and the same was
acknowledged and inrolled, but the teste is the other Bayliff wth others.
5 E. III. Wednesday after Nativit : Mar: [Sept. n, 1331.]
A deede acknowledged by John fits Robert Abrams, and the same
was inrolled allthough the recognisor was but bare 14 yeres of age, but
he was tried by numbering and measuring.
1332-3. 6 E. III.
, cler:
Thingstead nigh the Town wall in Marg*3 parish.
The highway is in Thingstead.
A tenem* in Mildreds parish betwene a tenem* on the west and the
apple Market on the east, one head abutting on St Mildreds church on
the south, and the Cornhill on the north, r. r.
Common soile in Nicholas parish at the Colehill granted to
Croxon.
1333-4- 7 E. III.
62 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
7 E. III. Thursday after Assumption. [Aug. 19, 1333.]
John ffits Robert de Bosco acknowledged a deede, his age was
proved by othe of 5 witnesses to be above fowerteene yeres, and he was
approved by numbering and measuring, and the deede was inrolled.
1334-5. 8 E. III.
1335-6. 9 E. HI.
„ ,.„• ( John Lew, ^ ( John Irpe,
Bavhffs, ( JTho. le C^ttellere, Conne"> \ William de Causton.
In a plee concerning land, fower p'sons were Chosen by the Court
to impannell 1 8 good men to try the title.
Appeales of felony tried allsoe in Court.
1336-7. 10 E. III.
Bayliffs, ! j°£n ^ 7eStOUne' Coroner, William Causton, cler:
This yere Horswade Mill was burnt, and John the sonne of
Richard Haltebe the miller, being willing to build the same anew at
his own Charge, the Towne granted him a lease thereof for 8 yeres,
and allsoe theire medow called ' Oldenholme,' rendering a redd rose at
Midsummer.
Common soile in Mary at Elms parish granted by the Towne
to Noris.
1337-8. ii E. III.
Bavliffs ( Gilbert de Burgh. Coroner* I Wm' de Causton. cler :
ray*, { Edm Petigard. -«, | John Irpe_
ii E. III. Friday after St. George. [Ap. 25, 1337.]
Rob* sonne of Emme Brid acknowledged a deede, he being then
1 7 yeres old, and he was approved by numbering and measuring, and
the deed inrolled.
ii E. III. Thursday after St. Martin. [Nov. 13, 1337.]
An appeale of Robbery against 5 persons, whereof 3 were acquitted
and 2 found guilty, and pleaded that they were Clerks, and were
committed to Custody till the Ordinary should send directions. And
three others were found guilty as receivers, but judgem* stayed till the
ordinary had determined concerning the clergy of the principall.
I341-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 63
ii E. III. in Cena Domini. [Ap. 15, 1337.]
Alexander de London and Joane his wife brought an accon of
Dower for a moity, &c.
11 E. III. Thursday in Whitsun week. [June 12, 1337.]
A plea of land : after the petit cape the party appeared, and
replevyed the land.
1 338-9- I2 E. III.
„ ..„• ( John de la Rent, n ( John Irpe,
Bayhffs, | William Malyn. Comun, ( William Causton, cler :
In Matthews parish is Allsaints Church and an hospitall.
The king in this yere did confirme the Charters made to this
Towne by his auncesters, but granted no new priviledges.
12 E. III. Thursday after St Thomas. [Dec. 24, 1338.]
In a plee of Dower for a moity, judgem* passed for the' plaintiff,
and therein allsoe are three sonns of Joh. Harneis as one heire.
12 E. III. Munday after Annum : Mar: [Mar. 30, 1338.]
Two women and two men vouched to warranty as Cousins and
heires of John de Whatfeild.
12 E. III. Thursday aft'' Assump : Mar: [Aug. 20, 1338.]
A moity seised by a petit cape replevied by 2 sureties.
1339-40. 13 E. HI.
T> j-tc ( John Irpe, .-, ( John Irpe,
Bayh/s, j John de Leyham. C0mun> { William Causton, cler :
House in Mary Elms on the South abutting on the high way called
' Boteflood,' and on Barkers streete towards the East, and the Towne
diches towards the West, r: rccog:
13 E. III. Thursday, Mary Mag : [July 22, 1339.]
A deede acknowledged by Joh : de Briton and Isabell his wife,
and Rob* fils Nigel Tibaud and Margrt his wife, and the said two last
were one of them 16 yeres old and the other 17 yeres old, and the
deed was inrolled, noe mention being made of number or measure.
1340-1. 14 E. HI.
T, ,.,? ( Geoffery Stacy, n ( John Prestown,
Bayhffs, \ willm.de Kenbrokes. Coroners' { John Irpe.
64 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
14 E. III. May 15.
A Commission of Inquiry concerning the Haven, in Latine, translated.
Edward, by the grace of God King of England and ffrance, and
Lord of Ireland. To our welbeloved and faithfull John de Whelnetham,
John de la Rockele and Rob* de Cleve, greeting: Our welbeloved
Burgesses of our Towne of Ipsw"* have prayed us that whereas they
doe hold of us as of our Crowne of England the said Towne with the
appurtenances at fee farme by the gift and grant of our progenitors,
formerly kings of England, rendering thereout to us 6ou yerely : And
allthough the whole Haven of Erewell in the arme of the sea there to
the said Towne of Ipsw0'1 dothe belong, and from all times passed hathe
belonged : And the Bayliffs of the Towne aforesaid, distresses and
attachments in the said Port to make, and Tholl and other small
customs (of things and marchandises to the said Port and Town
comming) ought to take in our name (for the better inabling them for
the farme aforesaid) wch from all times past they have accustomed to
take ; without that any distresses or Attachments ought to be made by
any other : or Tholle or any Custome of Goods or Marchandises to
y6 said Port comming by any other person hathe or ought to have been
accustomed to be taken :
Nevertheless the men of the town of Herewick, by collour of our
1'rs patents, by wch lately (at theire request) we have granted the said
Haven to belong to the said Towne, (uppon theire information that it
belongeth to them) and we have granted to the said men of Herewick
that they certaine customes of goods and marchandises comming to
the said Haven for a certaine time for the benefitt of the said Towne
may take. And wch said 1'rs afterwards (for that they were prejudiciall
unto us and our said Burgesses) we by our 1'ers patents have caused to
be revoked. The Men nevertheless of Herewick aforesaid, the customs
of all goods and marchandises comming to the said Port of Erewell,
wthout respect had to our revocation aforesaid, doe take and will not
leave off to take, whereby our said Burgesses can not pay y° ffee ffarme
aforesaid as they ought, to the noe small dammage and loss of us and
of our said Burgesses.
We will that the Charters of those our auncestors to the said
Burgesses of the said Town to have the fee farme aforesaid, againe by
our Charter shall be confirmed, and the said Port w* the arme of the
sea there in that Charter shall be specifyed,
We, willing to provide for the indempnity of us and our burgesses
aforesaid, and to be more fully certified as touching the praemises,
have ASSIGNED you and two of you to inquire by the othe of honest and
lawfull men of the County of Suffolk, by whome the truthe of the
matter may be best knowne, in the presence of the Bayliffs and other
134°-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 65
honest men of the Towne of Herewick, as you shall see expedient, to
be summoned by you if they will be present : If the Port aforesaid with
ye arme of the sea there doe belong to the said Towne of Ipsw011 as it
is said or not. And if soe, then from what time, in what manner, and
how. And if the Bayliffs of the said Towne of Ipsw4* distresses and
Attachements in the said Port to make, and Tholle and other small
Customs of goods and marchandises to the Port and Towne of Ipsw011
they ought to take, to inable them for theire fee farme, and heretefore
have accustomed soe to doe, without that any other persons the
like distresses and Attach mts ought to make, or Tholle and other
Customes of the said goods and marchandises ought to take, and
heretofore have used to take or not. And if soe, then what, and what
manner of Customes, and what Marchandises, and in what manner, and
how : And if any Customes by others then the Bayliffs of Ipswch, in the
port aforesaid, of goods and marchandises thither comme, have been
taken or not. And if soe, then what, and what manner of Customes
and of what marchandises, and for how long time, and by whome or
what persons, and by what title, in what manner, and how ; and of
other circumstances concerning the praemisses, the full truthe. And
therefore we command you that at a certaine day and place wch you or
any two of you shall appoint, you make diligent inquisition touching
the praemisses, and the same distinctly and plainly made, that you
send to us wthout delay, under your scales or the scales of two of you,
and under the seales of them by whome the requisition shall be made,
together w& this writt. ffor we have commanded our Sheriff of the
County aforesaid, that at the time and place appointed by you or any
two of you, to him to be made knowne, he shall cause to comme before
you or two of you, soe many and suche honest & lawfull men of his
Baylywick, by whome the truthe of the mater in ye praemisses may be
best knowne and inquired. In witness whereof these our letters wee
have made patent. Witness myselfe at Westminster, 1 5 May : in the
yere of our reigne of England 14th, and of France yc Ist. (a)
An Inquisition taken at Ipswch uppon Munday in Whitsun weeke
in y° yere of the reigne of Edw. III. after the Conquest the 14th, and
of his reigne over ffrance the Ist. (bj
By John de Whelnetham and John de la Rockele, assigned to
inquire concerning articles underwritten, according to the forme of a
commission of our Soveraine Lo. the King to the said John and John
and Rob* Clere made, and unto this inquisition annexed (John Butt,
Bayliff of Herewick, Rich: Love, Rich: Ireland, Serlone le Coggere,
John Bollard, William Coppin, and Robert * * *, honest men of the
(a) 1340. • (T>) Rot. Escaet, 14 E. m. No. 36. [B.] [June 5, 1340.]
K
66 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Towne of Herewick at the port of Erewell, by John Cobbett and
Geoffery Newton being summoned, whoe doe not comme), by the othe of
Thomas de Hoo, Wmde Henley, Rodland de Blonvyle, Robert de Merton,
John Norman. John le Vynter, Henry Purchase, John Burriche,
Rob* de Bonwaile, John de Martlesham, John Clement, and Thomas
Snyward, whoe say uppon theire othe, that the port of Erewell wholly,
w* the wholle arme of the sea there running from a certain place called
the Polles in the deepe sea on every side unto the towne of Ipswch,
to the said Towne as to the Crowne of our Soveraine Lo : the King
dothe belong, and for all times past hathe belonged.
They say allsoe that the port aforesaid takes its originall and name
from a certaine fountaine called Erewell, wch is in the towne of
Rattlesden in the said County, (wch is distant downwards from Ipswch
towards the towne of St Edmunds fifteen miles) and floweth by a river
through the middest of the Burrough aforesaid to the Port aforesaid.
And they say that the Burrough aforesaid at the first was seated there
by reason of the port aforesaid, as the Chiefe Towne of the whole
County of Suffolk, by a certain Pagan king named Ypus, who named
the said towne by his name Ypswich. faj And that the Bayliffs of the
said Towne, and the officers of the predecessors of our Lo : the king,
kings of England, and not other persons, for all times in w°h the said
Burrow was in the kings hands, distresses and Attachem13 (wch to the
Bayliffs and officers of the king ought to belong to be donne) in the
Port and arme aforesaid in every place have made ; and Tholle and
other Customes, w0"1 of things and other saleable marchandises within
the port and arme of the sea aforesaid comming and going forthe to
other places ought to take and have taken as appurtenances to the
Burrough aforesaid ; that is to say, of every Hogshead, Pipe and
Barrell of
Sweete wine, Wode Ashes,
Wine vinagre, Coperace,
Uncti Cisaris, Cardoun,
Ale, Asseris,
and suche like marchandises of liquor, Arguel,
2d
Allsoe of every ffardel, bundle, and Trussell of canvace clothe and
linnen clothe wth the ends of them bound up, . . . . 4d
And of every ffardel, bundle, or Trussell not bound up, . . 2d
(a) Quer : if not Wippo, a Saxon of note for making lawes. vid. Lindenbrogius Cod : L.antiq. [B]
If it were so, how came it that the Borough is called in the Original Domesday* ' The Half Hundred of
Gippewid ' ? And the Town Gippewiz and Gippewic, and always in Latin Gippovicus ? By comparing
this return with the Commission itself, it is plain these men went out of their way, for neither did the name
of the Haven nor the name of the Town make any part of their inquiry. And it is most probable that this
unnecessary and unwarrantable account was occasioned by some conceited, silly man among them, who,
pretending to be more knowing, misled the rest. Had this return been in all points satisfactory, there had
been less occasion to make a like inquiry in the beginning of the very next reign, the return to which was
reasonable and true. See T, Rich, II. R. C.
* Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 25,012.
1340.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 67
Allsoe of every last of wooll and millstones .. .. .. 8d
Allsoe of every last of hand millstones, Balle of Alume, Brazil!, and
Almonds, and such like marchandise . . . . . . 4*
Allsoe of every shipp wth Scalteren and a hundred of greate salt * 4"*
And of every shipp wth Banks et Beyles . . . . . . 2d
And of every Battel with Orelocks .. .. .. .. id
And of every Battell with Cholles . . . . . . . . ob. f
Allsoe of every last of herings J and every hundred of Estriche bourd 4d
And of all other Customes w0*1 belong to the king to be taken of
all things and marchandises saleable, of w°h the particulers in certaine
can not appeare to the jurors, they have taken as belonging to the
Burrough aforesaid, and soe the Bayliffs and officers of our Lord the
king of the Burrough aforesaid, and not others, distresses and attachm45
in the port and arme aforesaid, every where have made and ought to
make. And Tholle and other Customs aforesaid of things and saleable
marchandises comming to the said port or Burrough, or from thence
going, ought to take, from the time wherein Lord John, formerly King
of England, progenitor of our now Lord the King, the Burrough
aforesaid, vf^ ye appurtenances, to his burgesses of Ipsw°h did grant
and demise, to have and to hold to the said burgesses and theire heires
and successors for ever, of the aforesaid Lord John, King, and his
heires, as of his crowne, by certaine farme to him and his heires yerely,
at his Exechequer to be returned and paid, or belonging to the said
Burrough for the better inabling the said farme of our Lord ye King,
without that any other ought to have any dominion or jurisdiction
whatsoever, or have used or ought to make any distresses or attachm45
any where w^in the said port and arme, or any Tholle or Custome of
any goods, marchandises, or salable things to the said port comming,
or from thence going, have taken or of right ought to take, or have
heretofore used to take. Till of late the men of Herewick (a hamlet
of the manner of Dovercourt, w^ mannor is holden of our Lord the
King) by collour of certaine 1'rs patents 6f our now Lord y° King, by
w0*1 the said Lord King to the men aforesaid, 2 June, 12° of his reigne,||
certaine customes of goods and salable marchandises to the port
aforesaid comming, for the benefit of the said Hamlet in the walling
thereof, for a certaine time to be received, did grant, (w0*1 said 1'rs patents
the same King for certaine causes, by his other 1'rs patents, dated the
1 2 of July in the same yere, did revoke, and hereuppon did command
the aforesaid men of Herewick that theire collection & levy of the
Customes aforesaid for certaine causes they should forbeare) distresses
and attachm13 by John Butt theire Bayliff in the port aforesaid have
made, and diverse Customes of all sorts of goods and salable wares to
the port aforesaid comming, from the 14th day of June in the yere
aforesaid untill now have taken, the revocation aforesaid notwithstanding;
* "Great salt was no doubt the larger crystals now known as bay salt." Rogers' Hist, of Prices,
Vol. I. p. 456.
t obolum, a halfpenny.
t A last of red herrings was 10,000, at five score to the hundred ; of white herrings, 10,000, at six
score to the hundred, -aid. Liber Custumarum. Rolls Ed. Vol. 2, p. 737.
68
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
that is to say, of Will" de Berking of London, one quarter of Estriche
board price IOH, one barrel of pitche, price 4s. Allsoe of Reinold
Estell de Deeft and his company, i6s 8d for 200 fflanders clothes. Of
Peter Henned de Malins and his company, 4s 2d for fifty fflanders
clothes, comming into the said port in a certaine shipp of Brele, uppon
the 1 5 day of September. And of other marchants as well English as
fforrainers, (whose names are unknowne) ffor diverse wares and
marchandises, diverse customes unto the summe of 4Oh and more, as
they beleeve, by diverse distresses and attachmts have taken, and suche
distresses and attachmts to make, and such customs by collour aforesaid,
and no other title whatsoever, to collect and levy doe not forbeare,
whereby diverse marchts, whoe were wont to comme to the said haven
and Burrough wth theire goods to sell, by reason of these oppressions
and exactions doe refuse to comme, to_ the greate detriment and
irrecoverable losse of the Burrough aforesaid.
In witness whereof the aforesaid jurors to this Inquisition have
putt to their seales. Dated the day & yere aforesaid.
This yere the Cornmarket was demised at the rent of 25'' ; The
ffleshmarket at 9" 6s 8d ; the ffishmarket at 8U 6s 8d ; the small markets
at 4H 13s 4d; Woodbridge market at iu 12s o. The Kay Tronage and
Bermandry at 2OU ; the mill at 2!i o o ; Ward sylver and Hatgabulum
at 5Hoo; In all 75" i8s 8d.
1340-1. 14 E. III. Thursday in Whitsun week. [June 8, 1340.]
Elen the Relict of Robt : Ede brought a writt of dower of a moity
against Wm Malyn, whereof shee was endowed at the Church dpore,
The defend' alleged that the plaintiff had formerly brought a writt of
right of dower in the same cause, and that he knew not to whiche writt
he should answer, and judgem* passed for the demandant, (aj
1341-2. 15 E. III.
,.„ I John de Preston, rnr, >,,*, I John Irpe,
Bayliffs, | JHenry Brikoun. '°tters< \ William de Causton.
Thursday after Epiphany. [Jan. 10, 1342.]
Henry Brikown, one Bayliff, brought a deede of a rent granted to
him, and the same was acknowledged and inrolled coram Balivis, &c.
15 E. III. Munday before and uppon Gregory. [Mar. 5 & 12, 1341-]
Henry Brickoun, one of the Bayliffs, died before Gregorys day
this yere, and uppon Munday before, the other Bayliff was at Bury,
before the Lo. Tho. Wake, (b) In whose A'sence, The will of the said
(a) md. ' Le Domesday de Gippewyz.' Cap' iv° ' De dowarye.' Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 25,012.
(b) Summoned to Parliament from 20 Nov. II Edw. n. (1317), to 20 Nov. 22 Edw. in. (1348). In
1341, ' Le Seignur de Wake ' is one of four Barons appointed by the King to examine & report on certain
petitions, vid. Nicolas Syn. Peerage. Vol. I. pp. 668 & 722.
134'-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 69
Henry Brickoun, uppon the Munday after the said day of Gregory, or
uppon Gregoryes day, was brought into the Court before John Irpe
and Geoffery Stacy, deputies of John de Preston, then being sole
Bayliff, and one Coroner, in full Court, and there was proved. And
thereby ordered his body to be buried in St Marg'ts churchyard, and
in the said will bequeathed five houses in this Towne and half a shipp,
and 200" in legacies to diverse persons. And the will was proved and
Administration granted, as well of goods as freeholds wthin the Town,
according to the Custome, (for suche is the forme of the entry). And
then the widow camme, and demanded her Dower and her frank Bank
of her husbands dwelling house, which by the Buttalls seemes to be
the greate corner house north from the Hospital.
15 E. III. Wednesday after Philip & Jacob. [May 2, 1341.]
I finde another will proved before the same deputy Bayliffs. By
the testimony of the Deane of Ipswich.
I finde allsoe that wills and deedes were proved and inrolled before
John Prestoun the onely Bayliff, till Wednesday after St Mathewes day,*
and how much longer I can not finde. Soe as it may appeare that
Ipswch was governed by one Bayliff from St. Gregories day till after
St. Matthew, which is a full half yere.f And allsoe that the Towne
did not yet settle theire elections allwaies uppon the Nativity of the
Virgine Mary, ffor that John de Prestoun continued Bayliff alone till
St. Mathewes day and longer. See the Rolls of Recognisances, Munday
after Corp' Xi & Munday after the Nativity of Joh : Bapt : , & ffriday
after St. James, and uppon the Lords day after St. James, and Wednesday
after St. Mathew :
15 E. III. Thursday before Laurence. [Aug. 9, 1341.]
In a plea of Abatem4 brought by Richard and John Martin against
Alis Hilt and others of a messuage, the plaintiff gave pledges, and the
tenem* was seised in Custody, and 18 lawfull men summoned for
the Jury.
15 E. III. Wednesday after St Denis. [Oct. 10, 1341.]
A will was brought into the Court and proved before one Bayliff,
whoe was Willm de Kenbroke, (a) that had formerly been Townclerk,
and others. And in this will diverse tenemts were bequeathed by the
Testator, Alex : Davy, and when the administration was to be granted,
Rob* the brother and heire of the Testator counterpleaded the same,
alledging that the tenemts in the said will so bequeathed, doe lye in the
Towne of Ipsw°h and were of the Testators inheritance, and that by
(a) quere whether he were not deputy to the Bayliff, for I finde noe more of his govemm1 this yere. [B]
* Sep. 26, 1341. t St Gregory is Mar. 12, & St Matthew Sep. 21.
yo BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
the custome of the Towne, noe man can, by his last will and testam*
devise his inheritance or any part thereof. And because the Executer
did not appeare to demand seisin of the tenem*5 aforesaid, therefore the
execution of the same was staied.
The last will of Agnes the wife of Adam de Shedd, whereof
Will"1 de Kenbroke of Ipswch was one of the Executors, and was
proved before Geoffery Stacy and William de Kenbroke, Bayliffs, (aj
and one Coroner.
1342-3. 16 E. III.
n ,.„. ( John de Prestoun, „ ( John de Prestoun,
Bayhffs, \ johnlrpe. Coroner*, ( john Irpe.
Sr John de Caston maried the daughter of Sir Richard Lew, bothe
of them being of Ipswich, vid: rot. recog:
1 6 E. III. Friday after Gregory. [Mar. 15, 1342.]
A deede of Rob* Mundkine and Agnes his wife acknowledged
before the Bayliffs and Coroners, and because Agnes was bedred, the
Bayliffs, Geoffry Stacy and Wm de Kenbroke, went to her and examined
her, and noe mention is made of the Coroners.
1 6 E. III. ffriday after Trinnty [May 31, 1342.]
Deede of Rob*, de Walsham & Isabell his wife and Hellen the
daughter of John Lew acknowledged, and Hellen proved by othe to be
1 5 yeres old, and allowed by numbring and measuring. (6)
1343-4. 17 E. III.
Bavliffs \ J°hn de Prestoun- Coroners \ Wil1™ Kenbrokes,
>i!#s' | John Irpe. •"' ( Will- Ringold.
Walter the sonne of John de Dunstall acknowledged a deede, and
uppon othe was proved to be 19 yeres old, and was allowed by numbring
20s, and measuring 12 elns of clothe. Buttolfs Day. 17 E. III.
[Tues., June 17, 1343.]
A deede acknowledged by one of 18 yeres old, proved by othe,
and allowed by numbring and measuring, (cj
1344-5- * 8 E. III.
7?W,VK i John de Prestoun, ( William de Kenbroke,
Bayliffs, | , T Coroners, John de Prestoun,
( Will- Eingold.
(a) quer : if not deputy Bayliffs.
(b) This custom of Ipswich, that a person is of full age when he can count and weigh, and measure
cloth, was admitted in a suit between ' Johannes filius Gerardi ' and ' Elyas le Cu de Gypewiche 'AD 1304
when the question was one of capacity. Year Book, 32 & 33 Edw. I. App. p. en. Rolls Ed.
In ' Le Domesday de Gippewyz ' it constitutes Cap0 lxx° f. 36. vide infra p 87
(c) These are in the 28* yere, rot : recog : [B ]
J345-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
22
The Corn market was demised this yere for
And the fflesh markett for
And the ffish market for . . . . 1 1 '
And the Kay for .. . .. . 17"
And the Small markets for
And Woodbridge market for
And the new mill for
And Horswade mill and Oldenholme (a) for 61'- yerely for tenne yeres.
vid. rot. firmar : 1 8 E. III.
(bj In this yere Will™ Sharford was Judge of assize at Ipswch, And
a greate number of sailors in a riotous manner went to the Common
Hall in Absence of the Judge, and one of them satt down in the Judges
Chaire and sett up a Crier, whoe called the Judge to appeare uppon
paine of 20'', and the Clark of Assize uppon paine of tenne pounds,
and none of the sailors were aprehended, whereuppon an Informacon
was exhibited against the Town, reciting the matter, and concluded
that it was done in derision of the Lord King. And the Town answered
that the sailors were soe many that they durst not attacke any of them.
And thereuppon theire liberties were seised, and the court said that
the governm1 of the Towne should be committed to those that would
dare to do Justice. And thereuppon the governm* of the Towne was
committed to the Lo. John Howard, Sheriff of Norff. and Suff., (c) whoe
deputed Edm. Noone as Gustos of the Towne in his stead. And I doe
finde that uppon Munday after St Mathew the Apostle, and soe forward
till Tewsday after St John Baptist, (dj and uppon that day, Courts of the
Towne are holden before Edm. Noone, deputy Gustos of the Towne,
yet in the presence of John de Prestoun' and Will™ Ringold, whoe are
called Coroners. But uppon the Lords day after the Assumption of
Mary, (e) Courts are holden before John de Prestoun and John Irpe,
named Bayliffs againe. And the entry inrollm* of deedes in the time of
Gustos, examinations and recognitions, were by or before the Gustos
and Coroners according to the custome, yet I finde noe pleaes entred
nor freemen made during all that time.
I find a will produced to be proved, and proclamation being made
according to the custome, a claime was put in as touching a tenem1
in the will bequeathed, and a deed produced for the proof of the claim,
but no further proceedings thereuppon. It was the will of William
ffroist. 19 E. III.
(a) In D.G. called ' Odenholm,' & in the translation temp. Hen. VI. (Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 25,011.)
'Hodynholm'; this meadow was afterwards called ' Portmens" Walks,' & was enjoyed by the portmen
until they were abolished by the Municipal Reform Act, 5 & 6 William iv. Cap. 76. vid. Black Book of
the Admiralty, Rolls Ed. vol. 2. note. cf. ' Portmeadow,' at Oxford. Turner's Records of the City of
Oxford, p 132 et seqq.
(b) vid. Mich : 18 E. HI. rot: 162. B. R : iiid : 19° E. III. r: m : plac. (B).
(c) Harl. MSS. 259, & Fuller's Worthies. Vol. 2, p. 145.
(d) That is, from Sep. 27, 1344, to June 28, 1345.
(e) Aug. 21, 1345.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1345-6- 19 E- HI-
Bayliffs,
John Lew,
Ed. Petigard.
Coroners,
John de Prestoun,
William Ringold.
In a case betweene Thedam and Seman in a plea of land, after the
2d defalt noe essoigne is to be admitted.
19 E. III. Vigill assumpt : Mar: [Sun. Aug. 14, 1345.]
The will of Seman Botild was brought to be proved, and a Claime
was putt in by the testators sisters, demanding possession by title of
desent, contrary to the devise by the will. And it was alledged that
part of the tenem13 devised were holden in Socage of the BP of Norwch, (a)
and the residue of the Lord Rob1 de Ufford, (b) and therfore not devisable
within the Custome of the Towne.
The executors replied that the praemisses are w^in the liberty of
Ipswch and devisable by will.
Afterward the Sisters relinquished theire claime, acknowledging
that the praemisses were parcell of the possessions of the ffriers of the
Hospitall of St James and of Mary Magdalen, (c)
I346-7-
Bayliffs,
20 E. HI.
John de Preston,
John Irpe.
Coroners,
John de Preston,
Will™ Ringold.
20 E. III. Munday after Mic : [Oct. i, 1346.]
Thomas the sonne of Simon Shole and Joane his sister acknow-
ledged a deede, and released in open Court. Tho : proved to be
1 9 yeres old, and Joane but 1 2 y. and a halfe, yet bothe were allowed
by numbering and measuring.
20 E. HI. Thursday after Mic : [Oct. 4, 1346.]
Mariot the daughter of Hen : le Rotton acknowledged a deed, her
age being proved to be allmost 14 yeres, she was allowed by numbring
and measuring.
The Corn market demised for a yere at
The fflesh market at . .
Woodbridge market at
The fish market
Ward sylver and Hategabulu'
Horswade mill and Oldenholme
The new mill at
Genete
Kay ...... ioli-
(a) William Bateman, Archdeacon of Norwich. Appointed 23 Jan. 1344 ; ob. 6 Jan. 1354.
(b) Son & heir apparent of Robert, Earl of Suffolk, & summ. to Parl. as " Roberto de Ufford le Fitz,"
25 Feb. 16 Edw. in. (1342) vid. Nicolas.
(c) These were situated in the parish of S< Helen, and established for the reception of poor persons
afflicted with leprous diseases. Their revenues, at the Dissolution, were appropriated to the rectory of
S1 Helen, vid. Wodderspoon, p. 329.
20"
2"
6u.
1348.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 73
20 E. III. Thursday after Hillar : [Jan. 18, 1347.]
Thomas and Rob* sonnes and heires of Ralfe Cowlott acknowledged
a deed, the one of them by proofe uppon oath being- 1 7 yeres old, the
other 15 yeres, and are allowed according to the Custome.
Thingstead, sommetimes taken for a place in the suburbs of IpsW*,
sommetimes for the way leading towards Little Bolton. vid : rot:
recog : 20 E. III.
1347-8. 21 E. III.
John Prestone' Cm; I John prestone,
Tho : Lew. """"• ( Will"- Ringold.
A messuage in Clem*5 abbutting uppon Clemts streete East, and
uppon an empty place called Shirehouse hill, (a) and the churchyard
of the antiquated Church called Osterbolt. rot: recog:
1348-9. 22 E. III. Thursday after the Annunciation. [Mar. 27, 1348.]
In a plea of wast, the defend', after 3 essoignes, did not appeare,
and then one Coroner was ordered by the Court to goe and view the
place wasted, and then the jury found the wast, and after two Courts
more, the defend* appeared, and being demanded to make repaire of
the wast, he refused, and thereuppon the plaintiff recovered the place
wasted and dammages.
22 E. III.
Bayliffs ( John de Preston, „ ( John de Preston,
continued, { Tho : Lew. '"' { William Ringold.
22 E. III. Thursday after Mildred. [Feb. 21, 1348.]
A deede acknowledged by Richard the sonne of Henry Brickoun,
being then but 16 yeres old, and the same proved uppon oath, and he
allowed by numbring and measuring.
22 E. III. Tuesday before Gregory. [Mar. 11, 1348.]
Thomas Lew, one of the Bayliffs, was now dead, and wills and
deedes acknowledged, proved, and inrolled before John de Preston, one
Bayliff, and he allsoe, one Coroner, and William Ringold the other
Coroner, and soe continued till Thursday after Bartholmew, (b) w0*1
is above five months, and how much longer I finde not.
(a) A large open space of land, lying apparently between the parishes of St. Clements and St. Mary
Key. vid. Wodderspoon. pp. 229-30.
(b) Aug. 28, 1348.
74
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
22 E. III. Thursday after Mic : [Oct. 2,
The corn market demised for one yere at
The fflesh market at
The ffish market at . .
Wood bridge market at
Small markets at
Ward sylver and Hatgabulum at
Horsewade mill and Oldenholme
The new mill
The Kay . .
Genetta
1348.]
22li.
I 6 mrl-s.
I 2 mrks.
2». 4s' O
511 o o
511. o o
6n. o o
21i. O O
o O
IOli
1349-50. 23 E. III.
,.„. ( John de Preston,
Bayhffs, \ JJohnCobat.
Coroners,
5s- o
John de Preston,
Will™ Ringold.
Taket streete in Marg*5 parish, south of a tenem*. places: r: m: pi:
and Seman Baldries will proved before John de Preston, one Bayliff,
noe mencon of Coroners.
1350-1. 24 E. III.
Bayliffs I John de Preston,
continued,
John Cobat.
1351-2. 25 E. III.
Bayliffs,
John de Preston,
Walter Curteys.
Coroners
continued,
Coroners,
John de Preston.
VVillm Ringold.
John de Preston,
Wm Ringold.
John de Preston was Bayliff and Coroner six years ensuing
one another.
1352-3. 26 E. III.
Bayliffs,
John Cobat,
Henry Rottom.
,-,
Corontn,
John de Preston,
JWilr Ringold.
They rode the perambulacon of the Liberty of the Towne, w°h see
in the leafe following the preface to the Reader, (a)
I353-4- 27 E. III.
T, ,-tc ( John Cobalt, „ ( John de Preston,
Bayhffs, j Richard Haveringlond. Coroners< \ Will- Ringold.
(a) This appears to have been the first time the boundaries were ridden. Perambulations subsequently
took place by order of Great Courts in 1452 and 14/7, and in 1522 by virtue of a Commission issued out of
Chancery and an Inquisition taken thereon, dated "th Feb. 13 Hen. viu. The boundaries appear also to
have been afterwards gone in accordance with orders made at successive Assemblies in the years 1565, 1591,
1608, 1615, 1623, 1645, 1661, & 1674, which seems to have been the last time the Boundaries were
gone by land until 17 Sep. 1812, when an order was made that this Ceremony should be observed every
7 years, and it was accordingly repeated on Sep. 22. 1819. vid. Batley MSS. Brit. Mus. in Add. MSS.
25,337. ff. 1-28.
I359-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
75
27 E. III. Wednesday after Valentine. [Feb. 20, 1353.]
A deed acknowledged by one by proofe little above 14 yeres old,
and Allowed by numbring and measuring.
27 E. III. Thursday after St Ambrose. [April 9, 1353.]
A deede acknowledged by a maide by proofe 14 yeres of age, and
the same allowed according to the Custome.
1354-5- 28 E. III.
Bayliffs,
John Cobalt,
Tho : del Stoon,
called otherwise de Petra.
I355-6- 29 E. III.
Bayliffs
continued.
John Cobbatt,
Tho : del Stoon.
1356-7- 30 E. III.
Bayliffs,
Geoffery Starling,
Rob' Tibaud.
1357-8. 31 E.III.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Coroners
continued,
Coroners,
Tho : le Maister,
Richard de Haveringlond.
John de Preston,
Will"1 Ringold.
John de Preston,
Will"1 Ringold.
John de Preston,
Will"1 Ringold,
John Hasting.
31 E.III. Tewesday after Dunstan. [May 23, 1357.]
Before Tho: le Maister, one Bayliff, together wth Richard de
Haveringlond, other Bayliff of the Town, camme Richard de
Haveringlond, and shewed a deede from William Peck to Roger de
Wortham, Walter Peck and Richard Haveringlond, and the same was
acknowledged and inrolled.
31 E. III. Tewesday after Simon & Jude. [Oct. 31, 1357.]
Before Henry Starling, one of the Bayliffs, together wth Walter
Curteis, another of the Bayliffs, and John Hastings, one Coroner,
together wth Will'" Ringold, another Coroner, camme John Cobatt,
Walter Curteis and Will01 Ringold, and brought a deed from Sr Oliver,
with Knight and others, made to them three, wch was acknowledged
and inrolled.
1358-9- 32 E. III.
Bayliffs, I Walter Curteis,
( Henry Starling.
Coroners,
John Hasting,
Will1" Ringold.
76
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1359-60. 33 E. III.
0 ,-a- ( Tho : del Stoon,
Bayhffs, j Tho:deEuston.
Coroners,
John Hasting,
William Ringold.
1360-1. 34 E. III.
•
n ,-ff ( Tho: le Maister,
•? W*' { Henry Starling.
Coroners,
Tho : de Euston,
Elias Malyn.
1361-2. 35 E. III.
a fa- ( Henry Starling,
•*• y"ff*> \ Walter Curteis.
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
1362-3. 36 E. III.
r> ,.ff / Robert Thebaud,
Bayhffs, j Tho :le Maister.
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
1363-4- 37 E. HI.
*••*&• { 5ES2?
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
Two deeds acknowledged from
to be of age and over, and allowed
severall p'ties, bothe of them proved
by numbring and measuring.
1364-5- 38 E. III.
n ,1-ff ( Thomas le Maister,
Coroners (
continued, (
Elyas Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
1365-6. 39 E. III.
n TJT ( Rob' Thebaud,
Bayliffs, | Rob, de Prestone>
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
1366-7. 40 E. III.
Kavliffs \ Henry Starlin?'
vll#s' \ Robert Walleis.
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,"
Baldwin Cobb.
1367-8. 41 E. III.
r, ,-a- ( Hugh Lew,
Bayhffs, [ Ro« de prestone_
Coroners,
Elias Malyn,
Baldwin Cobb.
1368-9. 42 E. III.
I Tho : de Ley ham,
Bayliffs, \ HuSh Lew> Coroners, Richard de Cuester,
{ Robert de Prestone. j Richard Randolf.
42 -E. III. The Lords day after John Bapt : [June 25, 1368.]
Baldwin Cobb and Agnes his wife brought a deede of Release of
John and Richard, heires of Alis, former wife to John Beckerell, of a
Reversion of a moity of a tenem* after the deathe of the said Alis, wch
release is to the said Baldwin and his heires. And John and Richard
I376-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 77
aforesaid acknowledged the same. And summons issued forth to the
said Alis to comme in and putt in her claime to her estate for life and
to Atturne.
42 E. III. Tewesday after Luke. [Oct. 24, 1368.]
William Warin and Alis his wife acknowledged a deede, and the
wife was examined and proved to be of age, and allowed by numbring
and measuring. Common soile granted to Starling in foro meremij in
Nicholas parish.
1369-70. 43 E. III. Tewesday before Gregory. [Mar. 6, 1369.]
Ravliff* \ Henry Starling, r ( Richard de Layham,
V»jr*> { Robert de Prestone. 'rs' { Richard Randolfe.
John de Sutton le fits Miles and Alis his wife granted theire
tenemts and rents in Ipswiche, with the advousion of the churche of
St Stevens in Ipsw0*1 to Roger Wolverston and others, and the warranty
was onely by his wife.
The custody of a messuage w* the appurtenances in Ipsw011 late
John Mabbisons, holden of the king in capite, committed to Nicholas
Bond, rendring 6d rent for 20 yeres, from 42 Ed. 3. mag: rot: de
43 E. 3. in Item Norf. et Suff. in the pipe.
1370-1. 44 E. III.
John Cobatt, Coroners I Tho : de Leyham,
"e Prestone. continued, { Richard Randolfe.
1372-3- 46 E. III.
( William le Maister, r ( Tho : de Leyham,
j Hugh Wall. -owners, j wmiam le Northerne
46 E. III. ffriday after Christmasse day. [Dec. 31, 1372.]
Maud, formerly wife of Rob* Spicer and William her sonne ; and
William uppon examinacon was proved to be of age sufficient, and was
allowed by numbring and measuring.
I373-4- 47 E. III.
D , yr ( Henry Starling, Coroners ( Tho : de Leyham,
\ Rob1 Walleis. continued, \ Will1" le Northerne.
1374-5. 48 E. III.
B liffs e Prestone> Coroners ( Tho : de Leyham,
" ' { Hugh Wall. continued, { William le Northerne.
I375-6- 49 E. III.
„ j.ff ( Hugh Lew, Coron''" ( Tho : de Leyham,
aayujft, | Rob, Walleis_ continued, \ Will"1 le Northerne.
78 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
49 E. III. Thursday after ye Purification. [Feb. 8, 1375.]
John, sonne and heire of Tho : le Maister, acknowledged a deede,
and was proved by oathe to be 14 yeres old, and allowed by measuring
of linnen and wollen clothe, and numbering of mony.
49 E. III. Thursday after Valentine. [Feb. 15, 1375.]
The same John acknowledged another deede, and he was allowed
wthout mencon of proofe of his age, or triall by numbering &
measuring.
I376-7- 50 E. III.
. .ff ( Geoffery Starling, Coron™ ( Tho : de Leyham,
Baylifls, | Hugh WalL continued, \ Will"1 le Northerne.
One messuage with the appertenunces, formerly Mabbesons,
holden of the king, and escheated because the said Mabbeson was
a bastard, and died wthout heire, was now granted in custody to
George ffelbridge and his heires at 6d rent, instead of all manner of
service, mag: rot: 50 E. 3. in Item Norff. et Suff. pipe.
The entries of probates of wills and acknowledgm* of deedes in this
king's reigne are sommetimes before the Bayliffs and in the presence
of the Coroners, and sommetimes before the Bayliffs and Coroners.
And in the probate of wills, soe many severall legacies of tenemts
as there are so many severall seisins of the same, are granted by the
Court, and i2d payed to the Bayliffs for cache p'ticuler seisin, vid :
20 E. 3. ffriday after Pet. & Paull.
And for every recognisance 2s to the Bayliffs, and soe of wills
proved. But for releases onely I2d. vid. 3 E. 3. friday before
Barnaby. [June 9, 1329.]
ffreemen made as formerly used in the Portmans mote,* and uppon
condition that wthin one yere they becomme dwellers w^in the Town,
and beare Scott and Lott.
Coroners juries were summoned out of the Towne and the Hamlets.
In theire verdict they presented whoe was the 4 next inhabitants to
the place where the body was found dead, and suche inhabitants gave
pledges to appeare. They likewise found and presented whoe first
found the body.
A man slaine by lightening was by the Coroners inquest found slaine
infortunium, and he that first found the body, and the 4 next neighbors
to the place where the body was found, gave pledges to appeare.
* The Court of the 12 Capital Portmen appointed under the Charter of King John. vid. supra, p. 7.
Cowell, in his Law Dictionary, affirms that these Courts were held "not only in a Port or Haven town, —
but in any City, Town, or Community," and cites Bury St. Edmund's and Knotsford as instances; Lord
Coke, however, seems to be of a different opinion, vid. Black Bk. of Admiralty. Rolls Ed. Vol. 2.
pp. 21-3. &D. g. f. 5. b.
1378.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 79
RICH: II.
1377-8. i R. II.
D ,.„• ( Geoffery Starling, r ( Tho : de Leyham,
Bayhff*, \ Rob« V/alleis. Coroners, j Will"' le Cook.
i R. II. Thursday after St Mathew. [Sep. 24, 1377.]
Joane, late wife of Will1" Battisford, acknowledged a deede of gift of
goods and chattells, and the same was inrolled.
At the same Court John Norton complained that he had purchased
of John Ellis a messuage. And that John Elis had another brother
older then hee, whoe hathe issue alive of full age, and its said is right
heire to the messuage. And in regard that the said John Ellis lay
sick at home, the said Norton prayed the Bayliffs, Coroners, and others
present, to goe to the house of the said John Ellis and examine the
title, w°h they did, and found that Elias Spilman, father of the said
John Ellis, purchased the said messuage to himself and his wife and
theire heires, and that his wife overlived him and bourded with the
aforesaid John Ellis, and was maintained by him, and the house was
repaired by the said John Ellis, and more ground purchased thereto by
him. And his mother in her last sickness did give the said messuage
to him and his heires in the presence of diverse witnesses, and for the
greater security gave the said Ellis the deed of purchase, all which
together with the deed of purchase, at the request of the said Ellis
was inrolled.
This house was in- the Tower parish, betweene Mainards house
south, and Mildreds Chappell* north, abutting uppon the timber market
eastward, and westward on Lawmans tenem*.
Common soil granted unto George Kilbridge, the same being in
Nicholas parish, at 2d rent.
Custody of a cottage w* appurt. in the parish of St Hellen de
Caldwell, granted to John Potter at 8d rent, the same being seised
into the Kings hands, for that John Parson of Caldwel anexed the
same to the churche w^out the kings License, mag. rot: 51 E. 3.
in Item Norff.
Custody of a tenem* called ' ffishers ' in Laur : par : in Ipsw., once
Dekemans, escheated to the king for want of heire, granted to
Geoff. Newton at 2s rent.
These 2 tenemte were after wards granted in custody to Denys, and
last of all to Pargetter, at 7s rent, 15 H. 8. and under that name hathe
been hietherto charged uppon the Towne accompt in theire Quietus est.
* Formerly standing on the site of the present Town Hall, is mentioned in the Town records as early as
1314, and existed in part till 1812. •aid. Wodderspoon, p. 237.
80 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1378-9. 2 R. II.
,.,, ( Geoffery Starling, n , ( Thomas de Leyham,
Bayhffs, ihie sicf;. Cormm, j Will"> Northeme.
This yere the king granted his Charter of confirmacon to this
Towne of theire liberties formerly granted or confirmed to them by the
Charters of Edw. 3. Edw. 2. Edw. i. John and Henry 2d. (a)
2 R. II. Nativ: Mar: [Wed. Sep. 8, 1378.]
Ordered by the Bayliffs and commonalty of the whole towne of
Ipswch, that hereafter noe Burgess shall be made but by the concent of
the greater p't of the commonalty aforesaid, and suche p'sons soe elected
shall have freehold wthin the liberty of the said Towne wthin a yere and
a day after his election, under penalty of forfaiture of his freedome.
And that noe Bayliff shall hereafter take the proffit of making such
Burgeses, but the same shall goe to the repaire of the Towne Hall of
plees called the Toll-House, and other houses thereto belonging.
Ordered that the Tenem* formerly Will™ Malyns, viz. the proffit
thereof as it is in the Cook Row, shall goe to the repaire of the Bridge
called Peters Bridge in IpsW*.
And that the benifit of the Weares shall goe to the farme of the
said Towne.
And that 27" rent payable from William Monerch and John Wendell
by moities shall goe to the fflesh stall newly built in the fflesh market
of Ipswch.
A deed made by a maried woman, and inrolled at the importunity
of the husband and wife, although they were told it would be nothing
worth, and that it would be a scandall to the Towne.
1379-80. 3 R. II.
„ j.jr ( William le Maister, n ( Tho : de Leyham.
Bayliffs, \ Roger Gosnold. Coroners, j W"> Northerne
In this yere the town petitioned the king that they might have theire
haven to Polls Henned fbj granted to them and theire heires and succes-
sors, to hold in fee farme, w011 they have time out of memory belonging
to them, but not expressed in theire Charter in p'ticuler words, (c)
The king thereuppon granted a Commission to John de Sutton,
Richard Waldegrave, knights, and to ye Sheriffe of Suffolke, (d) or two
(a) qr. if not H. III. This was in the roll misplaced. If this be not found in the rolls this yere, see
10 H. iv. [B.]
(b) "Polles Head, or Paul's Head, a tongue of land beyond Langar Fort, but now destroyed by the
waves." Wodderspoon. p. 132.
(c) The Copy or transcript is in ye Doomsday booke, stitched in in 40 parchem*. [B]
(d) Joh. de Mantby. Until the I". Q. Eliz. there was but one sheriff for the two counties of Norfolk
and Suffolk, md. Fuller's Worthies, vol. 2. pp. 145 & 347.
1380.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 8 1
of them, to inquire upon the oathes of lawfull men, if the Port to the
place aforesaid hathe formerly and still doth pertain to the Towne
as parcell of the ffarm therof. And if it be to the prejudice of
y* Crowne or others that it should be granted unto them unto the
place aforesaid, in aid of their fee farme. Dated Westm : 1 6 Octob :
ann. 3 reg :
By vertue thereof an Inquisition was taken at Shotley, before
John de Sutton and Richard Waldegrave, knights, uppon Thursday
after Allsaints,* 3 R. 2, by the othes of Nich: Norman, Rob1 de Dorsham,
Math : Barnard, Roger Shriblont, Walter le Reeve, Nich : Gosselyne,
Rob* Barnard, Walter Poyniell, John Blouballe, John Pope, John
de Kent & John Ardeley ; Whoe say uppon theire oaths, that the
Port of ye Towne of Ipsw0*1 extends from the said Town unto the
said place called Polles Henneds, and soe hathe donne time out
of minde, and remaineth soe at the present parcell of the fee and
ffarme of the said Towne. And that it is not to the dammage or
prejudice of the king or others, if the king shall grant the same to
ye Burgesses of the said Town theire heires and successors.
In this yere the King granted to the Towne his Charter wth
explanacon concerning cognisance of plees, in this manner :
Whereas cognisance of plees formerly granted to the Towne
of Ipsw°h was not granted to any officers of the said Towne in certaine,
and thereby justice hath bein retarded in regard thereof, and for the
paym* of forty shillings into the Hamper allready made by the
Burgesses of ye said Towne :
Hee did grant that the Bayliffs by the Burgesses of the Towne
elected, and yerely to be elected for the time being, shall have and
hold cognisance of all manner of pleas of lande, tenemts and rents,
as well by writts of assize as other writts of the king and his heires.
And allsoe cognisance of plees of Trespass, debts, contracts, accompts,
covenants, assizes of ffresh force and all other plees whatsoever
wthin the said Towne arising, in manner and forme as aunciently hath
bein used.
3 R. II. Nativit: Mar: [Thurs., Sep. 8, 1379.]
The king by his 1'rs patents did make Rob* Walleis and
Will111 Maister, Burgesses of Ipsw011, his atturnies, and putt them in
his place, jointly and severally to pursue in his name and p' forme
all his businesses touching the said Towne and p't of the same, if God
shall please, and whatsoever they or one of them shall do about suche
matters, he will hold them stable and firme for ever.
» 3 Nov. 1379.
M
82
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1380-1. 4 R. II.
In this yere I find an old roll of the names of the lawfull men
of this towne of full age, according to the severall parishes and
families in the same, the numbers whereof are
M'g'ts
Elens
Clements
Kay
Peters
Brookes Ham"
Wicks Bp
Georges
1381-2. 5 R. II.
Bayliffs, {
214
29
'37
45
'°3
7
'5
26
Tot.
Geoffry Starling,
Hugh Wall.
Augustin cum Stoke
Nicholas . .
Mary Elms
Mary Tower
Laurences
Mathewes . .
Stevens
26
i3&
56
'47
127
89
3'
1382-3. 6 R. II.
Bayliffs ( Geoffry Starling, Jan.,
continued, { Hugh Wall.
'34°
Coroners,
Coroners
continued,
( Tho : de Leyham,
( John Golding.
Tho : de Leyham,
John Golding.
A tenem* between the Brook street (b) on y6 one side, & the way
under the ffriers preachers wall leading to the Kay on the other side,
abutting south on Roberds tenem*, and uppon the Church yard of
St. Edmund Pounteney northe. (c)
I383-4- 7
Bayliffs
contin.y"
, {
1384-5- 8 R. II.
Bayliffs,
Geoffry Starling, Jun.
Hugh Wall.
Geoffrv Starling,
.
Corontrs
contin.ye
Coroners,
Tho : de Leyham,
John Golding.
John Golding,
Tho : de Leyham.
8 R. II. Thursday after Clem1. [Nov. 24, 1384.]
Tho : Terry his last will, (whereof his wife Alis, and Geoffry
of Bargham and Rich : Terry were made executors) was brought into
the Court and proved by the othe of the said wife (whoe had divers
legacies given her therein) and by the othe of John Arnold, whoe
allsoe deposed that Richard Terry was by the testator by word
(a little before he died) excluded from being executor, and thereuppon
administracon was granted onely to the other 2 executors.
(a) but 1 188. [B] (b) ' Broc Strete,' in Ipswich, is traceable as far back as the reign of Hen. III.
(c) So named from its dedication to St. Edmund, King of the East Angles, & from its endowment
by Johan Pounteney or Pultney, Lord Mayor of London for several years during the period 1330-6. It is
conjectured by Wodderspoon (p. 331) to have stood near the Church of St. Helen.
I391-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 83
8 R. II. Thursday after Thomas. [Dec. 22, 1384.]
Cecily Warner by her last will gave her tenem*5 in .Ipswch and
Rushmere to Geoffry Starling-, Will1" Gurnild, John Briton, her husband,
and her sonne Richard Braham, and their heires, and noe executors
menconed, and it was proved onely by John Britton, and administration
was granted to the legatees of all the tenem*8 in Ipswch.
1385-6. 9 JR. II.
Bayliffs j Geoffry Starling, Coroners { John Golding>
contm., ( Robert Walleys. ( Tho : de Leyham.
9 R. II. Thursday after St. Ambrose. [Ap. 5, 1386.]
John Betill made his will, and noe executers menconed in the
record ; the Testator gave to Will"1 Parkin and John Say his messuage
in Ipswch ; the will is proved by the othe of the two legatees, and
seisin is given to them accordingly.
1386-7. 10 R. II.
Bavliffs \ J°hn Andrew> Coron'" J°hn GoldinS>
r"ff*, \ Will- at ffen. ' Tho : de Leyham.
1387-8. ii R. II.
z> 7 -a- ( Geoffry Starling, „ ( Tho : Clerke,
Bayliffs. -o ut nr ti Coroners, ,,-,, „. .
( Rob1 Walleys. ( Tho: Rising.
ii R. II. Tewesday after St Paull. [Jan. 28, 1388.]
John Peynter made his last will, and the same was proved by two
of the legatees uppon theire own othes, and the will was inrolled.
1388-9. 12 R. II.
„ ,-ff ( Geoffry Starling, r I Tho : Clerke,
Bayliff*, | Rober[Walleysg Coroners, j Tho . Rising;
1389-90. 13 R. II.
Bayhffs ( Geoffry Starling, Coron" I Tho : Clerk,
con/in., ( Rob1 Walleys. contin., ( Tho : Rising.
1390-1. 14 R. II.
Bavliffs ( Geoffry Starling, „ j John Arnold",
vll#s' \ John Andrew. ltn< \ John Plombe.
14 R. II. Thursday before Simon & Jude. [Oct. 27, 1390.]
Geoffry Starling and his wife acknowledged a deede, and the entry
is that it was donne before diverse p'sons named, but neither Bayliffs
nor Coroners mentioned, nor is there mentioned by whome the
Cognisors were examined.
84 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
14 R. II. Thursday before Katharine. Novemb : 24. [1390.]
Geoffry Starling and his wife acknowledged a deed coram Balivis et
Coron : and the wife was examined by the other Bayliff and y6 Coronrs.
14 R. II. Thursday after Katharine. [Dec. i, 1390.]
Geoffry Starling and his wife acknowledged another deede before
the Bayliffs and Coroners, and the wife was examined before the other
Bayliff and Coroners.
14 R. II. Thursday before Barn aby. [June 8, 1391.]
A deed made to one of the Bayliffs and others, acknowledged
before and examined by the other Bayliff and the Coroners.
John Ling was now Common Clerke of the Towne.
1391-2. 15 R. II.
D ,-a- ( Geoffry Starling-, n ( John Arnold,
Bay It ffs, T i A u Coroners, 4 -r,, ,
( John Arnold. ( John Plombe.
Geoffry Starling and his wife acknowledged another deede in the
Court and his wife was examined by the other Bayliff, and John Plombe,
the other Coroner.
1392-3. 1 6 R. II.
D ,-a- ( Gilbert de Boulge, n ( John Arnold,
naynffr, < nr-n- j i «• Coroners, { -i , „, ,
( William del ffenn. ( John Plombe.
1 6 R. II. Thursday after Buttolfe. June 19. [1393.]
A deed of gift of goods made by the officiall of the Archdeakon of
Suff. (a) to three persons, brought in by another person, at whose instance
it was inrolled.
16 R. II. Thursday after Gregory. [Alar. 13, 1393.]
Gilbert Bouldge brought a deede into the Court made by himselfe,
one of the Bayliffs, and his wife, and the same was acknowledged, and
it was examined by the other Bayliff and Coroner.
16 R. II. Tcwesday aftery* Claus of Easter, (b) [Ap. 15, 1393.]
Another president of the same nature.
1393-4. 17 R. II.
Bavliffs \ Geoffry Starling, Jun.,
VltJ>S' \ Hugh Wall.
(a) John de Thorp, 1390-99. vid. Le Neve's Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae. Vol. 2, p. 488.
(b) The ' Claus ' or Close of Easter is the Sunday after Easter.
1396.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 85
17 R. II. Thursday* being John port Latin. May 6. [1394.]
A deed made by Rob* Walleis and his wife to Hen : and Willm Lomyne
and the two Bayliffs, and the wife was examined and the deede inrolled.
17 R. II. Thursday before Dunstan. May 14. [1394.]
Robert Cookes will was proved by one onely witness, and it was
admitted and inrolled.
17 R. II. Thursday after Pctronel I. [June 4, 1394.]
John Andrew summoned to answere for a rescue by him made of a
distress taken by the Serjeants, by the Bayliffs precept. And he
appeared and submitted him selfe to the order of the Portmen, for his
offence and contempt donne to the Bayliffs.
1394-5. 18 R. II.
Bavliffs ( Gilbert del Bouldge, r ( John Arnold,
Vttffs, j William del ffenn. ;rs> I John Plombe.
1 8 R. II. Thursday after Peter & Pan II. [July 2, 1394.]
The deede made by John Andrew inrolled, and mention made
therein of Dower, being a moity.
1 8 R. II. Thursday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 17, 1394.]
John Andrew brought two deedes witnessed by the former Bayliffs
and others in open Court, and they were inrolled without further
examination, faj
1 8 R. II. Thursday after Epiphany. [Jan. 7, 1395.]
One of the Bayliffs brought a deede made to himselfe and two
others, and the same was acknowledged before and examined by the
other Bayliff and Coroners.
1395-6. 19 R. II.
Ravliff* \ Geoffry Starling, Camnert I John Arnold,
Bayltffs, | Rob' Lucas. '"' ( John Avelin.
19 R. II. Thursday after Peter and Paull. [July i, 1395.]
Will"1 at ffenn, one of the Bayliffs, came before the other Bayliff
and Coroners, and brought a deed made by Tho : Scott to Wm at ffenn
and others, and the same was examined and inrolled.
* Should be 'Wednesday.'
(a) It seems these were acknowledged before the former Bayliffs, but not inrolled in their time. (B)
86 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1396-7. 20 R. II.
D ,-a- ( John Barnard,
BayKfa \ john Aveline.
20 R. II. Sunday after St James. [July 30, 1396.]
A will brought into the Court and proved by two legatees, and noe
other witnesses, and allowed.
1397-8 21 R. II.
r, 7-jr ( John Arnold, r ( John Barnard,
Bayhff*, \ JRobtLucas. Coroners, j JWill™ Maister!
1398-9. 22 R. II.
R rff ) John Avelin,
V'tffs, ( John Stacy, vide Quest' est ':
Stoke mill was this yere granted to one by the king, as being
forfaited by alienacon in mortmaine. 22 R. 2. membr. 38. Tower.
22 R. II. Tewesday after Math : [Sep. 24, 1398.]
A deed acknowledged by the husband in the Court, the wife lying
sick in her bed, at the request of the Husband. One Bayliff wth one
Coroner and diverse others repaired to the house, and examined her
lying in bed, and then the deed was inrolled.
1399. 23 R. II.
John Aveline, /-, ( John Barnard,
Conmm,
John Arnold. , villiam Maister.
23 R. II. Tewesday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 16, 1399.]
John Aveline one of the Bayliffs, camme before John Arnold, the
other Bayliff, and John Barnard, one Coroner, and brought a release
of all actions from Rich : Wind and his wife to the said John Aveline,
and it was acknowledged and inrolled, the wife being first examined by
the other Bayliff and Coroner.
HEN: IV.
1399-1400. i H. IV.
Ravlifft { J°hn LeW> Cnrt ( J°hn Barnard.
vltff*> { John Parker. rs> { Geoffry Starling.
The king by his Charter in the first yere of his reigne, reciting the
priveledges granted to the Towne by the Charters of his predecessors,
confirmed the same without any additionall grant.
1406.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 87
1400-1. 2 H. IV.
T> i-ft ( John Lluellin, n ( Rob' Lucas,
£ ay lifts, 4 , TT , , Coroners, ' ,
( John Horkslee. ( John Barnard.
2 H. IV. TJiursday after Peter & Paull. [June 30, 1401.]
Margery y° daughter of John Howell came into the Court, and
desired to be admitted to the lands and tenemts formerly her fathers
in Greenew011, (aj in the suburbs of Ipswich, and by othe it was found
that shee was daughter and heire of John Howell, begat in lawfull
matrimony, and that shee was of full age, viz : of 1 5 yeres, and fitting
to receive her inheritance according to the Custome of the Towne,
and that all heires, males or females, of 1 2 yeres old, able to number
mony, are to have their inheritance in ffree Burgage, and therefore
uppon Triall, she was admitted to all her lands and tenem* in free
Burgage to her and her heires. (b)
1401-2. 3 H. IV.
r, ,-ff ( Richard Cherche, „ ( Rob' Lucas,
Bqylif*. j John Barnard. Coroners, j Geoffry Starling.
1402-3. 4 H. IV.
•D TO- ( John Horkslee, „ ( Rob' Lucas,
Bayhff*, j JWiir Debenham. Coroners> \ Thomas Cambridge.
1403-4. 5 H. IV.
Bayliffs ( John Horkslee, Coroners ( Rob' Lucas,
continued, { Will"1 Debenham. continued, { Thomas Cambridge.
5 H. IV. Tewesday after the Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 9, 1404.]
William Debenham, one of the Bayliffs, produced in Court a deede
made to him selfe and others, and the examinacon was by the other
Bayliff and Coroners.
1404-5. 6 H. IV.
6 H. IV. Tewesday before Vincent. [Jan. 20, 1405.]
A will produced by one of the executors, and by his othe and the
othe of another, it was allowed to be proved.
1405-6. 7 H. IV.
Bayliffs, \ ?ubtLAUCHS> Coroner,, f J°|>n Knepping,
( I ho : Andrew. ( John Barnard.
(a) Situated at the back of Gainsborough's lane, about 100 yards from the river.
(b) vide Supra p. 70 note.
88 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1406-7. 8 H. IV.
„ ,.-. ( John Horkslee, r ( John Knepping,
Baylifs, j ^ho . Andrew. '"' \ John Barnard.
8 H. IV. Tewesday* John Port Latin. [May 6, 1407.]
An Assize of ffresh force brought in the Towne Court.
1407-8. 9 H. IV.
D ..„ ( John Starling, r ( Rob' Lucas,
Bayhffi, | J0hn Knepping. '"' \ John Barnard.
The Conduit house wth 2 shopps, with a sollar, granted by
Will"1 at ffenn to Rob* Andrew and other ffeofFees. vid. the deed,
1 6 June, g. H. 4. in the Treasury.
1408-9. 10 H. IV.
,.~ ( John Rous, r^, ( John Barnard,
Bayhffs, [ JRob. Lucas. Coroner*, | JHugh Hoo.
10 H. IV. prox: Ascention. [May 15, 1409.]
The Constitution and Custome, Cap. 33-4. (a) pleaded in an accon of
debt against the tender of a wager at law in a case betwene Will"1 Man
and Edm. Barber.
10 H. IV. Tewesday before Alban. [June 18, 1409.]
The like in a case betwene Warroll and fforth.
1409-10. II
Bayliffs ]
continued,
//. it/.
\ John Rous,
[ Robt: Lucas.
Coroners
continued,
j John Barnard,
( Hugh Hoo.
I4IO-II. 12
Bayliffs,
H. IV.
\ John Horkslee,
[ John Knepping.
Coroners,
John ffelbridge,
Rob' Lucas.
12 H. IV. Tewesday after Luke. [Oct. 21, 1410.]
Allen Deynes acknowledged a deede to John Horkslee and his wife
and John Knepping. And the deede was onely in the name of
Allen Deynes, and at the same Court his wife camme, and released
her Dower and title to the tenem4. And its not sett downe by whome
shee was examined, but the Teste is under the Coroners names and
other inhabitants.
* Should be ' Friday.'
(aJD. G. f. 24. Cap'xxxiij0, ' De contract de marchaimdise,' & Cap' xxxiiij0, 'De dette ou damages derrenez.'
I4I3-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 89
1411-12. 13 //. IV.
Bayliffs ( John Horkslee, Coroners j John ffelbridge,
continued, ( John Knapping. continued, ( Robert Lucas.
A deed made to John Knepping, one of the Bayliffs and others,
acknowledged before the other Bayliff and Coroners, and inrolled.
Custody of a cottage in Elens in Caldwell and of a tenem1 in Laur :
par : called ' ffishers,' granted to Staverton and ffrenche, at 5s rent to
the king.
1412-13. 14 H. IV.
Bayliffs, ( John Starling, Coroners, \ & Pe£°\
( Tho : Andrew. ( William Stonham.
14 //. IV. St Lucy. [Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1412.]
An accon was brought by Wagstaff fa) against Pratt uppon the
48 ch. of the Customs and Constitutions (bj wch concerneth poore mens
pledges, and the declaration thereuppon entered.
14 H. IV. Tewesday before Candlemas. [Jan. 31, 1413.]
In the case aforesaid by Wagstaff, judgem* passed according to
the said constitution.
HEN: V.
1413-14. i H. V.
a i -ft ( John Horkslee, n ( John Barnard,
Bayhffs, j john Knepping. Conner*. j JHugh Hoo.
I H. V. Thursday after the Annunciation. [Mar. 30, 1413.]
In an accon of Debt, the defend4 for want of apparance, was, after
distress, summoned by scire fac : to appeare, and save his distresse.
And because the distresse was not sufficient, and the Serjeant returned
that the defendant was poore, and had not goods sufficient, therefore
an attachm* was awarded against the p'son of the defendant.
If the distresse be sufficient, and the defend* maketh default, the
distresse shall be vallewed, and if uppon the scire facias to save the
distresse, the defend* dothe not comme, the goods shall be delivered to
plaintiff to the vallew of the debt, and the defend' shall be amerced,
and An Attachm4 shall be awarded uppon the defend*3 person.
i H. V. Tewesday before St John Baptist Nat wit : [June 20, 1413.]
ffenn brought an accon of Trns quare vi et armis against Yeomanson,
a Ducheman, for taking of his shipp and goods to the Dammage of 200''.
(a) Thomas Wagstaffe, Suffragan Bishop of Ipswich in 1694, & bom at Binley, near Coventry, in
1645, may perhaps claim Suffolk descent, vid. Colvile's Worthies of Warwickshire , p. 781.
(b) D.G. Cap°xlviij' "ZV chose adyree."
N
go BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The def* pleads non cul: as to the trespass, and as to the taking
of the shipp, he saith that it was taken by Patrick Browne, eastward of
the Mase (a) gate, uppon the coast of Holland & ffreezeland, (bj and
not by the defend1, and that the place is not wthin the liberty of
Ipswch, and demands judgmt. The Court advised thereuppon,
Afterwards I finde the plaintiff amerced /. lie :
1 H. V. Thursday before St Thomas. [Dec. 14, 1413.]
In a case betweene Plemden and Jurden, after a scirefac : in debt
to the defend* to save his distress and default thereuppon, another
scirefac: was awarded.
1414-15. 2 H. V.
„ ,.,, ( John Debenham, ,-. ( Will"1 Chamber,
S«ylif*. { JHughHoo. Coroners, ( Robert Lucas_ '
„ ( Rob' Jove,
Tnawrtrs, \ Hen .-fray ward.
2 H. V. Tewesday before Mic : [Sep. 25, 1414.]
In debt the defend' affers (c) his law, and finds pledge at the day he
makes default, and judgem* passes against him, and execution uppon
the goods of the pledge by ffieri fac :
In an accon of trns uppon the stat. for departure from servise,
the declaracon was to the dammage of 40" : the defend* confessed
the accon, the Court abated the dammages to 3s 4d. The parties,
Rich : Disse, Joan Thresher.
2 H. V. Tewesday before Allsaints. [Oct. 30, 1414.]
In an action of Covenant, the defend4 was taken, and found
pledges, and after made defalt, and Judgem* and execution forth w*
\yy ffieri fac; against the goods of the pledges.
The like allsoe Thursday after Martin. [Nov. 15, 1414.]
2 H. V. Tewesday after Thomas. [Dec. 25, 1414.]
In debt against Bogas and Joane his wife, who was administrat. of
the goods of Gammin, whoe was indebted by booke to the plaintiff.
The defend* pleaded that by the Custome of the Town an administrater
is not chargeble in debt w^out speciality. But Judgem* passed against
the defend*, vid. the plea, Tewesd. before Dunstan, [May 15] 2 H. 5., and
the Judgem* Tewesday after Thomas, and the same recorded againe Tewesday
after Petr ad vincula. [Aug. 7.]
(a) The Maas or Meuse. (b) Frieslaud. (c) Fr. affier. i.e. affirmare. vid. Cowell's Law Diet.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 9 1
2 H. V. Tewesdayafter Candlemass. [Feb. 5, 1415.]
In debt uppon a distress, a default was, and after 40 dayes a
fieri fac : was granted to the Serjeant that tooke the distress to make
sale, and pay the debt, and dammages assessed by the Court.
1415-16. 3 H. V.
Bavliffs { J°hn Horkslee' Con ers \ Willm Chamber-
y"#*> { John Knepping. !rs' { Rob' Lucas.
3 H. V. Tewesday before Barnaby. [June 4, 1415.]
Tooky brought an action of debt against Disse for iod debt, and
4d dammage, and the defendant demanded his law, and it was granted
uppon his single oathe, and thereuppon he was acquitted, and the
plaintiff was amerced.
3 H. V. Tewesday before Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 3. 1415.]
Notw^standing, the distress was kept forty days, and execution
awarded uppon the goods taken in distress, yet a scirt 'fac: was awarded
to save the distress, and pay the mony. see allsoe i H. 5. Tewesday bef.
Epiphany: [Jan. 2.] and Julians day : [Jan. 27.] and 2 H. 5. Tewesday
bef. George. [Ap. 17. 1414.]
1416-17. 4 H. V.
/?„„/,•#•, f J°hn Starling, ~ ( John Barnard,
Bayhffs, | JHughHoo. Coroners, ( Will- Stonharn.
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Cheston and others.
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Goodwin, vid. Treasur:
1417-18. 5 H. V.
n»«j;ff* f Willm Debenham, r ( John Barnard,
Bayli/s, | Rob.Lucas. Coroner*, j JWili- Stoneham.
Common soile granted to Parmafey, the same lying in Nicholas
parish, vid. Treas :
1418-19. 6 H. V.
Ttnvliff, \ Wil'm Debenham, r ( John Barnard,
Bayhffs, | Robert Lucas. Coniur*. j will- Stonham.
6 H. V. Perpet : ffcelicitas. [Tuesday, Mar. 7, 1419.]
A dede acknowledged before one Bayliff and the Coroners, of a
tenem* granted to the other Bayliff by John Shrublont and his wife.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1419-20. 7
Bayliffs
continued,
H. V.
Will'" Debenham,
Robert Lucas.
Coroners,
| John Barnard,
( William Stonham.
Granted to John Tiler a peece of common soile in the Kay parish
by the common diches on the west, and the high way east, southward
27 foote broade, northward 20 foote broad, in length no foote, at
8'1 rent.
1420-1. 8 H. V.
j±
1421-2. 9 H. V.
}±fonyeepping'
Coroners,
John Wode,
Rob' Bicklcswade.
Will"1 Wethereld,
Will"1 Bury.
9 //. V. Teuoesday before Candlcmass. [Jan. 27, 1422.]
Marg*, the daughter of John Horkslee, brought into the Court the
deede of Marg* and Alis, daughters and coheires of John Horkslee, and
Marg'ret acknowledged the same, and she allowed by number and
measure.
And at the same time cam Eliz : , another daughter of John Horkslee,
and released to the former ffeoffees, and shee allsoe was allowed by
number and measure.
Common soile in Nich. parish granted to Chamberlin.
1422. 10 H. V.
Bayliffs,
John Knepping,
John Joye.
Coroners,
William Wethereld,
Will" Bury.
HEN: VI.
1422-3. i H. VI.
Bayliffs, j Thomas Astley,
Coroners,
William Bury,
William Wethereld.
John Dekcn.
The moity of the new mill was by Rob* de Cleydon, Rector of the
Church of Breydiston, (a) divised by will unto Legatees in severall limita-
tions, the last whereof was that the Towne of Ipswch should sell the
same for charitable uses. Tramcr : vet : i H. 6. win : plac :
2 H. VI.
1423-4-
Bayliffs
continued,
( Tho : Astley, „
1 John Deken. Coroners,
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Phillips, vid. Trcas :
John Joye,
W1" Bary.
fa,) Also written < Braydeston,' ' Bradeston ' and ' Bradston ' (S. Michael), a parish in the hundred
of Blofield, Norfolk ; Robert de Cleydon was rector 1346-9. vid. Blomfield's Norf. vii, 218.
I42Q-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
93
1424-5. 3 H. VI.
Bayliffs ( Tho : Astley,
continued, ( John Deken.
In this yere I finde that James Andrew had to him and his heires
8s 8d out of Handford mill yerely, and he surrendered or released the
same to the Towne for 2OS annuity, payable to him during his life w*
distress for paym4, vid. orig : Treas :
1425-6. 4 H. VI.
„ ,.„• ( Tho : Astley, ^ ( John
Bayhffs, | johnDeke£ Coroners, }
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Pape.
1427-8. 6 H. VI.
Bayliffs, { JohnJDAen, • ^^ j John Kneeing,
In an accon of Trns brought by Denton, cognisance of plees was
allowed to the Towne. Triti : 6 H. 6. rot. 381. Common plees.
And the like in Mic : 6 : rot. 169. in a clausumfregit.
And another in a quare vi et armis. vid. rot. min. plac :
A conveyance by Wimarks of the conduit house and 3 shopps w*
a sollar, to diverse feoffees, in the presence of one Bayliff and two
Coroners.
1429-30. 8 //. VI.
Wilr Debenham,
Rob«
8 H. VI. Thursday after Luke. [Oct. 20, 1429.]
Cognisance of plees allowed to the Towne in y° Common plees.
Trin. 8 H. 6. rot. 2. vid. Domesday book, in white lether and Board Cover.
By the Bayliffs and portmen of the Towne, whose names do
follow : James Andrew, Will1" Wethereld, John Deken, John Joye,
John Wode, Rob. Bickleswade, John Knepping, John Caldwell,
Rob* Wode, Tho. Denis, Its ordered
If a forrainer shall be arested in debt, detinue of goods, Charters, or
writings, or other less trespasses, or in accons upon contract, he shall
give pledges of two free men of the Towne, to appeare in person at the next
Court, and answere and give satisfaction in case he shall be condemned.
And in case of defalt at that or any other Court, hanging the
plea, the Bayliffs may, uppon demand of the plaintiffs, grant execucon
\syjierifac: or capias against the defend* or his Bayle.
94 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
And if by fieri fac :, the same may be demanded against the defend',
or against him and his suerties.
And at the Court then next following, day shall be given to the
Bayle to bring in the defend* at the next Court, to satisfie the plaintiff.
And if they then have him not there, then execution shall goe forthe
against the goods of the Bayle by the apprisem* uppon othe of persons
of credit in the said Towne, by delivery of the same or the price of
them, at the plaintiffs election.
Noe Bayliff of the Towne shall be elected Bayliff by the space of
two yeres after that yere that he hathe bein Bayliff.
Noe Bayliff for the time being Bayliff shall sell wine or ale in his
house or Taverne, nor shall regrate victualls, eyther by him selfe or
other for him, nor shall let out his Taverne to any other to sell wine
or ale during such time. Nor shall he hold a common Tune in his
house nor Host'ry, nor sell horsebread, or hay, or otes, under perill of
forfaiture of iou to the use of the Towne, to be recovered before the
next succeeding Bayliffs and sixe Portmen in full Portman mote, in the
presence of suche offender, being duly summoned thereunto.
Provided that the new elect Bayliff, having one Tunn or two Pipes
of wine at the time of his election, shall have liberty to sell the same
after his election, or after Mic : day.
If any Portman shall refuse to weare his livery, called Portmans
livery, he shall forthwth loose the state of his Portmanship for ever.
The Chamberlins for the time beeing shall show theire accompts
quarterly framed, and bring the same compleate at the end of the
yere, in the vigill of Mic : and if they shall make any concealm' in the
same, they shall pay for every penny concealed, 4d, to the use of
the Towne.
The fower Serjeants shalt serve every one to his own ward to him
assigned by the Bayliffs, and shall collect all fines, amercem48 and rents,
and shall p' forme all executions and precepts wthin theire severall wards.
And shall putt in sufficient suerty for the monthly safe returne for such
amercem15, fines, and rents, and for the p'formance or execution of
precepts to him or them made, and doing all other things belonging to
his or theire place and office.
The aforesaid constitutions, ordinances, and agreemts to maintaine
and finally to kepe, and without contradiction, revocation, or diminution,
to uphold and observe.
The afore named Bayliffs and Portmen, and the under named
Burgesses, have given theire corporall othe, and have agreed that theire
names shall be inrolled under the same, instead of theire scales, in
affirmance of the same.
Signed by the said Bayliffs and Portmen, and the Burgesses, in
number 196.
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95
1430-1. 9 H. VI. ffriday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep
8, 1430.]
Bayliffs ( John Joye,
sworne, ( Rob' Beckleswade.
Coroners i John Deken,
sworne, ( William Wethereld.
Clavigers,
John Joye,
Joh : Prior,
John Deken,
Alex : Mason.
Treasurers ( Tho : Chapman,
sworne, ( John Drye.
Clerk sworne, Tho : Bonham.
Sergeants
sworne,
!Joh : Geete,
John Ogger,
John Cole.
1431-2. 10 H. VI. Satterday, Nativity Mary. [Sep. 8. 1431.]
Bayliffs ( John Deken,
sworne, ( John Caldwell.
Treasurers ( Tho : Denis,
sworne, ( Rob' Drye.
Clerk sworne, Thomas Bonham.
Clavigers, •
Sergeants
sworne,
:John Deken,
John Joye,
John Prior,
k Alex : ffarnham.
John Ogger,
Edm : Lamb.
1432-3- ll H. VI. Mun day, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8. 1432.]
Bayliffs
sworne,
Coroners
sworne,
Treasurers
sworne,
Willm Wetherald,
Robert Drye.
William Waldworth,
Alex : ffarnham.
John Blankpaine,
Rob' Parmafey.
Clerk sworne, Tho : Bonham.
Clavigers,
Sergeants
sworne,
Will1" Wetherold,
John Prior,
John Deken,
Alex : ffarnham.
Edm : Lamb,
John Ogger.
ii H. VI. Tewesday before Nicholas. [Dec. 2. 1432.]
The eight penny waxe not yet paid, shall be collected by the
Serjeants of all persons charged with eight pence in waxe, beeing arere.
The Chamberlins not having allready accompted, shall accompt
before Auditors at the times by them appointed.
1 1 H. VI. Thursday before Invention of y' Crosse. [Ap. 30. 1433.]
Tho : Burbill, ffarmer, of Horswade Mill, ordered to repaire the
mill before Midsummer, or his lease shall be forfaited.
Granted to John Deken, a peece of the com. soile nigh the
Houses of Office at the Kay.
ii H. VI. Thursday before Bartholomew. [Aug. 20, 1433.]
Granted to Peter Heed for his life and a yere over, parcell of the
Common soile, to make a pond and inclose the same.
96 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The bounds of the liberty of the Towne by water shall be sailed, and
that every craft of the Towne shall find botes. And the Chamberlins
shall prepare and furnish them for y° Bayliffs, Portmen, and Officers.
ii //. VI. Tewesday after James. [July 28, 143 3.]
Whereas amongst other Constitutions in Doomsday Booke, in the
62 Constitution is contained : (aj That if any Burgess of the Towne
aforesaid, against the liberty and {franchise of the same shall plead or
cause to be pleaded any allowance in any thing contrary to the
(franchise or articles contained in the kings Charter, suche Burgess
shall be utterly discharged of his ffreedome, and thereafter accompted
as a forrainer. vid. Transcript, I finde it not in the Court Booke.
And because John Thweit, one of the Burgesses of the Towne, of
late in the presence of the Bayliffs and Portmen hath spoken against
the Liberty and ffranchise aforesaid, contrary to his othe made to the
said Articles and Constitutions : And uppon Tewesday after Mary
Magdalens Day, 1 1 H. 6 : (bj being summoned to be at the Guild
hall of the said Towne, the said John Thweit did refuse to comme.
It is therefore ordained and adjudged by the Bayliffs, Portmen, and
other good men of the Towne present, that the said John shall be
utterly disfranchised, and not to be restored but by the Bayliffs, Portmen,
and other men present at the Court afforesaid. vid. Transcr : I finde
it not in the Court Booke.
1433-4. 12 //. VI. Tewesday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1433.]
Bayliffs, & ( Will"1 Debenham,
, I
Tho: Denys sivorne, ( Tho : Denis.
Coronrs ( William Wallworth,
I
sworne, ( Allex : ffornham.
Treasurers ( John ffrenche,
I
Clavigers,
John Dekon,
Job : Priour,
Tho ; Denys,
Alex : ffornha'.
Serjeants ( John Ogger,
sworne, ( Will"1 Ridvat.
sworne, ( Rich : fflegg.
Clerk sworne, Tho : Bonham
12 H. VI. Thursday before Bartholomew. [Aug. 19, 1434.]
John Asslott hathe liberty granted to him to make a Penthouse
over his doore, as his predecessors have usually donne, paying yerely 2d.
John ffrenche hathe granted to him liberty to build a portall before
his doore, 18 foote long, the north head 6 foote broad, and the west
head one foote broad, at 2d rent.
Geoffery Pipho hathe granted to him parcell of the common soile
whereuppon part of his malt house standeth, at the wall dikes, at 2d rent.
(a) D.G. Cap' lxij\ " De ceux qe contrepledunt la allouance de la franchise, <
. (b) July 28, 1433.
1435-1
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
97
12 H. VI. Thursday before ye Circumsision. [Dec. 31, 1433.]
Order for John Wiseman, John Blankpaine and Rob* Parmafey to
comme to accompt, uppo' a certaine day.
Ordered that every ffree borne Burgess shall take up his freedome
before Midsummer next, under perill of p'petuall loss thereof, excepting
suche as were made on the day of the Nativit : Mar : last past, or after
that time.
1434-5. 13 H. VI.
\
Wednesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1434.]
Bayliffs
swotne.
Coroners
swotne,
Treasurers
sworne,
Clerk swotne, John Oliver.
i
John Deken,
Rob' Wode.
Will'" Wallworth,
Alex : ffornham.
John Jeete,
Tho : Portwey.
Clavigers,
Serjeants
sworne,
John Deken,
Alex : ffornham,
John Priour,
Joh : Witton.
John Ogger,
Rich : fflegg,
Will1" Samson,
Joh : Lorkein.
Granted to Thomas Bonham forty shillings & one short gowne for
the next yere, out of the profitts of the Towne, by the Chamberlins to
be delivered, for the service w1* he shall doe to the Towne. And its
granted to him to have all his debts due to him, for money laid out for
the service of the Towne.
Whereas aunciently the Towne intertained onely 2 Serjeants, and
of later times the Bayliffs have desired the service of two more to be
added to the former: And the Towne gave them liberty to elect 2 more,
vtch men by them soe elected, were intertained by the Bayliffs into
greater respect than the other two elected by the Towne, w0*1 is found
inconvenient, therefore its ordered that henceforthe shall allwaies upon
the Nativit : Mar : fower Serjeants be elected by the body of the Towne
to serve every yere. (a)
See the originall in the Treasury, signed by the Bayliffs and 66
Burgesses more.
13 H. VI. Thursday after Exaltat : of y" Crosse. [Sep. 16, 1434.]
Granted to Alexander ffornham the fulling mill, until he shall be
satisfied, twelve pounds payed by him for the Towne.
13 H. VI. Munday after Hillary, (bj [Jan. 17, 1435.]
Ordered that noe Burgess that is an Alien shall be henceforth
admitted into the Councill of this Towne.
Common soile, parcell of the town ditche at the Barr gates, in
length 44 foote, and 36 foote in bredthe, granted to John ffrenche at 6d rnt.
(a) vid. next page, note.
fbj ffrom hence unto the mark o is taken out of the old Transcript, and nothing found in the Court booke. (B)
98 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Caldwell offered to make a bridge at Stoke bridge, provided
that the inhabitants should pay pontage.
Granted to Tho : Denys parcell of the common soile in Clemts,
between the high way north, and the salt water south, abuting west on
the Town soile, and the other head uppon the way to Greenewch Rode,
in length 80 foote, and in bredth 40 foote, at 6d rnt.
ffower p'sons named shall see to the building of a house at the
end of the Guild hall, and John Deken shall oversee the worke. (aj And
that nine persons named shall be Burgesses, and theire fines employed
by the p'sons aforesaid for the building.
'435-6. 14 H. VI. Thursday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1435.]
a i-a- ( John Caldwell, r ( Alexand : ffornham,
Bayhffs, j Will'" Withereld. "*»"*> \ John Witton.
At the greate Court for the future, fower Serjeants shall be chosen
to serve the Bayliffs for the time beeing for one yere next ensuing, and
the Serjeants soe chosen shall finde suerties to the Bayliffs for theire
faithfullness. (b)
14 H. VI. Thursday after ffaith. [Oct. 13, 1435.]
Liberty granted to John Aslott and his wife to sell fishe and other
victuall at theire house, rendering 1 2d yerely.
1436-7. 15 H. VI. [Saturday] Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1436.]
„ ,-ff ( Will"1 Wallworthe, ~_ ( Alexand : ffornham,
Bayhffs, \ Rob«Drye. Coroner,, j John witton_
15 H. VI. Thursday after Gregory. [Mar. 14, 1437.]
Granted to John Witton parcell of the Common soile in the way at
Stevens, by the Carmelite ffriers (c) wall on the West, and the way on the
East, in length from the gardein of the said John, late William Stonhams,
to the high way on the north, 36 foote in bredth, southward n foote,
and northward 4 foote 6 inches, at 6d rent.
To John Glassin parcell of the Com : soile by Mildreds Church, (d)
at the east end therof, in lengthe from the Church to the way on the
east, 9 foote ; in bredth from the way south to John Sewats tenem*
north, 8 foote, at 2d rnt.
Three persons nominated & appointed to the office of wine drawer,
and other duties thereto belonging.
(a) vid. infra, p. 103.
(b) This order, first made in the preceding year, was not carried out, apparently, till 1439. vid.
infra, p. 100.
(c) The house of Carmelite, or Whitefriars, was founded about 1279, and situated in the parishes of
S< Nicholas and Sl Laurence, occupying land from S' Stephen's lane to Queen S1, on the S. side of the
Butter Market, and subsequently used in part as the county gaol, whence the adjoining lane was called Gaol
lane. vid. Tanner, Notitia Monastica, p. 529. and Wodderspoon, p. 319. (d) vid. supra, p. 79.
1 439-] • BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 99
Granted to Job : ffrenche parcell of the Common soile by his
tenem1 on the north in Nicholas parish, in length 39 foote, in bredth
eastward 1 2 foote, and westward 9 foote, at 4d rnt.
Granted to him allsoe another parcell over against his tenem* in
Clem'nts parish, in length 18 foote, in bredth southward, one foote, &
northward 6 foote, at 2d rnt.
1437-8. 16 H. VI. [Sunday] Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1437.]
„ ,.ff ( Rob' Wode, ,-, f Alexand : ffornham,
Bayhffs, \ Will- Ketche. Coroners, } John Whitton.
1 6 H. VI. Wednesday before Joh : Baptist.
Granted to Tho : Denys parcell of the Com. soile in Mar: Elms
parish, betwene the prior of Campesses (a) messuage on the South, and
the Curtelage of the said Thomas on the North, abutting East on the
high way, and West uppon the Towne ditche, in length 84 foote, in
bredth 15 foote, at id rent.
Common soile granted in Mary Elms parish to Baldry. vid.
Treasury. £
1438-9. 17 H. VI. [Monday] Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1438.]
Ravliffs ( R°£er TimPerley, Coroners \ J°hn Deken.
V'W*> { will"1 Harlewin. '"' { Will1" Wetherold. (b)
17 .H. VI. Thursday after Katharine. [Nov. 27, 1438.]
Noe person shall be admitted Burgess, to enter into any of the
publique counsills of this Towne, unless by the assent of the great court,
and they being of good behaviour.
17 H. VI. Munday after Assention. [May 18, 1439.]
Roger Tough is admitted Cheife pledge fcj for the East ward.
17 H. VI. Thursday after Peter & Paull. [July 2, 1439.]
Will"1 Wetherold payed to the Commonalties use the moity of a
loane of 40" made to the king in the time of Rob* Wode and Will"1
Keche, fforegoing Bayliffs, as may appeare by a Tally made and
directed to the Chamberlins of this Towne. The other moity, being
20'', is to be payed at Mic : next, according to a Tally thereof remaining
in the hands of Willm Wethereld and John Deken.
(a) The Priory of St Mary of Campess or Campsey was founded before 7 Ric. I. (l 195) by Theobald
de Valoins, and was situated six miles from Woodbridge, on the right of the high road. In 14/6 Margaret
Henham was Prioress, vid. Dugdale Monast. Vol. 6. Pt. I. p. 585.
(b) If credit be to the roll B. 17 H. 6. Tewesday after assention : Will™ Wetherold and Joh : Deken
are Bayliffs, and a deede made to Wetherold acknowledged before the other Bayliff, and exami'con of
the wife by him. (B)
(c) vid. ' Headborough,' Glossary.
100
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1439-40. 1 8
H. VI. {Tuesday} Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1439.]
j Tho : Denis,
John ffellaw,
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
) John ffelaw.
f John Whitton,
( Alexand : ffornham.
Clam'gers,
Rob' Wode,
Will"1 Taylferr,
John Blankpain.
Clerk, Tho: Bushop.
Treasurers,
( Tho : Cowman,
{ Will™ Ridout.
John Lorkein,
Chamberlins,
( Joh : Sudbury,
( Rob' Smith.
George Page,
Tho : Haile,
W"1 Brody.
Tho : Bushop is admitted ffree Burgess, giving a buck to the
Towne, but instead thereof he gave two sheepe, and six fflagons of
wine on the day wherein William Average, Clerke, made his feast in
the Guild hall. '
1 8 H. VI. Thursday before Holy Rood. [Sep. 10, 1439.]
John ffelaw is elected Chamberlin of this towne for 12 yeres to
comme, and to have all the proffits of the same, rendering to the Towne
yerely twenty marks (b) at the two usuall feasts.
1 8 H. VI. Munday after Corp' Christi. [May 30, 1440.]
The Chamberlins shall bring 20" w* they received out of the proffits
of theire places, as p't of the kings lone, and pay the same uppon
Munday next after Bonifaces day, fc) under penalty of disfranchisem'.
19 H. VI. (Thursday} Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1440.]
Rob' Wode,
1440-1
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
\
Clavigers,
John Deken,
William Talifer,
Rob' Wode,
John Blankpain.
John Bargony,
John Wall.
Peter Terry.
John Wode,
John Sudbury.
Clerke, Thomas Bushop.
Serjeant*, j J°hn L°rkin'
J \ Geor: Page,
In a Trespass quare claiisu1 fregit betwene Stonham and Manser,
cognisance of plees allowed to the Towne in the Common plees at
Westminster. 19 H. 6. Trin. rot. 254.
19 H. VI. Thursday before Christmass. [Dec. 22, 1440.]
Edm : Stratton, gent, presented at the sessions at Ipswch, for holding
a wear in the River over against Shotly, within the liberty of the Towne
of IpsW*. vid. rott : Sessions: 19 H. 6.
1441-2. 20 H. VI.
William Debenham, r ( Alexand : ffornham,
John Deken. roners> ( John Whitton.
Bayliffs,
(a) Elected in pursuance of an order made Sep. 8, 1435. vid. p. <
(bj ^13. 6. 8. (c) June 5, 1440.
I 443.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. IOI
20 H. VI. Thursday after Valentine. [Feb. 15, 1442.]
It is commanded by the Bayliffs that all the Portmen and Burgesses
be before the Bayliffs in the Guildhall uppon Thursday next after the
first week in Lent, at 2 of the Clock in the afternoon, to heare, doe,
and determine what shall by the Bayliffs be propounded for the honor
and proffit of the Towne, under a penalty, &c.
1442-3. 21 H. VI. (Saturday} Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1442.]
Tho : Denis,
Caldwell.
„ ( John Wode,
(Coroners, < \ , <-> ju
( John Sudbury.
Clerk, Tho : Bushop.
Clavigers,
Rob' Wode,
John Caldwell,
John Blankpain,
Wm Talifer.
John Burgon, Geor :
Lorkin.
In trns quare clausum fregit betwene ffishman and the Prior of
Trinity, (aj cognisance of pleas was allowed to the Towne by the Court
of Common Plees. Hill: 21 H. 6. rot. 271.
The like in Trns quare vi et armis betwene Tho : Cowman and
John Tiler. Hil : 21 H. 6. rot. eodem.
In debt the defend* was distrained to a small part of the debt, and
found pledges, and after made default, for wch they were amerced, and
another distringas ita qtiod appar: vid. rot: m. pi. 2 1 H. 6. in diverse cases.
In debt the defend* found pledges, and appeared and tendered his
law and found pledges, and at the day confessed the deede, and
thereuppon execution issued against the pledges.
21 H. VI. Thursday after Mathew. [Sep. 27, 1442.]
If any ffree Burgess shall sell any marchandise not customed, he
shall pay to the Bayliffs 3s 4d for the first offence, and for the 2nd offence,
6s 8d, and for the 3d offence, 13* 4d, and soe doubling the summs as
often as he shall multiply offences.
21 H. VI. Thursday after Gregory. [Mar. 14, 1443.]
In an action of 5" debt, betweene Reinold and Duxe, the plaintiff
declared uppon an accompt before Auditors, whoe found the defend*
indebted 5" to the plaintiff; the defend* by protestation denied the
accompt, and therto tendered his law, and desired that the accompt
may be examined, and uppon examinacon, it appearing that the
accompt concerned severall contracts, whereuppon several! summs of
mony were said to be due to the plaintiff, The Court adjudged that the
said contracts comme not w*hin the nature of Accompt, & they admitted
the defend* to his law, wch he not being able to p'form according to order,
The Court took further day to advise.
(a) John Gyges, d. in 1443. The priory of Augustinian or Black Canons was established in the
parish church of Holy Trinity, nearly on the present site of Christ Church mansion, before 1177. vid.
Tanner, Notitia Monastica. p. 518.
IO2
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
21 H. VI. Tewesday before Annunc : Mar : [Mar. 19, 1443.]
An accon of deceipt betwene Bowin and Shipman, for exchange
of a horse wch the defend1 warranted to be sound of wind and limbe.
21 H. VI. Thursday before Palm Sunday. [Ap. n, 1443.]
An accon of defamacon uppon the Constitution of the Towne.
21 H. VI. Thursday before Annunc : Mar : [Mar. 21, 1443.]
Chamberlins ordered to accompt, &c., wch if they refuse, the summe
charged shall be levied uppon theire estates.
Demise of the Common marsh for 7 yeres, at 8 marks yerely rent.
21 H. VI. (Monday) John Bapt : [June 24, 1443.]
Demised (to 4 p'sons named) the common marshe, w*h all the
houses and grounds, for 3 yeres, to maintaine and repaire the pageants
of the Guilde. fa)
21 H. VI. Tewesday before Laurence. [Aug. 6, 1443.]
An assize of ffresh force betweene Wallworth and Debenham.
Granted to Rob* Parmafey, parcell of the Common soile, 80 foote
long, betwene the River west, and the highway east, south abutting
uppon his gardein, which is common soile, and north uppon a common
well or fountaine.
1443-4- 22 H. VI.
Bayliffs, [
Coroners,
[Sunday] Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1443.]
Rob Wode,
Willm : Wetherold.
Rob' Wode,
John Drayle,
William Ridout.
Clavigers,
John Blankpain,
John Caldwell,
shop.
Will1" Talifer.
ritnnt* \ Geor : Pa£e>
Rich : Baker,
rjeants, \ John Burgoin>
Gualter Parsons.
22 H. VI. Thursday in Easter week. [Ap. 16, 1444.]
Summons against Henry Parker to be at the next greate Court, to
answer suche things as shall be charged against him, under perill of
disfranchisem*.
22 H. VI. Wednesday before George. [Ap. 22, 1444.]
(b) Portmans Medow demised for seven yeres at rent.
(a) Religious festivals, instituted by Pope Urban in 1262, to be held on the first Thursday after
Trinity Sunday, and introduced into Ipswich in 1325. vid. Picart's Religious Ceremonies, vol. 2. p. 49,
and Wodderspoon, pp. 155-80.
fb) iiid. supra, p. "!•
1 445.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 1 03
1444-5. 23 H- VI- Teivesday Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1444.]
. „ ,.„ j Will™ Debenham,
(ajBayhffs, j Peter Terry.
( John Drayll,
Coroners, j fan- Ridout.
iWill"1 Debenham,
John Caldwell,
Will1" Talyfer,
John Blankpain.
,-,, , ,. ( Rob' Parmafey,
Chamberhns, J Rog . Stanna/d.
ijohn Parsons,
John Causton,
John Burgon,
Clerk, Tho : Bushop.
John Cousin.
23 H. VI. Thursday after Allsaints. [Nov. 5, 1444.]
Surveiours appointed for the surveying of the Town mill, and other
houses belonging to the Towne.
23 H. VI. T/mrsday after Ambrose. [Ap. 8, 1445.]
John Draile is elected Portman, and is sworne.
John Causton admitted, and sworne free Burgess, uppon condition
that for seven yeres next following, he shall mantaine the ornamts
belonging to Corp' Xi pageant, and the stages, receiving the Charges
thereof from the farmers of the Common Marshe, and the Portmens
medow, as the Bayliffs for the time being shall think meete.
Ordered that the ffarmers of the Marshe and Portmens Medow
shall pay to John Caldwell for his charge of Corpus Chr : pageant
4OS yerely, till all his areres shall be satisfied.
A recognisance acknowledged in open Court before one Bayliff: r.r.
In an accon uppon the statute 23 E. 3. Ca : 2. concerning servants
departing from theire Mrs servise, brought by Stonham against Manser,
Cognisance of plees was allowed in the Common Plees at Westminster.
vid. 23 H. 6. rot: 208.
1445-6. 24 H. VI. Nativit : Mar : Wednesday. [Sep. 8, 1445.]
D ,.#• ( Tho: Denys,
Bayhffs, | Joh:Deken.
Corm" ( Will'" Ridout,
Lorvn ' ( JohnGeete.
/
Chamberlins,
John Stannard,
Rob1 Parmafoy.
Clerke, Tho : Bushop.
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Joh : Deken,
John Blankpain,
John Caldwell,
Wm Talyfer.
John Burgoin,
Geor : Page,
Tho: Haile,
Rich : Baldree.
Survieurs appointed for the new Chamber* at the end of the
hall of Plees.
(a) In ye rolls of Recog ; W" Wallworth is sommetimes entred Bayliff wh P. Terry, and somme-
times W"1 Debena'. viz. Tewesday lief: George, Wm Walworth and Pet. Terry. But Thursday after
Ambrose, Will"1 Debenha' and Pet. Terry; and Thursday lief : Nativit. Mar. 24 H. 6. W™ Walworth and
Petr Terry, when as the Trew Bayliffs in the Court book are as after are set down (B).
* Council Chamber, I conceive. (B.) vid. supra, p. 98.
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
24 //• VI. Mitnday, Marks day. [Ap. 25, 1446.]
The Priors of Trinity and Peters and the officiall of Suff : wth others
made Burgesses, (a)
Alderman of the Guild elected, and to him is granted to have the
proffi ts of the Marchandise of stones, (b)
1446-7. 25 H. VI. Nativit: Mar: Thursday. [Sep. 8, 1446.]
BayKfft, (
Coroners,
Rob' Wode,
Will"1 Witherold.
John Geete,
Will"1 Ridout.
Escheater, Rob' Wode.
( John James,
Chamberhns, | Rog: Tough.
Clerk, Tho : Bushop.
Clavigers,
John Deken,
Joh : Blankpain,
John Caldwell.
Rog: Stannard.
Sergeants,
John Burgon,
Geor : Page,
Tho : Haile,
Rich : Baker.
25 H. VI. Tewesday before Mic : [Sep. 27, 1446.]
Ordered: that no fforraine Bucher shall have a stall w'hin this Towne
for his owne use, but at the will of the Chamberlins for the time being.
*
25 H. VI. ffriday after ye Conversion of Paull. [Jan. 27, 1447.]
John Smith and Willm Ridout, Burgesses resident, are elected
Burgesses of the next Parliam* for this Towne. f
25 H. VI. Thursday before Ambrose. [Mar. 30, 1447.]
Two Chamberlins elected to hold for two yeres beginning at Mich :
next to repaire the decaies of the Towne houses, and to be repayed out
of the proffits of theire places.
1447-8.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Escheator, William Waldworth.
„, , ,. ( John James,
Chamberhns, | Roger Tough.
26 H. VI.
Will"1 Waldworth,
Rob' Smith.
John Geete,
Will"1 Ridout.
Clerk, Thomas Bushop.
Clavigers,
Sergeants,
John Deken,
John Blankpain,
Rob' Smith,
Roger Stanard.
John Burgon,
Geor: Page,
Tho: Haile,
Rich : Baldree.
26 //. VI. Munday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 18, 144?-]
Ordered : that if any inhabitant of this Towne or the liberties thereof,
shall not arise in defence of another inhabitant thereof, being assalted
(a ) Geoffry Stoke. Prior of Trinity, elected, July 4, 1444 ; who also appears to have been at the
same time Prior of St Peter's, a monastic house of Austin Canons situated in St Peter's parish, and
fo-mded, traditionally, by Thomas dc Lacy and Alice his wife in the reign of Hen. 11.
(b) -.'id. Wodderspoon, p. 81. t First Burgesses of Parliament. (B)
1448.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 105
by force, suche p'son declining- to aide in such case, shall be disfranchised,
and not to be restored wthout fine of the greate Court, and further to
take this othe following : "This heare yee all men, that I shall trew man
be to the king of England, and this Towne and ffranchise of the same,
against all manner men shall sustaine and maintaine to my power : and
the kings peece shall sustein and keepe, and all routs, riots, and
rebellions and conjurations against the same peece, to my power reforme
and destroy : and the command of the Bayliffs for the conservation of
the same peece at all times to obey. And each trew Burgess of this
Towne in every fraye made against the peece, assist, help, and support
with all my power: so help me God and Halidome."
26 H. VI. Tewesday after Faith. [Oct. 10, 1447.]
Ordered that Willm Ridout shall have Horsewade Mill from Mic.
23 H. 6. for 13 yeres, paying 20" at the two usuall feasts, by equall
portions.
26 H. VI. \_Friday~\ January 19. [1448.]
All ffullers of this towne and Country shall sell their clothe every
Mark* day at the Moot hall, under p'ill of fforfaiture of all theire cloath
sold elsewhere.
The like for clothiers.
All p'sons likewise shall sell theire wooll at the Wool house, and
all Mercers are likewise to hold theire market at the Woolhouse.
26 H. VI. Tewesday before Tiburt & Valerian. [Ap. 9, 1448.]
The proffits of all Estreats and fines of the Burgesses are for the
use of the building at the hall of plees, and three p'sons nominated to
dispose the same.
The miller shall pay 5'' of the arere of his rent to Will"1 Witherold,
in p't of his charges and fees for his service at the parliam4, and the
rest of the arers allsoe are ordered to be payd.
26 H. VI. Thursday, St Peter, \_advincula. Aug. I, 1448.]
John Lackford accused for cheating at Games called Whistilds,
Prelleds, and Quarter spells, to the scandall of the governm* of this
Towne for suffering of him soe to doe. It is ordered that if he shall be
found doing yc like againe, he shall uppon the next Market day after
conviction, undergoe the penalty of the Pillory. And because he
beeing now present at the Court, and hathe confessed his fault, and
submitted himself to the mercy of the Court, therfore he is fined 26s 8d,
and hathe given suerties for the paym4. vid : rot : recogi
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Ordered that John Thweyt shall plead noe more in the moot hall
nor be of Councill wth the Towne.
Granted to Mathew Stabler, three stalls in the ffish market, to him
and his heires, paying 3 shillings rent.
1448-9. 27 H. VI. Nativit:
Bayliffs,
Mar
John Caldwell,
Rich : ffelaw.
Coroners,
Justices,
John Geete,
Will'" Ridout.
The Bayliffs &
Tho : Denys,
John Deken,
Will"' Wetherold,
John Drayll. (a)
'.• Sunday. [Sep 8, 1448.]
Treasurers
sworne,
Clavigers,
( Tho : ffastolf,
( Roger Stanard.
John Deken,
Joh : Blankpain,
John Caldwell,
Roger Stannard.
Sergeants,
Rich : Wall,
Hen : Sweyne,
Joh: Hert,
, Joh: Wight.
Escheator, John Caldwell.
Cletke, Thomas Bushop.
27 H. VI. Thursday after Michalmas. [Oct. 3, 1448.]
John Thweyt fined for contempt against the ffranchise of the
Towne, and against his othe, and found 4 pledges for his fine.
All tenants of common soile of this Towne shall shew theire
writings and evidences (whereby they Claime) to the Bayliffs, before
Thursday after ffaiths day, under perill of forfeiture of theire estates.
27 H. VI. Thursday after Concept : Mar : [Dec. 12, 1448.]
John Caldwell, one of the Bayliffs, dothe undertake to make or
cause to be made, the Common Gaole for the Towne, at the West
gates of the said Towne.
Areres uppon accompts shall be levied, and 20 marks thereof shall
be payde to John Smith for his service at the Parliam*.
27 H. VI. Thursday after Vincent. [Jan. 23, 1449.]
John Andrew, Rich : ffelaw, elected Burgesses for this Towne at the
next parlmt at Westminster.
27 H. VI. Thursday before Candlemass. [Jan. 30, 1449.]
Granted to John Smith and Will1" Wetherold, 5 marks to eache, for
theire wages for theire service at the Parlm4.
27 H. VI. Thursday before Gregory. [Mar. 6, 1449.]
• Willm Hereward pardoned his accompt of 29'' 13s 9d.
(a) The first Justices.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
107
1449-50. 28 H. VI. Mtcnday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1449.]
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Justices,
Tho : Denys,
Job : Drayll.
Will"1 Ridout,
Roger Stanard.
The Bayliffs and
John Caldwell,
Rich : ffelaw,
Tho: ffastolf,
Will'" Wetherold.
Escheator, Thomas Denys.
Treasurers
sworne,
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Clerke, Tho :
Will"' Winter,
Rob' Hall.
John Caldwell,
John Drayll,
John Blankpain,
Rogr Stannard.
Will- Wall,
Geor: Page,
Will"1 Dalton,
Will'" Say.
Bushop.
A Burgess admitted, uppon condicon not to exercise the trade of
Bucher wthin the town of Ipswich and the liberties thereof.
28 H. VI. Munday, Vigill of Simon & Jude. [Oct. 27, 1449.]
John Smith and Tho : Denton elected Burgesses for this Towne at
the next Parliam* at Westmr, to be holden 6 Novemb. next, they
beeing residents.
28 H. VI. Thursday after the Assumption. [Aug. 20, 1450.]
Day given to John Manser, to repaire a way by him made by the
Town Diches, under penalty of disfranchisem4.
1450-1
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
29 H. VI. Tewesday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1450.]
Will"1 Wetherold, Treasurers
John Geete. sivome,
Will"1 Ridout,
Roger Stanard.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denis,
Justices, John Caldwell,
Rich : ffelaw,
John Drayll.
Escheator, Will"1 Wetherold.
Will"1 Winter,
Will : Hall.
John Geete,
John Caldwell,
Joh : Blankpain,
Rog : Stanard.
Rich : Wall,
Will"1 Dalton,
George Page,
Will'" Say.
Clerke, Tho : Bushop.
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Gilbert Debenham Esqr, and John Smith, Burgesses, elected for
the Towne at the next Parliam* at London, on Leonards day next.
29 H. VI. Thursday after Hillary. [Jan. 14, 1451.]
The Collectors of the kings fifteenth of this town, are ordered
likewise collectors for the Hamlets.
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
All ordinances made before this Court, in all things shall be
observed, and shall for the future stand in full force.
The Chamberlins shall pay John Smith, Vintener, 7 marks for one
tunne of wine, given by the town to the Duke of Suffolk.
Granted to Tho : Denys, parcell of the com. soile at Shire house
hill, 100 foote long, 80 foote broad, at 4d rent, payable by moities at
the two usuall feasts of La : and Mic : wth a distresse for areres, and if
arere a whole yere, then a reentry.
Richard ffelaw hathe allsoe another parcell of the common soile
granted unto him at Shirehouse hill, (a)
29 H, VI. Friday before Trinity. [June 18, 1451.]
The Serjeants shall give theire bonds to the Chamberlins, and the
proffits of the leetes and Courts shall be paid to the Chamberlins, whoe
shall discharge the Bayliffs thereof at theire accompts.
An Aide shall be collected of the inhabitants of the Towne, for the
renewing of the Town Charter, and to that end every Portman shall
pay 3s 4d, and every Burgess is 8d, and every fforrainer is, and collectors
are appointed to levy the same.
1451-2. 30 H. VI. Wednesday, Nativit: Mar : [Sep. 8, 1451.]
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Justices,
John Caldwell,
Tho : ffastolfe.
Will111 Ridout,
Roger Stannard.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denis,
Will"1 Wetherold,
Rich : ffelaw,
Joh : Drayll.
Escheator, Tho : ffastolff.
Treasurers
sworne,
Clavigers,
Tho:
Will"
Cowman,
Heede.
Serjeants,
John Geete,
Joh : Caldwell,
John Blankpain,
Rog : Stannard.
Rich : Wall,
;ay,
Will"
Will'" Dalton,
George Page.
Clerk, Tho : Bushop.
If any ffree Burgess shall be elected to any office to serve the
Towne, and shall forsake his office, he shall be disfranchised.
30 H. VI. ffriday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 17, 1451.]
ORDERED : to ride the perambulation of the Towne, (b) and demolish
an hedge and diche made by the Prior of Ely to inclose a common of
pasture time out of minde belonging to the Towne, that is to say, to
common from the feast of, &c.
Granted to John Bole, the custome of the Kay and Woolhouse, and
Petybeame weights and measures, the fleshouse and Custome of fflesh
and hides, the faires of St George and St. James, and all fforaine fines
for one yere, at 48" rent.
(a) vid. supra, p. 73, note.
(b) vid. supra, p. 74, note.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
30 H. VI. Thursday before Edmonds day. [King. Nov. 18, 1451.]
Rich : Melys and Wm : Sewall elected to order and repaire the
conduit and the house, and give accompt.
Edm : Lamb, for diverse offences not specially menconed, is
disfranchised.
30 H. VI. Tewesday before Mathew.
John Bunce disfranchised.
[Sep. 14, 1451.]
30 H. VI. Thursday before Annunc: Mar : [Mar. 23, 1452.]
Rich : ffellaw shall have 4U gs for his wages, for service as Burgess
of the Parliam* for this Towne, and the same is to be payed him by 4OS
a yere, out of the Marshe farme.
Every Portman shall pay 2Od, and Every Burgess i2d, for the
maintenance of the liberty of this Towne, and two collectors are
nominated.
1452-3. 31 H. VI. Thursday,* Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1452.]
Clavigers,
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Chamberlins,
Rich : ffelaw,
Robert Smithe.
Will"' Ridout,
Rog : Stannard.
Rob' Hall,
Edm : Winter.
Escheator, Rich : ffelaw.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denys,
Justices,
John Caldwell,
Joh : Drayll,
Will"1 Wetherold.
Rich : ffelaw,
John Caldwell,
John Blankpain,
Rog : Stannard.
Treasurers
sworne,
John Ward,
Hen : Stannard.
Clerke, Tho : Bushop.
Serjeants,
Will™ Say,
Rich : Wall,
Will : Butler,
Tho : Lee.
31 H. VI. Wednesday sJ night after Mich : [Oct. n, 1452.]
Every man wthin the liberty of this Towne resident, before Munday
next, viz. all having shopps, shall kepe one good staffe : and every
servant of lawfull age shall have one staff in their shopps or houses
under penalty of 4d, to wait uppon the Bayliffs when necessity shall be,
by day or night, ffor the good and honour of the Towne. And that
other inhabitants of greater ability in the same Town shall have Jacks,
Sallets, Bowes, arrowes, swords, Targetts, Poleaxes, and other weapons
of warre ready at an hower, to defend themselves and wthstand the
enemies of the king and kingdom as they ought.
Should be ' Friday.'
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
31 H. VI. ffriday before Luke. [Oct. 13, 1452.]
Every Burgess of this town shall pay j of a i 5th for certaine affaires
of this Towne, and collectors specially named.
Granted to Will1" Winter, parcell of the Common soile betwene his
tenem1 on the north, and the salt water on yc south, 67 foote long, and
53 foote broade, at 4d rent. And the said Will1" Winter gave againe
the same to the Towne, to have for ever sibi et assignatis suis.
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Daling.
31 H. VI. Tewesday before Thomas. [Dec. 19, 1452.]
A cognisance of debt taken before Rich : ffelaw, one Bayliff, out
of Court, vid : rot: min: pi:
31 H. VI. Tewesday before ye Circumsision. [Dec. 26, 1452.]
Robert Hall shall pay to the Bayliffs sixe pounds, to the use of the
Towne, as Edm : Winter his fellow Chamberlin hath donne.
31 H. VI. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 15, 1452.]
John Smith and Edm : Winter elected Burgesses for the Parliam*
to be holden at Redding, 6 May next, to serve for this Towne. And
the said Edm : hathe granted that he will serve at his own charges.
31 H. VI. ffriday before John Baptist nativit : [June 22, 1453.]
The Estreats of the Towne, under the greene waxe, delivered to
Will1" Wetherold and John Geete by the justices of this Towne, shall
be paid out of the revenewes of this Towne.
Granted to John Goss, liberty to Kay in the ground he bought of
Brazier, in the salt water, to hold him and his heires repayring the same.
!453-4- 32/7. VI. Satterday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1453]
Bayliffs (
John Geete, /
Will1" Ketche,
sworne, (
Coroners (
Will"1 Ketche.
John Langcroft,
Clavigers, <
1
John Blankpain,
John Caldwell,
sworne, (
John Sudbury.
Joh : Creeke.
Eschcator sworne,
John Geete.
Clerk sworne,
Tho : Bushop.
Chamberlins (
sworne, (
John Rever,
Math : Stabler.
Serjeants (
sworne, \
Rich : Wall,
Will1" Dalton.
The Bayliffs and
(
John Caldwell,
Serjeants (
Tho Ley,
/us/ices, <
Robt. Smith,
not sworne, (
Geor: Page.
John Drayll,
\
Wm Baldrey.
I454-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. in
At the next court consideracon shall be had of the matter
concerning Joh : Thweyt and others, and to take theire answere to
matters charged against them by the commonalty.
Determination allsoe shall then be made concerning the arests of
Burgesses wthin theire houses.
32 H. VI. Tewesday after Martin, [Nov. 13, 1453.]
John Archer of Thorpe Morieux, and Willm. Piper, Lavenham,
executors of the last will of John Archer of Lavenham, camme and
proved his will in this court, there beeing no lay fee therein bequeathed,
that doe lye wthin the Towne of Ipswch or liberties thereof, and the
same was inrolled according to the custome.
32 H. VI. Wednesday before Simon and Jnde. [Oct. 24, 1453.]
Tho : Bushop ordered to go to London to obtaine a new Charter,
and therewth fines and amercem*3 before the Justices.
ffower Portmen and nine Burgesses elected to be Assessors of the
Quinzieme.
A levari fac : shall issue against Rob4 Hall, late Chamberlin, for
6H, to be paied by him to Rob* Smithe in p't of 8H gs iod to him due.
32 H. VI. Thursday before Thomas. [Dec. 20, 1453.]
Tho : Barker shall shew forthe his title to the Common soile that
he holdeth, before Tewesday after Epiphany. [Jan. 8, 1454.]
32 H. VI. Munday before Vincent. [Jan. 21, 1454.]
Accompt shall be made before auditors assigned, of the mony
received for the suites betwene this Town and that of Bury St Edm :
and the priour of Ely.
32 H. VI. ffriday before Dunstan. [May 17, 1454.]
Sixe collectors named, to assess all the inhabitants of this Towne,
at j quinzieme, for the suit aforesaid.
32 H. VI. ffriday in Whitsun weeke. [June 14, 1454.]
The inhabitants of this towne shall pay to the subsidy ordained by
the assent of the Lords & Commons in parliam*, for the defence at sea.
Burgesses elected, ordered to pay 4s yerely apeece, till they shall
submitt to be sworne.
112
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
32 H. VI. Thursday before Translat : Thomas. [June 27, 1454.]
Sr Roger Chamberlin (a) and John Timperly, Esquire, (bj elected
Burgesses uppon condicon.
H54-5- 33
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Justices,
H. VI. Sunday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1454.]
Thorn : Denys,
John Caldwcll,
John Waldworth,
John Langcroft.
The Bayliffs and
John Geete,
Will"1 Ketche,
Rich : ffelaw,
Joh : Drayll.
Escheator, Tho: Denys.
Chamberlins,
Clavigtrs,
Serjeants,
Joh : Rever,
John Goss.
John Caldwell,
Will"1 Ketche,
John Blankpain,
Joh : Creyck.
Com. Clerke,
Rich : Wall,
Will"1 Dalton,
Geor : Page,
Tho : Ley.
1454-5. 33 H. VI. ffriday before Simon & Jude. [Oct. 25, 1454.]
No forrainer in the Towne abiding, shall pay any fine but by the
allowance of the Bayliffs and Chamberlins.
Every stranger comming to this Towne wth Marchandise, by land
or water, shall weigh his Marchandise at the common crane, and not
otherwise, unless by composition wth the chamberlins, whoe shall be
answerable for the cranage, and composition for weighing otherwhere,
and if no composition shall be made, the 3d peny of the mony received,
shall be payed to the Chamberlins for weighing otherwhere.
33 H. VI. ffriday before Andrew. [Nov. 29, 1454.]
Granted to John Caldwell parcell of the common soile at Shirehouse
hill, (cj 80 foote broad, 100 foote long, at 4d r*.
And to John Geete another parcell thereof, the like quantity and
rent. vid. 15 H. 7.
And to John Osborne another parcell there, forty foote broad, and
in length equall to his tenem* there at 1 2d rent.
And to Willm. Ketche another parcell there, 80 foote broad, and
100 foote long, at 4d rent.
And to Drayll another parcell there, at 4d rent.
And to John Goss another peece at the West head next the
highway, 80 foote; and Eastward next Verdons Lane, 55 foote; And in
length next the land of Nich : Swann 87 foote, and next Ketches and
Osbornes, 132 foote, at 4d rent.
(a) Sir Roger Chamberlain, Sheriff of Norf. and Suff. 19 Hen. vi. vid. Morant's Essex, Vol. 2,
p. 261, and Fuller's Worthies. Vol. 2, p. 147.
(b) Timperley of Hintleshara ; vid. Page's Suffolk, pp. 20 and 21 ; Weever's Fun. Mon. pp. 765-6,
780 ; Her. and Geneal. iii., p. 420. (c) vid. supra, p. 73.
1455-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
33 H. VI. Tewesday after Epiphany. [Jan 7, 1455.]
Every Burgess of this Towne shall pay ^ of a quinziem towards the
suite betwene this Town and the Town of Bury, and every fforraine
Burgess shall allsoe pay thereunto.
33 //. VI. Wednesday after Candlemass. [Feb. 5, 1455.]
Gilbert Debenham and . . . ffincham (aj elected to arbitrate the
difference betweene the Townes of Ipsw°h and Bury.
33 H. VI. ffriday, Easter weeke. [Ap. n, 1455.]
The collectors of mony of certaine p'ticuler parishes in Ipswch for
the suite wth Bury, have a day sett to bring in theire accompts.
The Chamberlins shall pay the expences of the journy to
Stow Market in meate and drinke, for the arbitration of the difference
betweene the said Townes.
33 H. VI. Tewesday before Peter & Paul/. [June 24, 1455.]
John Timperley (6) and Gilbert Debenham the younger, Esq",
elected to be Burgesses of the Parliam* for this Towne, uppon the
19 of July next to be holden.
1455-6. 34 H. VI. Munday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1455.]
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Jusiicis,
Chamberlins,
Rich : ffelaw,
Will"1 Baldrey.
John Wallworth, (c)
John Langcroft.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denys,
John Caldwell,
John Drayll,
Rob : Smithe.
Escheator, Rich : ffelaw.
John Goss,
John Ward.
Clavigers,
Rich : ffelaw,
John Caldwell,
John Blankpain,
John Creyck,
Tho : Bushop.
Comm : Clerke, Tho: Bushop.
Cler : pac : Joh : Creyck.
Serjeants,
Willm : Dalton,
Rich : Wall,
Christopher Stekenham,
W°' Say.
Noe Burgess or fforrainer shall purchase any letter or message
from any lord or lady for obtaining any office in this Towne, under
perill of perpetuall disablem* for any office in this Towne.
A scire fac : ordered against Willm : Ridout and Willm : Heede to
appeare before the Bayliffs, and shew cause whie they should not be dis-
franchised for suing Joh: Caldwell, a free Burgess of this Towne, out of the
liberty of this Towne, unjustly and contrary to the Charter of King John.
(a) Fincham of Finchara Hall, Blomfield's Norff. vii. 348, 462 ; Marshall's Gen. Guide ; and of
Outwell, Page's Suff. Traveller, p. II.
(bj vid. supra, p. 112.
(c) Wodderspoon, p. 35 r> assigns this family to St. Lawrence parish.
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34 H. VI. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 19, 1455.]
Granted to John Letill, parcell of the Common soile betweene the
Towne diche on the South, and the said Lettles tenem4 on the North,
1 20 foote long, 1 8 foote broad at both ends, at 6d r*, wth distress for
default of paym* uppon the day, and reentry for areres, one yere and a
month, and to repaire the Town dich along his tenem*.
And to John Sharpe, p't of the Common soile beneathe the close
of the Priour of St Peter north, and Com : soile south, the Common
soile east, and the Common soile towards the river west, 44 foote long,
and 24 foote broad at both ends, at 6d r1, wth remidy as aforesaid.
And to Thomas Soty, betweene his garden on the South, and a
common way on the North, 36 foote long, and Westward 9 foote
broade, at 4d r*, w* remidy as aforesaid, vid. 15 H. 6.
And to John Buggs, chaplain, the land formerly Jo : Parkers,
betwene the highway North, and Nic : Pecoks curteledge South ;
64 foote long, and Eastward 30 foot broad, and Westward 35 foot, at
6d r1, and the same to remain to the Guild after his deathe.
34 H. VI. ffriday bef : Mich : [Sep. 26, 1455.]
Willm : Ridout and Willm : Heede ordered to bring into the Court
theire Bill, whereuppon they p'secuted John Caldwell by subpena.
Granted to John Drayll, the Common Marsh, at 8 marks rent yerely,
till he be satisfied, 22 marks.
Willm : Ridout and Willm : Heede shall bring security for 30'' arere
of theire mill farme before ffriday after Mich : next.
34 //. VI. ffriday before Faith. [Oct. 3, 1455.]
Willm : Ridout and Willm : Heed shall bring in good security for
theire rent arere, and for reparacons of the mill, before Allsaints day.
34 H. VI. ffriday after Ambrose. [Ap. 9, 1456.]
Willm : Ridout hathe further day to acquitt himselfe of 20" of the
mill rent before Georges day next.
34 H. VI. Thursday before George. [Ap. 22, 1456'.]
Willm : Ridout camme this day, and answered that he would not
acquitt himselfe of the 20" ordered formerly.
H57-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
1456-7- 35 H. VI.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Wednesday, Nativit: Mar : [Sep. 8, 1456.]
John Wallworth,
Edm : Winter.
John Langtoft,
Rob' Hall.
The Bayliffs and
Thorn : Denys,
Rich : ffelaw,
John Caldwell,
John Drayll.
Escheator, John Wallworth.
John Blankpain,
John Creeke.
Justices,
Chamberlins,
Clavigers,
Edm : Winter,
John Caldwell,
John Blankpain,
Joh : Creyck.
Cler: pac : Joh : Creyck.
Com : Cler : Tho : Bushop.
Serjeants,
Rich : Wall,
Willm : Dalton,
Willm : Say,
Cuthbert Steckenham.
35
H. VI. ffriday after Edward. [Rex et Con/. Jan. 7, 1457.] *
Horsewade mill demised to Lackford for 7 yeres at 2OU rent, the
lease to be made by the Chamberlins, and Lackford made free Burgess
upon condition to keepe covenants.
Granted to Winter parcell of y° Com. soile by y° river on the west,
in length according to Terries land, at 4d rent.
John Blankpain and John Creyk, Chamberlins, shall moderate the
forrain fines assessed. 34 H. 6.
Auditors for the Chamberlins accompts are named.
35 H. VI. ffriday before Valentine. [Feb. n, 1457.]
Ordered : to buy a Barge for the Commons use and honour of the
Towne, unto W* the Bayliffs and Portmen contributed 2OU and more if
neede be, soe as the Commons doe contribute 2OU and more if neede be.
35 H. VI. Peter ad Vinc^da. [Monday, Aug. i, 1457.]
Recognisance of debt before the Bayliffs out of Court, vid. lib :
min : pi : aud the like I o June ye same yere.
35 H. VI. ffriday after Corp Ckr' i : [June 17, 1457.]
If any person shall purchase a writt of error for a suite in the
Towne Court, he shall pay for allowance thereof, 6s 8d to the Commons,
and 2s to the Clerke.
35 H. VI. Wednesday before Nativit: Joh: Bap: [June 22, 1457.]
Tho : Shreeve elected to conduct shipps from the Woose fa) end
and the Pynnell to the Common Kay, taking the auncient fee.
Granted to Tonwinter parcell of the Common soile over against
his tenem*, in length 40 foote, and the same in bredth.
* If his Translation is intended, the date would be Oct. 15, 1456.
(a) i.e. Ooze end.
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
H57-8.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Justices,
36 H. VI.
\
{
Tho : Denys,
John Drayll.
John Langtoft,
Robt : Hall.
The Bayliffs, and
Rich : ffelaw,
John Caldwell,
John Wallworth,
Wm Baldrey.
Thursday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 145 7.]
Chambers, j j£ g^'
/ John Drayll,
r, . \ John Caldwell.
Clangers, john Blankpain,
' Joh : Creycke.
Com : Cler: Tho : Bushop.
Rich : Wall,
Serjeants,
Eschealor, Tho : Denys.
36 H. VI. ffriday before Gregory. [Mar. 10, 1458.]
The Burgesses of this Towne shall pay ^ of a fifteenth for the
suite w111 the Prior of Ely, (a) and Collectors are appointed.
36 H. VI. ffriday after Phill : & Jacob. [May 5, 1458.]
All burgesses refusing to pay theire p't of the said assessm4 shall
be disfranchised.
[Sep. 8, 1458.]
Willm: Dalton,
Wm Say,
Cuthbert Stekenham.
8-9- 37
Bayliffs,
H.
\
VI. ffriday, A
John Caldwell,
Rich : ffelaw.
Coroners,
j
John Langtoft,
Rob' Hall.
Justices,
j
1
The Bayliffs and
Thorn : Denys,
John Drayll,
Joh: Wallworth,
Wm Baldrey.
', Joh :
Chamberlins,
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
John Blankpain,
Joh : Creyck.
Rich : ffelaw,
John Drayll,
John Hlankpain,
Joh : Creyck.
Clerk, Tho : Bushop.
Willm : Dalton,
Rich : Wall.
John Newport,
Rich : Baker,
Willm : Plaines.
37 H. VI. Munday after Mich : [Oct. 2, 1458.]
Collectors for \ of a 1 5th granted for the suite with the Priour of Ely.
Auditors .for accompts w* power to summon accomptants from
time to time, and for the first default fined 6s 8d, and the fine doubled
till they doe appeare.
37 H. VI. Thursday after Nicholas. [Dec. 14, 1458.]
Collectors made for j of a 1 5th for the charges of a suite wherein
John Geete was condemned against Gregory Langham, and for other
urgencies of the Towne.
(a) Probably William Wells, elected Prior in 1430 or 1432, and cited as Prior in 1460. vid. Dugdale
Monast. i. 468.
1460.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
117
37 H. VI. ffriday after Hillary. [Jan. 19, 1459.]
Granted to John Caldwell, the Comm : Marshe (for certaine debts
from the Town to him due) for 3 yeres from Mich : last, excepting one
medow, formerly granted to Horswade Mill tenant.
1459-60. 38 H. VI.
Safterday, A
Bayliffs (
sworne, \
John
Edm
Wai worth,
: Winter.
Coroners,
( John
Rob'
Langtoft,
Hall.
Escheator, John Wallworthe.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denys,
Rich : ffelawe,
John Caldwel,
John Drayll.
Chambtrlins,
C'.avigers,
Serjeants,
[Sep. 8, I459-]
Willm : Stile,
John Campion.
John Caldwell,
Edm : Winter,
John Blankpaine,
John Creyck.
Clerke, Tho : Bushop.
Willm: Dalton,
Willm : James,
Rog : Maroine,
Gregor : Page.
38 H. VI. Munday before Mich : [Sep. 24, 1459.]
Burgesses made, eache of them giving a buck of the seisin uppon
demand.
38 H. VI. Thursday after Mich : [Oct. 4, 1459.]
Granted to Tho : Denys 2OS yerely, for his councill to the Towne,
payable by the Chamberlins at the times accustomed.
Tho : Denys and Rich : ffelaw (a) shall goe to London for the suite
betweene the Towne of Ipswch and the king.
A summe of mony assessed upon p'ticuler persons named, for the
maintaining of the suite.
38 H. VI. Munday after Martin. [Nov. 12, 1459.]
Willm: Worsop & John Rever (b) elected Burgesses for the Towne
at the next parliam* at Coventree, 20 Nov. &c., and shall eache [have]
1 8'1 a day, soe long as the parliam1 shall be there or at York, but if at
London or Canterbury, they shall have but 1 2d a day.
38 H. VI. Thursday after Epiphany. [Jan. 10. 1460.]
Ordered : that the Sheriff of Suffolke (c) shall distrnc Willm : Wetherold
and Rob* Wode, late Bayliffs, for the summe of 6U 2s iod ob.*
Auditors appointed for the Chamberlins accompts of the yere 35 H. 6.
(a) Rich : Felaw occupied an important place as well in the commerce as in the administration of the
town for a considerable time, and at a later period afforded valuable aid to Sir John Howard in his efforts on
behalf of Edw. iv. (-aid. p. 125. note.) He was also by will, dat. 2 Jan. 1482, a generous benefactor to the
Grammar School.
(b) A family of this name, also spelt Rivers and Ryvers, is found at Chattisham from 1563, one brass
inscription on the floor of the Church still remaining.
(c) Philip Wentworth. vid. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 147. Morant's Essex, ii. 361 ; and Gage's
Thingoe Hundred, p. 4. * obolum, a halfpenny.
n8
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
38 H. VI. ffriday, being the feast of Mark. [Ap. 25, 1460.]
John Palmer brought the king's writt of dotage uppon the Stat.
West. 2. Ca. 38., w** writt is entered verbatim.
1460-1. 39 H. VI.
Willm : Stile,
John Campion.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Escheator, Tho :
Justices,
Tho : Denys,
Will1" Ridout.
John Creyck,
John Rever.
Denys.
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
John Drayll,
Wm Baker,
Joh : Wallworth.
Chamberlins,
Clavigers,
Joh : Caldwell,
John Creyck,
John Blankpaine.
Com : Cler : Tho : Bushop.
Serjeants,
Wm Dalton,
Rog : Marvin,
George Page,
Willm : James.
39 H. VI. Wednesday before Mich : [Sep. 24, 1460.]
The Cheife pledges (aj of the South ward ordered to see if
Tho : Blomvile hathe removed his nusance in the high way.
Richard ffelaw and Willm : Baldrey elected burgesses for this Towne
at the next parliam4 7 Octob.
39 H. VI. Wednesday before Faith. [Oct. i, 1460.]
Granted to John Pollard, atturny of this Towne, 2OS yerely, soe
long as he shall continue Atturny of the same, for his fee for his service
in the kings Exchequer.
James Hobbard (d) of Ipswch admitted of Counsill for this towne,
and shall have 2OS yerely, payed by the Chamberlins, soe long as he
shall continue in the service.
James Hobard is admitted allsoe Atturny for this towne in all
other the kings Courts at Westminster, or in any other place in
England. And the Chamberlins shall give him 6s 8d for his fee.
Rob4 Blomvile made free Burgess, his fine is pardoned for his
service donne, excepting the fees to the Bayliffs and other officers.
39 H. VI. Wednesday before Valentine. [Feb. n, 1461.]
The present Chamberlins shall pay to the Bayliffs 28H, of w**
summe this Court will save harmless John Wallworth and Edm : Winter,
late Bayliffs, and the said Chamberlins, against Margaret, Queen of
England, and all others, (c)
(a) vid. supra, p. 99, note.
(b) This James Hobbard or Hobart, afterwards (vid. p. 127) elected representative of the borough in
Parliament, appears to have been the son of Tho : Hobart of the Tye in Essex, and was reader at Lincoln's Inn
in 1447, and Attorney-General to Hen. VII, by whom he was knighted in 1505. md. Blomfield's Norf. vii, 243,
and Page's Suff. 956.
(c) This order, and a further one on p. 120. 2 Ed. IV., for the providing of 20 armed men for the King,
Wodderspoon (p. 297) regards as evidences of the adherence of this Borough to the Yorkists.
1462.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
119
EDW: IV.
1461-2. i E. IV. Tewesday after John Bapt : [June 30, 1461.]
Richard ffelawand Willm: Baldree elected Burgesses for the Towne
at the next parlm* at Westmr, 6 of July next ensuing.
I E. IV. Tewesday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1461.]
Bayliffs,
Coronets,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rog : Stannard.
John Creyck,
John Rever.
justices,
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Denys,
Joh : Walworth,
John Drayll,
Wm Ridout.
Chamberlins,
' Tho : Winter,
John Bolton.
Willm :
Ridout.
Clavigers,
Roger Stannard,
John Creyck,
\ John Blankpain.
Com: CYi?r:Tho: Bushop.
George
Page,
Serjeants,
John Newport,
Tho : Reede,
Rob' Kirkham.
Escheator, Rich : ffelaw.
Edward Lamb restored to his ffranchise.
John Brown, bucher, admitted free burgess, together wa his two
sonnes of the same trade, and it is granted to him to have a stall in the
Buchery, suche as he shall chuse.
i E. IV. Thursday after Holy Cross. [Sep. 17, 1461.]
The new mill granted to Richard ffelaw for 2 yeres, at 10" yerely
rent, and to repaire the same.
i E. IV. ffriday after Epiphany. [Jan. 8, 1462.]
Chamberlins to accompt before Auditors at the day appointed, or
to be disfranchised.
Twelve of the Chiefe pledges named, shall assesse a fifteenth
uppon the Town to the use of the Towne.
Granted to Wm : Winter 42 foote in lengthe, and 2 1 foote in breadth,
of the com. soile betwene the water gates and the new mill on the
south, and Byles his Curtelage on the north, and the common causew'y on
the west, the same soile to be kayed to his owne use and the millers for
time to come. vid. the file of Peters com. soile in y" Treasry; the deed: 2 E. 4.
i E. IV. Wednesday after the Purification. [Feb. 3, 1462.]
Auditors elected for accompts, and the accomptants not to make
default under iou penalty, and the arbitrators are likewise to arbitrate
the charges of reparacons donne to the mill by Joh : Ody.
120
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1462-3. 2 E. IV. (Wednesday) The Vigillofy* Anminci: [Mar. 24, 1462.]
Granted to R. ffelaw a p'cell of common soile between Keeche his
garden on the north, and the Tenem* of the said R. in p't, and
John Geete and Walter Whitlock in p't on the south. Tho : Denys his
garden being east, and the highway from Blackfriers bridge to the Kay
west, at 4d r4 by moities.
2 E, IV. Tewesday before Ambrose. [Mar. 30, 1462.]
This Towne shall finde 20 men armed when they shall be called
for the kings service, and this to be at the charge of the Towne.
Composition is made betweene the Prior of St Peters (a) and this
Towne, that the Prior and his successors shall yerely for ever have at
Easter and Mich : 1 6s 8d by moitys for the tithes of the new water mill
and the Buchers house.
2 E. IV. Tewesday after the feast of Reliques* [Sep. 21, 1462.]
ffines of Burgesses to be made, assigned for ye paym4 of the
charges of the new Charter.
1462-3. 2 E. IV.
Bayliffs,
Coroners,
Wednesday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1462.]
Edm : Winter,
John Langcroft.
John Creyck,
John Rever.
The Bayliffs and
Thomas Denys,
John Walhvorth,
Rog : Stannard,
Rich : ffelaw.
Escheator, John Langcroft.
Tho : Winter,
John Bolton.
Justices,
Chambcrlins,
! Edm : Winter,
ni . \ John Blankpain,
Llavisers, { •} , ^
\ John Creyck,
[ Wm Ridout.
Cler : pac : Joh : Creyck.
Com : Clerk, Tho : Bp.
Serjeants,
Joh : Newport,
Rob : Kirkhous,
Geor : Povy,
Tho: Reed.
2 E. IV. Tewesday before Epiphany. [Jan 4, 1463.].
Edm : Winter one of the Bayliffs, and the Portmen and Burgesses,
granted to John Langcroft another of the Bayliffs, 1'rs testimoniall under
the Common seale, against Robt: Wild, for a suite unjustly commenced
by him against the said Bayliff before the sheriff of London.
* This Festival, according to the calendar in the " Black Book of the Exchequer," falls on Sep. 15,
but Sir Harris Nicolas, in his Chronology of History, (Lardner's Cab. Cyclop.) fixes it on Jan. 27, without,
however, assigning any reason.
(a) John Monewden, admitted 1381.
1463.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
121
2 E. IV. Thursday after the Convers : of Paull. [Jan. 27, 1463.]
Willm Worsop and John Loppam, (a) burgesses resident, elected
Burgesses for this Towne at the next Parliam4 5 febr. at York, and
Wm. Worsop is to have his wages 2Od p. diem, so long as he shall
be at York; if the parlm* adjourne nigher, he is to have but i6d/. diem,
and if to London, but I2d/. diem. And John Lopham is to have but
1 2d /. diem wherever the Parliam* shall be.
Two Porters elected and sworne.
2 E. IV. Tewesday after Agatky. [Feb. 8, 1463.]
Rich : Kirkhouse, for diverse injuries, deceipts, and trespasses,
donne against his othe, is disfranchised, never to beare office in this
Town againe.
John Newport disfranchised in like manner, but after found suerties
to stand to the judgem* of the Bayliffs and five others named, as touching
his faults.
1463-4. 3 E. IV.
Bayliffs,
Coron™,
Thursday Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1463.]
Thorn : Denys,
Robt : Hall.
John Creyck,
John Rever.
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
John Wallworth,
Edm : Winter,
Joh : Lancroft.
Escheator, Tho : Denys.
John Hasting,
Edm : Sharrow.
Justices,
Chamberlins,
Clavigers,
Robt : Hall,
John Creyck,
Roger Stannard,
John Blankpain.($)
Chr : pac : John Creyck.
Com: Cler:Tho:
Sergeants,
Bushop.
Willm : Say,
Tho : Reede,
George Page,
John Stile.
3 E. IV. ffriday in Easter weeke. [Ap. 15, 1463.]
John Lopham & Willm : Worsop elected Burgesses for this Towne
at the next Parliam* at Westmr, uppon 29 day of Aprill. And at this
Court were Gilbert Debenham and John Timperley Esqrs present,
being ffreemen.
3 E. IV. Tewesday* ye vigill of St. John B apt : [June 23, 1463.]
Granted to John Goss, parcell of the common soile by the high way
under the ffriers preachers wall, at 8d r1, w0*1 Rich : Golty formerly had
at 1 2d r*.
And to John Hasting, parcell of the common soile by the high way
on ye south, by the house of Steven Wederingsett.
(a) vid. Wodderspoon, p. 391.
Should be 'Thursday.'
R
(b) if Eng. ' Whitbread/
122
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
3 E. IV. Thursday before Bartholomew. [Aug. 18, 1463.]
An Aide (a) granted to the King by Parliam*, assessed uppon this
Towne by assessors in every Parish, viz. in Margts 3, and in the rest
but 2, and the Parish of Stoke and the Hamlets are not menconed.
The summs assessed uppon eache parish are as follows : —
li s. d.
li s d.
Peters
. 2-19-8
Mary Tower
3-i S- 2
Nich:
Mar: Elms
. 1-7-8
1-1-2
Marg'ets
Marry Kay
3-1 8- 2
1-9-8
Tot. d.
' li
Mathewes
1-13 - o
Laurence
2-3-3
21-02 - 7
Hellens
. 0-13 - 8
Clem" ..
0-19-10
Stevens
1-1-4
3 E. IV. ffriday before Mich : [Sep. 23, 1463.]
Demised to Rich : ffelaw, the new mill wth the marshe, at iolj rent
for one yere.
The Serjeants shall warne John Newport to bring in at the next
Court after Mich : a horse, saddle, and bridle, taken from John ffriston,
Clerke.
3 E. IV. Thursday after Valentine. [Feb. 16, 1464.]
The Chamberlins shall pay James Hobard for areres in the
Exchequer, for inrolling the new Charter, 5 marks.
Memorand : this Charter was passed almost a yere before, but
was forgotten in the due place, and therefore the summe thereof is
sett down as followeth.
3 E. IV. (Wednesday) Marche 8. [1464.]
The Charter reciting the Charters of E. 4., R. 2., E. 3., E. 2.,
E. i., John, and Hen. 2. fb) confirmed the priviledges of the Towne
of Ipswch in them granted, omitting the Charter of Hen. 4 & others
of that line.
And he granted that they should be a corporate Town in p'petuall
succession, by the name of the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty
of the Towne of Ipswch to all intents.
That they shall have a common seale.
That they may purchase lands and tenemts to them and theire
successors for ever.
(a) An Aid (auxilium) was a subsidy granted to the Crown, usually a tenth or fifteenth of the
personal estate of the subject, varying at first according to each new assessment, but reduced to a fixed
amount by a commission issued 8 Ed. I. By the statutes 25 Ed. I. cc. 5 & 6, and 34 Ed. I. c. I. the king
could levy no aid or tax without his Parliament.
fbj Qy. should it not be H. III.? (J.S.)
1464.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 123
That yerely uppon the Nativit : of the Virgine Mary, in the Guild
Hall at Ipswch, the Burgesses may elect two Burgesses, whoe shall be
Bayliffs for one whole year then next following.
That the Bayliffs and fower of the Portmen shall be justices of the
peace for that liberty, for the hearing and determining of felonies,
oppression, extortions, trespasses, contempts, routs, riots, conspiracies
and all other crimes within the Town and Liberty; And to inquire into
articles concerning the statutes of laboring, clothing, et capiciorum,
forcible entries, and all other statutes inquirable by any justice of
peace elsewhere.
That all writs and warrants shall be directed to the officers of the
Burough, (w*hout any precept to the Sheriff or Coroners of the County
of Suffolke) to be executed by them.
That noe other justice of the peace shall intermeddle in the
execution of Justice in any matter arising w'hin that Towne.
That They shall have all ffines, issues, and amercem*3 and ffor-
faitures whatever, adjudged before them in Sessions, and all fines,
issues, amercem15, penalties, and ransoms of all and singuler w'hin the
Towne abiding (resident or not resident) before or in any of the Courts
of Westmr or Chancery or elsewhere.
That they shall have all waifs, straies, and goods and Chattells
called ' Maynor,' and all felons goods or Traitors goods, (convicted in
any Court whatever) then being in the liberty of Ipsw0*1, and fugitives
goods.
That they shall have the assize of wine and ale, and all
victualls, and of measures and weights, and shall have the power
and place of Clerks of the Markett w'hin theire towne and precinct
of the same.
That they shall have the Admirallty and be Admiralls w'hin theire
liberty.
That they shall be Escheators w'hin theire liberty.
And that therein noe Clerk of Market, Admirall, nor Escheator,
shall intermedle to inquire any matter that may concerne theire
offices.
That they shall have cognisance of plees, both reall, personall, and
mixt, arising w*hin theire Towne and prsecinct, before all Courts what-
soever, Although they may concern the Crowne. And they shall be
allowed uppon the shewing of the Charter.
That noe resident in the Towne shall not against theire wills be
impanelled in Juries w'hout the liberty.
They shall not be made assessors or Collectors of tenths, fifteenths,
or other tallage or aide, nor be made Constable w'hout the liberty.
And if they refuse uppon such election, they shall not pay any fine
or penalty.
124
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
4 E. IV. ffriday* Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1464.]
Bayliffs and
Escheators,
Coroners,
Justices,
Chamberlins,
\
John Wallworth,
Willm : Ridout.
John Creyck,
John Rever.
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
Rob' Hall,
Edw: Winter,
Roger Stannard.
John Lighthill and
Tho : Cobb.
Cler: pac : John Creyck.
Com: Cler: John Ballhed.
Willm : Ridout,
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Roger Stannard,
John Blankpain,
Joh : Creyck.
Willm : Say,
Geor : Page,
Joh : Stile,
Tho : Reed.
4 E. IV. Thursday before Tiburt and Valerian. [Ap. 12, 1464.]
John Wallworth, (in the room of Tho : Denys, lately dead,) is
elected Bayliff to hold for the rest of this yere.
4 E. IV. Friday before Nativit : Joh: Bapt : [June 22, 1464.]
Granted to Thomas Bushop, Town Clerk, for his service donne
and to be donne, all the common rent of the Town of Ipswch, cum toto
Hadgabulo of the said Town During the life of the said Thomas, as
well in sickness as in healthe.
Noe man shall be made ffree Burgess in this Towne but shall pay
at the least 4OS for his fine, (a)
4 E. IV. Thursday, y° vigill of St Mathew . [Sep. 20, 1464.]
The towne Marsh, formerly demised to Tho : Denys, is now, w'h
Portmens medow, demised to Depden and ffattare.
If any inhabitant of this Towne shall find another mans hogg in
his close or gardein, he shall have liberty to sell the same: the one halfe
of the mony shall be his, and the other halfe to the Townes use. (bj
4 E. IV. Thursday before Epiphany. [Jan. 3, 1465.]
Rob4 and Tho: Reydon EsqrsfcJ granted a rent of 23" 6s. 8d. to Sir Tho:
Waldgrave, (d) out of severall manners and tenemts w*hout the liberty of
Ipswch, and the deed was here acknowledged and inrolled.svza'. rot. min: pi:
« Should be ' Saturday.'
(a) Previous to the Municipal Corporations Act, 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76, the title of Freeman or Burgess
was acquired either by patrimony, marriage, servitude, (i.e. as an apprentice for seven years), or by purchase,
and the fees payable varied according to local custom. By ordinances made in 1 55 1 , the freedom of the city
of Oxford cost by purchase v" iiijs vjd, but the son of a freeman was admitted for iiijs vjd, and the Mayor for the
time being might admit his own son on payment of a gilt penny, vid. Turner's Records of the City of Oxford,
pp. 204-9.
(b) The straying of hogs appears to have become by degrees a public nuisance, against which various
regulations were from time to time made, and at length, in 9 Eliz. a Hoggard was appointed to impound the
errant swine, inflict a fine of is. 4d. for each, and to sell the animal if it were not paid. This nuisance was
not confined to Ipswich, vid. Records of Oxford, pp. 109, &c. Lib. Albus. pp. 270. 590-1, from which it
appears that in London pigsties had been kept in the streets.
(c} md. Page's Suff., pp. 21, 30, 36, 1007.
(d) Knighted by Edw. iv. for his gallantry at the battle of Towton, 29 Mar. 1461. ob. 1500, and buried
with his wife at Bures. vid. Page's Suffolk, p. 924; Sims' Index to Her. Vis., and Marshall's Gen. Guide.
1466.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
125
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Coron™,
Justices,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rog : Stannard.
Job : Creyck,
Joh : Rever.
The Bayliffs and
John Wallworthe,
Willm : Ridout,
Joh : Langcroft,
Edm : Winter.
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
Serjeants,
5 E. IV. Sunday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1465.]
Rog : Stannard,
W"1 Ridout,
John Creyck,
Joh : Blankpain.
Willm : Winter,
Joh : Waays.
Cler : pac : Joh : Creyck.
Com : Clerk : Joh : Ballhead.
Willm : Say,
Tho : Reede,
Jo : Stile,
Geor : Page.
Serjeants shall bring in theire security w'hin 15 dayes, and then
they shall be admitted.
1465-6. 5 E. IV. ffriday before ye Anmmciacon. [Mar. 22, 1465.]
The Marsh and Portmens medow granted to Rich : ffelaw from
Mich : last, to pay to John Strangwaies 2OH. 6s. 8d., and to Rob'ffattar (a)
4OS. of the Town arere in yc Exchequer.
Noe Burgess of this Towne shall be amerced for brewing, and that
the best ale shall be at id ob. a quart, and the worst at ob. q. (b)
Granted to Steven Withe, a wear in the common river, over against
Greenw0*1 Cliff, at 6s 8d rent for 7 yeres yerely.
Granted to Edm : Winter parcell of the com. soile in the parish of
Nich : north of the tenem* of the said Edm : called the Woad house, (c)
5 E. IV. ffriday before Corf Chr i : [June 7, 1465.]
John Solyard elected to be of the Councill of this Towne, and
twenty shillings yerely is given him for his fee, and allsoe he is made
a free Burgess of this Towne.
Auditors for accompts named.
Granted to Joh : Campion, pt of the comm : soyle in Mathewes
parish, betweene the Gaole southe, and Clay streete north, in length
80 foote, in bredth 30 foote, at ios yerely rent.
5 E. IV. Thursday before Hillary. [Jan. 9, 1466.]
George Seckford Esqr fd) inrolled a deede to Sr John Howard, (e)
(a) This Fattar appears to have been "under sheryffe." vid. Pub. Roxburgh Club. 1841. p. 192.
(Brit. Mus. 'Academies,' 8104/51.)
fb) obolum = |d ; quadmns = \&. The restricted character of this trade is clear from Cady's case,
4 H. VII.
(c) Woad, botanically known as 'Isatis tinctoria,' and in Med. Latin called 'wesda,' was extensively
imported from Normandy and Picardy for dyeing purposes, in large frails or wicker baskets, vid. Lib. Albus.
Introd. xxxiij, and Liber Custumarum, ii. Gloss.
(d) Page's Suff., p. 41.
(e) A full account of Sir John Howard and his connection with Suffolk affairs is given in the vol. of the
Roxburgh Club Pub. mentioned above. Introd. pp. Ixxxv-xciii. vid. also Marshall's Gen. Guide.
126
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
John Clopton,(a) Tho: Heigham/^ Clem* Heigham, Rob* Deane, Willm.
Hobart (c) of manners and lands, all wthout the liberty of this Towne.
And a release uppon a recovery to Will"1 Hobart, inrolled here allsoe.
vid. rot. recog, m : p :
5 E. IV. Thursday after Valentine. [Feb. 20, 1466.]
Divers deedes of forraine lands and tenemts inrolled in this Court.
vid: recog: min: pi:
1466-7. 6 E. IV. Munday, Nativit: Mar:
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Edm : Winter,
John Goss.
Coroners,
John Hasting,
Willm : Wats.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
John Wallworth,
Rog : Stannard,
Wm Ridout.
[Sep. 8, 1466.]
Edm : Winter,
Clavigers,
Chamlerlins,
Rog : Stannard,
John Creyck,
Joh : Rever.
John Baldweene,
Hen : Bass.
Chr:pac: Joh : Creyck.
Com : Clerk : John Ballhed.
Roger Marvin,
Wm Say,
Tho : Reed,
Geor: Page.
Serjeants,
6 E. IV. Munday before Easter. [Mar. 31, 1466.]
Auditors.
Willm : Sewell elected ffree Burgess, that he might make up the
ffriers Bridge.
The fine of John Newport shall be 4OS.
6 E. IV. Tlmrsday after John: Bapt : [June 26, 1466.]
A recognisance was acknowledged for the good behaviour, and
the forfaiture was limited to the use of the party complaining.
1467-8. 7 E. IV. Tewesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1467.]
I Rob' Hall,
Bayli/s,
Escheators,
j Robt : Hall,
; Willm : Stile.
Clavigers,
\ Rog : Stannard,
j John Creyck,
{ Joh : Rever.
Coroners,
' John Hasting,
; Willm : Watts.
Chamberlins, j John Baldwin,
( Tho : Gyles.
The Bayliffs and
Cler: pac:
John Creyck.
Rich : ffelaw,
Com : Cler
: John Ballhed.
Justices,
John Wallworth,
Rog : Stannard,
Joh : Goss.
Serjeants,
!Rog : Marvin,
W" Say,
Tho : Reed,
Geo : Page.
(a-) John Clopton of Melford and Kentwell, Esq., vid. Howard's Vis. Suff. i. pp. 34-40- Iio-il- 127
will dat. 4 Nov. 1494 ; P.C.C. Home 17. Inq. p.m. 13 Hen. VIII. no. 114.
(b) Heigham. vid. Howard's Vis. Suff. ii. 210 &c. (Brit. Mus. low. dd.)
(c) vid. supra, p. 118.
1468.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 127
7 E. IV. Friday after Easter. [Ap. 3, 1467.]
Granted to R. Barker, parcell of the com : soyle nigh the {friers
Preachers, (a) 131 foote long, 20 foote broad southward, and 15 or 16
foote northwards.
To R. Casenell, another parcell nigh his house, 15 foote broad
southward, and 20 foote northward, and 90 foote long, at 8d rent, and
a garden nigh the river at 3d r*.
To John Wallworth, parcell of the com: Diche, 250 foote long,
at 4d r*.
To John Stevens, nigh the ffriers Preachers wall, 99 foote long,
14 foote broade Southward, and 22 foote Northward, at 8d r*.
To John Rever, nigh Georges Churche, W 253 foote long, 27 foote
broad next the high way, and 46 foote southward.
7 E. IV. Wednesday, Whitsun iveeke. [May 20, 1467.]
John Wimondam Esqr (c) and James Hobart, (d) elected Burgesses
for the Towne at the next Parliam1 at Westmr, 3d June.
7 E. IV. Munday before Mich : [Sep. 28, 1467.]
Granted to Tho : Reed, parcell of com : soyle betwene the gardins
of Rich : Cooper and John Hamond, at 6d rent.
John Brenn shall build a house of Stone by the Town diche,
paying 2d r*.
Thorn : Say shall have part of the com : soile wthout his gate, nigh
Campions house, at id r*.
A surveiour of the ffishe market elected.
7 E. IV. Munday before Candlemass. [Feb. i, 1468.]
Granted to the church of Stevens, parcell of the common soile on
the west for the Church yard, rendering a redd rose yerely, if it be
demanded.
Auditors elected.
(a) i.e. the Black Friars.
( b) This Church, mentioned in the Domesday Survey, and situated in Globe Lane, was a building of the
Early English period, some remains of which existed till a recent date. (Wodderspoon, p. 332). A wood-
cut of the interior is preserved among the drawings in the King's Lib. Brit. Mus.
(c) Also spelt Wymondham, Windham, and Wyndham. This John appears to have been in the
service of Sir John Howard, afterwards Duke of Norfolk, whose daughter he married, and being with
K. Hen. VII. at the battle of Stoke, 1489, was there knighted, but afterwards beheaded for conspiracy
on Tower Hill, 6 May, 1503. vid. Blom. Norf. viii, 112.
(d) vid. supra, p. 1 18.
128
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.E
1468-9. 8 E.
IV. Thursday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1468.]
John Wallworth,
Bayliffs,
John Wallworth,
Clavigers,
Rog : Stannard,
John Rever,
Exheators,
Willm : Ridout.
Willm : Winter.
Coroners,
ijohn Hasting,
Willm : Watts.
Chamberlins, \ Walter Hering,
( Joh : Deeping.
, The Bayliffs and
Cler: pac : Rob1 Bloomfeild.
Robert Hall,
Com : Clerk : John Ballhed.
Justices,
Wln Stile,
Rog : Marvin,
Rich ffelaw,
Rog : Stannard.
Serjeants,
Geor: Page,
Rob' Porter,
Joh : Dry.
8 E. IV. Temsday before Mich : [Sep. 27, 1468.]
Granted to Rich : Barber, parcell of com : soyle by the ffriers
Preachers wall, at i5 rent.
Deeds of Rob : Reydon esquire, (a) and others, and the will of
Rob1 Reydon esquire, proved and acknowledged and inrolled in the
Town court, though they concerne noe lay fee within the liberty of the
Towne. vid. rot : min : pi : 8 E. 4.
8 E. IV. Wednesday after Luke. [Oct. 19, 1468.]
Every Butcher shall agree with the Chamberlins for theire flesh
sold in the market. Every Butchr shall be amerced I2d for sale of
corrupt flesh, and I2d for sale of Bulls flesh not bayted, (b) [and] i2d for
flesh sold at theire private houses on the Market day.
Assessors appointed for the new 15*.
1469-70.
9 E.
IV. (Friday) Nat
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
(Rich : ffelaw,
Rob1 Wimbill.
Coroners,
1
John Hasting,
Wm Watts.
Clavigtrs,
The Bayliffs and
John Wallworthe,
Rog : Stannard,
Wm Creyck,
Wm Winter.
Chamberlins,
Tho : Drayll,
Joh : Osborne.
Cler: pac: Rob' Blomfeild.
Com: Cler: Joh: Ballhed.
Serjeants,
Rog : Marvin,
Geo : Page,
Joh : Dry,
Rob : Porter.
9 E. IV. Friday after Corf Chr' i : [June 2, 1469.]
At Corp' Chr'i : dinner, every Burgess shall pay 6d for his owne
dinner, and 4d for his wives dinner.
Willm : Cady shall have the heathe belonging to the Towne for two
yeres, paying for the same 4 shillings.
(a) -vid. supra, p. 124.
(b) i.e. by dogs, at the Bull Stake on Cornhill. vid. Strutt's Pastimes of the Eng. People, pp. 192, &c.
1470.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
129
9 E. IV. Munday after Nativit : Mar : [Sep. n, 1469.]
John Timperly, Jun., fa) and Joh : Alfray (b) of Hendley, elected
Burgesses for this Towne at the next Parliam* at yorke, 22 Septemb.
The first of them hath given him 8d p.diem, * the other serveth in
consideracon of his admission to be ffree Burgess of this Towne.
The proffits of S* James his faier granted to the lazers (c) of this
Towne.
The com. marsh and portm. medow granted to trustees to demise,
and out of the proffits arising to pay debts to Rich : ffelaw and
Rog : Stannard, and render accompt.
Granted to Rich : ffelaw and Rog : Stannard the fine of the next
free Burgess to be elected by them.
The Chamberlins shall receive the p' frits of the Common marshe
for this yere.
9 E. IV. Mimday before Mathew. [Sep. 18, 1469.]
The King shall have 1 2 soldiers to serve for 5 weekes, and \ a 15*
shall be collected for that service.
1470-1. io E.
/F.f (Saturday} Nativit : Mar:
[Sep. 8, 1470.]
Bayliffs,
Edw : Winter,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Rob Hall.
John Hasting,
Willm : Watts.
Chamberlins
( Rob : Blomfeild,
' ( Rich : Machet.
f The Bayliffs and
Cler : pac : Bennett Caldwell.
Rich : ffelaw,
Justices,
John Wallworth,
Com: Cler:
Ro : ffuller.
Rob' Wimbill,
Joh : Creyck.
/ W- Say,
Rob' Hall,
„, . Rob' Wimbill,
Clufrn, John Rever>
Serjeants,
| Rob : Hall, jun.,
j Joh : Lutton,
\ Joh : Tiler.
, Wm Winter.
(a)-vid. sup., p. 112. This family, according to Blomfield (Norf. ix. 474.) descended from Tho :
Timperley, Esq., of Bowdon, Cheshire, and removed into Suff. in the reign of Hen. vr. It seems probable
that the John Timperley here mentioned was brother of Roger Timperly, Bailiff in 1490, and previously
M.P. for Yarmouth, being kted. at the marriage of Prince Arthur, Nov. 17, 1501. Harl. 6063, fo. 10.
There is a brass inscription to Alice, wife of John Tymperley, Esq., in the chancel of St. Mary Key,
dated 1485, and another to Elizabeth (Tymperley), wife of Wm. Platers (1584), in Sotterley Church.
(b) A. Sussex family of this name is found in Berry's Suss. Gen. p. 244 ; Burke's Landed Gent. supp. ;
and Foster's Stem. Brit. p. 25. md. also Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,114, fo. 182, Brit. Mus.
(c) i.e. lepers, vid. sup. p. 72. note.
* This seems a very low rate of payment, since Parry (Parl. Eng. 200) fixes the wages of a Burgess in
this reign at 2s per diem, at the least.
t This year and a portion of the next, form what is known also as the 49 Hen. VI., which begins on
Tuesday, gth Oct., 1470, that being the date of the first instrument issued in his name after his restoration
by Warwick, although he was not released from the Tower till the I2th Oct., and did not re-enter London
till the 25th. The year ended, of course, on the day of his final defeat at the Battle of Barnet, I4th April,
1471. Holinshed, 677.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
10 E. IV. Thursday after Joh: Port Latin. [May 10, 1470.]
Every Burgess shall pay for his dinner at the Guild 6d, and for
his wife 4d.
And shall pay yerely for the two next yeres for augmentacon of
the Preist's wages, 4d.
If ffidlers doe comme to the Dinner, theire wages shall be
gathered at the Dinner.
Auditors elected.
Granted to Joh : Hasting, parcell of the com : soile at the new
mill damme at 2d r*.
10 E. IV. Wednesday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 19, 1470.]
Halfe a fifteenth shall be collected for 12 soldiers for the kings
service.
Edm : Bowen elected Atturny for this Towne in the Exechequer,
and the Chamberlins shall pay him the auncient fee.
10 E. IV. ffriday after Martin. [Nov. 1 6, 1470.]
The 4 Serjeants shall yerely collect the fines, amercements, and
issues of the inhabitants wch shall be in the kings Courts at Westmr
or other where.
They elected Joh : Hasting portman.
Granted to Nich : Helperby & his heires, a garden in Stevens
parish at 4d rl, w% distress for areres, and after 3 months reentry.
To Geoffery Osberne and his heires, common soile in Clemts
Streete, to build a trawase thereuppon, at 4d rent, ~w^ distress and
reentry as formerly.
1471-2. II E. IV. Sunday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1471.]
Coroners,
Chamberlins,
Cler : pac : Bennet Caldwell.
Com : Clerk, Rob' ffuller.
BaylJffs,
Eschealors,
Justices,
John Wallworth,
John Creyck.
The Bayliffs and
Rog : Stannard,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rob : Wimbill,
Edw : Winter.
Clavigers,
John Creyck,
Rob : Wimbill,
Joh : Rever,
Willm : Winter.
John Rever,
Willm : Winter.
Rich : Machet,
Joh : Brown.
Serjeants,
Rog : Marvin,
Tho : Reed,
Joh : Dey,
Joh : Cotton.
it E. IV. fSaturdayJ, 9 of Marche. [1471.]
Diverse persons fined for not comming to the Court, and the
Court adjourned for want of apparance.
147 1.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 131
ii E. IV. Wednesday after Joh : Baptist. [June 26, 1471.]
Sixe Porters of the Towne are elected.
Ingill faj Bolton fined for a nusance donne to the highway at the
Cole dunghill, by laying muck therein.
Chamberlins shall p' forme theire works of receipts and paym*5 in
this house, as aunciently hath been used.
ii E. IV. Tewesday before Peter. [June 25, 1471.]
A release by Sr Tho : Waldegrave acknowledged in this Court,
allthough noe lands or tenemts w'hin the Town or liberty were therein
concerned, vid.rot.min: plac: and this release was to SrTho: Bourchier,^^
Wm Jenny, Serjeant at law, (c) Gilbert Debenham, ^/y John Timperley (e)
and Rich : Southwell Esqrs, (f) and at theire request it was inrolled.
ii E. IV. Wednesday after Bartholomew. [Aug. 28, 1471.]
Granted to John Rever, a garden called 'Bonbrokes garden,' at 4d r*.
fforrain fines assessed uppon three persons, at 6s 8d, and 3" 4d.
Rob : Casenell shall remove his Nusance done to the high way in
Mary Elms parish before Mich : next, under the penalty of 10 shillings,
and for the present offence fined i2d.
(a) A.S. Engel, angel, cf. Ingram, fr. Engelram, & Engelbert. Stratmann's Diet, of O.E. 181. Skinner,
Etym. Ang. Camden's Rem. cone. Britain, p. 77.
(b) In Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,119, Brit. Mus., abstracts are given of the wills of Sir Tho :
Bourgchier the elder, Kt, a younger son of Hen. Bourchier 1st E. of Essex; proved 19 Nov. 1491 ; and of
Sir Tho : Bourchier, Kt, cousin of the preceding Sir Tho : and son of Sir John Bourchier, Kt, 1st Lord
Berners ; proved 3 Sept. 1512; besides copious pedigrees and notes. Brasses of this family remain at
Braunton, Devon ; Halstead, Essex ; Tatlersall, Line., and in West. Abbey, md. Haines' Mon. Brasses.
(c) Afterwards Sir Wm. Jenny, Kt, of Knodishall, and one of the Judges of the King's Bench,
1478; ob. 23 Dec., 1483. Page's Suff. pp. 244-5, 267. Marshall's Gen. Guide, p. 256. Sims' Index to
Her. Vis. Burke's Hist. Com. iii, pp. 446-9.
(d) The knightly family of Debenham was of Acton and Little Wenham, Suff., and became extinct
in the male line about 16 H. vii., when Elizabeth Debenham being left sole heir of her brother, Sir Gilbert
Debenham, who died s.p., mar. Sir Tho : Brewes of Fressingfield. The Sir Gilbert of Ed. 4th's reign was
a stanch Yorkist, and on the re-adeption of the royal power by H. VI. in 1470, he accompanied Edward in
his flight to the Duke of Burgundy, and was then knighted. On Edward's return, (Mon. n Mar. 1471)
he joined the expedition, and in conjunction with Sir Robt. Chamberlain, landed, first at Cromer, and
afterwards, more successfully, at Ravenspur, near the Humber. Loder's Hist. Framlingham, 394. Blom-
field's Norf. iii, 167. Davy (Add. MSS. 19,126.) has pedigrees and copious notes on this family, and there
are a few in Jermyn (Add. MSS. 8207).
(e) md. sup., p. 129.
(f) "The Southwells," says Camden, (Brit. i. 273) "originate from Southwell in Nottinghamshire,
from whence they removed into Norfolk." The seat of this branch was at Woodrising, Norf., of which,
apparently, the Rich. Southwell named by Bacon became possessed on his marriage with Amy, dau.and coh.
of Sir Edm. Wichingham, lord of that manor. This Richard appears to have been Escheator of Norf.
and Suff. in 38 Hen. VI., and in Ed. rv. Marshal of the Exchequer, and was still living in 1492. Another
branch settled at Barham, Suff. Page's Suff., 567. Blomfield's Norf. x, 275. Davy's Suff. Coll. Add.
MSS. 19,149. Jermyn, Add. MSS. 8215. Brasses of this family are extant at March, Cambs. ; Cobham,
Kent ; and Barham, Suff. Haines' Mon. Brasses.
132
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1472-3. 12 E. IV. Tewesday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep.
3, 1472.]
Bayliffs, ( Rog : Stannard,
Escheators, ( John Goss.
Coroners,
Rog : Timperly,
Willm: Watts.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
John Wallworth,
Rob' Wimbill,
Willm : Styles.
Chamberlins,
Cler: pac: Bennet
Com : Cler : Rob :
Wm Gnatt,
Wm Sewall.
Caldwell.
ffuller.
Thomas Medow shall pay 5 marks towards repaire of the Kay, in
discharge of the Chamberlins and other officers of the Towne.
12 E. IV. Thursday after Davids. [Mar. 5, 1472.]
Willm: Stile elected -Bayliff instead of Joh : Creyck, lately dead,
to execute the same w*h John Wallworth till Mich : day.
12 E. IV. Wednesday before Gregory. [Mar. n, 1472.]
Auditors elected.
John Lee Esqr hathe liberty to view the Town evidences, and is
admitted ffree Burgess, giving a brace of Bucks.
The Prior of Peters (aj shall be summoned to shew his title to the
gardein next the priory.
Chr : Foster shall be allsoe warned to shew his title to the
common soyle wch he holdeth.
12 E. IV. Friday before Mar gts day. [July 17, 1472.]
Day further for Chr : ffoster to shew his title to the common soile
called 'Caldwell.'
Another summons to the Prior of Peters.
fforrain fines assessed.
Tho : Bushop ordered to deliver up the Towne writings and
evidences, and give accompt of y° rents.
Arbitrement ordered betweene Bennet Caldwell and othrs.
12 E. IV. Thursday before Mich : [Sep. 24, 1472.]
A recognisance of debt was acknowledged before the Bayliffs at a
Court of peepoudres.
(a) Perhaps Jeffry Stoke, who was Prior in 1444.
I473-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
133
12 E. IV. Friday after Mich : [Oct. 2, 1472.]
Willm : Worsop Esqr (a) and John Wallworth elected Burgesses
for this Towne at the next Parliam1 at Westmr 6 Octob. And
the said William shall have 5s p. week, and the said John 3s. 4''.,
and if the Parliam* shall be adjourned, the said Willm : shall have
Is p. diem.*
Granted to Wm. Winter common soyle called the 'Dikehole,'
no foot long: broade according to the headburrowes order uppon
view, at 2d r*.
Tho : Medowes discharged from all offices by patent under the
common seale.
A Court not holden for default of apparance, and yet 10 persons
fined for default of apparance.
12 E IV. Wednesday after John Evang : [Dec. 30, 1472.]
Chr : ffishert ordered to comme before the headborrowes and shew
his title to Caldwell Heath, under penalty of 2OS.
Areres found in the hands of divers persons ordered.
Thorn : Stevens shall have com : soile next ye ffriars Preachers
wall, betwene it on the West, and the highway on the East, abutting
on Barbers land North, and uppon the com : soile south, 77 foote long,
and 1 8 foote broad northward, and 16 foot southward, at 8d rnt.
To Rich : Barber, another parcell under the said ffriars wall West,
and by the highway East 75 foote long, abutting North on Toughs
land, and South on Stevens land, 22 foote broade Northwards, and 18
foote Southward, at 8d rnt.
Auditors appointed. And Collectors of the contributions of the
severall parishes for the repaire of the Common Kay.
1473-4- 13 E.
IV. (Wednesday?) Nativit: Mar : [Sep. 8, 1473.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Benedict Caldwell,
Job : Hastings.
Chamberlins,
Rob : Wode,
Roger Marvin.
Coroners,
Rog : Timperley,
[ Wm Watts.
Chr: Pac: Rob : Blomvile.
Com: Cler: Rob: ffuller.
The Bayliffs and
Rich : ffelaw,
Tho : Reed,
Justices,
John Wallworth,
Rog : Stannard,
Serjeants,
Joh : Lotton,
John Dey,
Rob : Wimbill.
Joh : Smith.
(a) This William Worsop was of Ipswich, and son of Richard Worsopp, of Nottingham, Visit.
London, 1664, Harl. 1096. fo. 92.
* These payments, being still below the rate " fixed by usage, or possibly by ordinance, in 7 Edw. II.,"
were probably the result of some arrangement with the town, or did not, perhaps, include " due considera-
tion for time spent on the way, ' in eundo, morando, etredeundo? " Stubbs. Const. Hist, iii, 523"4*
f Should be ' Foster.' vid. sup. et inf.
134 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
13 E. IV. Munday after Mich : [Oct. 4, 1473.]
Suche as suffer theire hoggs to goe at large w^in this Towne shall
pay for the first offence, to the use of the Towne, for every foote id, for
the 2d offence 2d, and for the 3d offence shall forfaite his hoggs so
wandring.
One of the last chamberlins and the executor of his Companion,
are ordered to accompt before auditors, and in case of default at the
day, power is given to one of the Bayliffs or the Town Clerk to bring
an action of debt against the defalter, suche power shall continnue till
Easter next.
The Butchery Marshe and Portmens Medow demised for 7 yeres,
paying 9" eache halfe yere to the chamberlins, and 2OS to the
Portmen.
Ordered : that noe Buchers fflesh shall be sold but in the Buchery
of this Towne.
All the Barbers of this Towne are ordered to be at Corp' Xi feast
with the Banner of S4 Tho :, and shall chuse 2 wardens.
Granted to John Brown, Bucher, parcell of the com : soile
at 2d r4.
And unto Wm Winter parcell of common soile nigh the mill-pond
in peters parish, 107 foote long Northward, and 45 foote broad, both
Eastward and Westward, at 4d r*.
13 E. IV. Wednesday before Luke. [Oct. 13, 1473.]
All the Inhabitants of the Towne shall grinde their corne at the
Towne mills under forfaiture of halfe a Bushell of Corne for every
bushell ground elsewhere, vid. Transcript : its not in the orig11- booke.
The Towne Millers are, at theire perill, to take noe excessive Toll.
Chr : ffoster shall shew his title to Caldwell heath before Andrew
next,* and in default thereof an entry is ordered to be made.
The like order for the Prior of Peter for the gardein.
13 E. IV. ffriday before David. [Feb. 25, 1474.]
An entry into Caldwell heath ordered, (aj
The like allsoe into the Gardeins nigh the Cole hill holden by the
Prior of Peter, (b)
fforrain Burgesses shall Contribute to all Towne charges, to be
assessed by the Bayliffs and two Portmen, and two of the 24 :
* Tues., Nov. 30.
fa) Foster having failed to exhibit his title thereto to the Headboroughs, as required, after four
summonses, vid. sup.
(b) The Prior had been three times summoned, vid. sup.
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Diverse persons fined for deceipt in paying of customes.
All grain shipped in this Port shall be measured by the Common
measure in the Chamberlins Custody.
Marchandise shipped in this port shall be weyghed by weights
called ' Tronage,' in the Chamberlins custody.
John Newport shall discharge all inhabitants of this Towne from
the suertie of peace, by him obtained in the kings Benche, and soe
doing he is admitted atturny of the Towne Court as formerly.
All Harlotts and Bawds are injoined to depart this Towne before
Davids day next, (a) under perill of imprisonm* under the Pillory.
13 E. IV. Friday after David. [Mar. 4, 1474.]
fbj Whereas heretofore it hathe bein used that the Bayliffs,
1 2 Portmen, and the 24 Burgesses should allwaies meete together at
the holding of every greate Court, whereuppon much trouble, contro-
versy, and strife hathe risen : for the avoiding thereof, and for better
governmts sake, It is ordered that the Bayliffs for the time beeing, and
12 Portmen, or 7 of them, shall have power and authority, together w%
14 of the 24, to doe and execute all things for the good of the Towne
convenient, and to ordaine, adnull, and make, all such Lawes, Statutes,
and Ordinances as shall be thought meete.
And that all Burgesses resident and noe others, shall have theire
free votes in Election of Bayliffs and other officers of the Towne,
according to the auncient Custome, uppon the day of the Nativit: of
the Virgine ; and theire free election of Burgesses of the Parliam4
whensoever the same shall be.
If any person shall prosecute or bring any Letter or message from
or off two knights or two esqrs to the Bayliffs or Burgesses of the
Towne, to be Burgess of the Parliam1 for the Towne, or for the office
of the Common Clarke, or for the office of the Serjeant of the Mace,
or Collector of the Customes of the Towne, suche shall therby be
disabled for ever from holding such place or office.
If any fforrainer shall be arested in any action of debt, detinue,
trns or other personal accon, he shall finde two pledges, free men of
this Town, for bayle to answere to the accon at the next court in his
owne person, and if he shall not appeare at the same, or at the 2d or
3d Court ffollowing, for every default he shall be amerced at the
Bayliffs discretion, and if defalt be made at the next Court after the
said 3d Court, then, if the plaintiff shall avow his declaracon uppon
othe, in such manner as the Bayliffs shall finde necessary, according
(a) Tues., Mar. I.
fb) These orders are not in ye Court booke, but I find them inrolled, and I finde them in Doomsday
booke in 8°, in white lether, and wooden boards. (B)
136 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
to reason and good conscience : the plaintiff shall have judgem4 w4h
dammages and costs. And if the complaint were for trns, then
inquiry shall be made of the dammages, and thereof satisfaction shall
be made by judgem4 and execution as formerly.
In like manner shall proceedings be in case where the defend'
dothe appeare at the first Court, [and] afterwards shall make
default.
And the Bayliffs after every judgem4, at the demand of the
plaintiff, shall grant execution by fieri fac :
E legit or capias before the next Court after judgem4 against the
defendant or his suerties.
And if execution be praied against the suerties, they shall have
day given to bring in the defend1 to satisfy, and if they shall not bring
in the p'ty at the day, then execution shall pass against the defendant
and his suerties, yet may the suerties plead in Barr the death of the
defend4 or release of the plaintiff.
If the defend4 or his suerties shall, after the arest, and before the
returne of the same, offer sufficient distress or pledge of Goods to
answere, then shall y° Serjeant returne the said distress, and pro-
ceedings thereuppon shall be according to the Custome.
In case of judgem4 and execution uppon verificacon, or avowing
of ye declaracon aforesaid, the execucon being after inquiry of dam-
mages, the same shall be against the goods and chattells of the
defend4 by yc apprisall of Burgesses of creditt uppon theire othe.
And the goods shall remaine in the Custody of the Bayliffs for the
space of twenty dayes, w4hin w* time, if the defend4 shall comme
in, and offer to comme to triall according to the Custome, he shall
be admitted. But if he shall not comme w4hin that time, the goods
attached shall be delivered to the plaintiff, and the overplus restored
to the defend4. And if the plaintiff shall not by plea recover, the
goods attached shall be restored, and the plaintiff shall be amerced
pro faho clamore :
If any inhabitant of this Towne shall bring in any stranger, to
mantaine any quarrel, or to determine any matter, the party soe doing
(if he be a Burgess) shall be disfranchised for ever : and if he be a
fforrainer, he shall forfait for every suche offence 2OS or more, as the
case shall require, to be levied by distress ; and if no distress be to be
had, then the offender shall be imprisoned w4hout Bayle during the
pleasure of the Bayliffs, and the party greeved shall have his accon &
shall recover dammages against suche person, (a)
(a) ' Maintenance ' is an officious intermeddling in a suit that noway belongs to one, by maintaining
or assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it,- — the punishment by common
law, and also by Statute, (i Ric. n. cap. 4) is fine and imprisonment, and by 32 Hen. VIII. c. 9, a
forfeiture of £10. Stephen's Blackstone, iv. 322-3.
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137
1474-5. H E. IV- (Thursday) Nativit : Mar:
[Sep. 8, 1474.]
Bayliffs & j John Wallworth,
Escheators,
Coroners,
( Rich: ffelaw.
', Roger Timperley,
Willm : Watts.
Chamberlins
( Rob' Wode,
' ( Tho : Skipper.
The Bayliffs and
Cler: pac :
Rob' Blomville.
Benet Caldwell,
Justices,
Rob' Wimbill,
Com : cler :
Rob' ffuller.
Rog : Stannard,
Joh : Goss.
ijohn Dey,
Clavigers,
John Wallworth,
Roger Stannard,
Tho : Drayll,
Serjeants,
John Lotton,
Tho : Reed,
Joh : Smith.
Willm : Winter.
14 E. IV. Thursday after In vent : of y" Cross. [May 5, 1474.]
Letters testimoniall concerning the river, under the Town sealle,
shall be sent to the Lo : Chancellor, (aj ffower Portmen, and sixe
Burgesses named, to assess Tholl uppon all sorts of Merchandise.
All victualls and ffishe shall be sold by the owners thereof, and
not by retaile by inhabitants of this Towne, under perill of seisure.
And if any inhabitant shall sell such victuall, then shall he forfait 6s 8d.
And nevertheless if the victuall be corrupt, the Bayliffs may order any
inhabitant to sell the same, and soe allsoe shall be donne w'h wild
foule and conyes. (b)
The wool weights of this Towne shall be ordered according to the
Custome of London, (c)
14 E. IV. Satterday after Luke. [Oct. 22, 1474.]
A Recognisance of deb4 acknowledged before one Bayliff out of
Court, and recorded.
14 E. IV. Tewesday before Simon & Jude. [Oct. 25, 1474.]
At this Court Thomas Young, Master Porter of the port of Ipswich,
is sworne to execute (together with sixe others mentioned by name, and
called subporters of the Port aforesaid) and to perform, &c.
14 E. IV. Thursday after Allsaints. [Nov. 3, 1474.]
A recognisance of 40'' before the Bayliffs to the Bayliffs, w*h
condicon to indemnifie them against John Shelly in an accon of deb* of
40'' by him brought.
(a) During the period 1473-5, this office was held by Henry Bourchier, E. of Essex, and Laurence
Booth, Bp. of Durham. Beatson, Pol. Index.
(bj i.e., rabbits.
(c) vid. Liber Albus, Rolls Ed. pp. 226-8, or the translation in vol. iii. of the same series, pp. 61-2.
138
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Granted to Thorn : Parmiting, parcell of the common soyel
betwene the common way east and the River west, abutting north on
Mandolfs Lane, 126 foote Eastward, and 100 foote Northward, and 56
foote Southward, at I4d rent: In Mar: Elms parish.
1475-6- \$ E. IV. ffriday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1475.]
(
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Justices,
John Goss,
John Rever.
Willm : Watts,
Willm : Sewall.
The Bayliffs and
John Wallworth,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rob' Wimbill,
Rog: Stannard.
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
Cler.-pac: et
Com : cler :
Serjeants,
John Goss,
Rob' Wimbill,
Rog : Timperley,
'Iho : Drayll.
Rob' Wode,
Tho : Skipper.
Rob : ffuller.
*•
Joh : Dey,
Tho : Reed,
Rob : Hall,
Joh : Denys.
15 E.IV. Wednesday after Barnaby. [June 14, 1475.]
Granted to Rog : Stannard, a gardein in Margte parish, betwene the
Highway north, and the Town diche south, abutting East on the kings
high way, and west uppon the tenem4 late Lisets, and ye common soyle,
1 60 foote long, and westw : 54 foote broad, and east 20.
Granted allsoe to him p't of the wast nigh Stevens church, betweene
the churchway on the East, and the Carmelite ffrieres wall on the West,
abbutting South on Dentons gardein, and North on the Common
ground, 133 foote long, and 13 foote broad southward, and 7 foote
Northward, at 6d rl.
Granted to Rob : Blomfield, a pightell next Handford Bridge,
betwene the Prior of Trinities (a) Pightell on the north, and the high
way on the south, abutting upon the high way East, and the river West
at 2s 4d r*.
Granted to Joh : Hammond, parcell of land nigh the new mill,
at 4d r4.
Granted to Walter Hering, parcell of ye com : soile at the Barr-
gates (b) in Math : parish, betweene the Town diche on the East, and
the high way on the West, one head abutting on Barrgate streete north,
and the common soile on the south, go foote long, and northward
33 foote broad, and southward 27 foote, provided that the said Walter
and his assignees shall kepe clean the water course there, [at] 2d r*.
(a) Geffiy Grene, died 1476.
(b) Wodderspoon (pp. 226-7), gives a copious account of these barriers.
1476.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
139
ffines of Burgesses admittances shall be for ye repayring of the
new mill and the ffish market, by advise of the Bayliffs and 2 others
named.
15 E. IV. Tewesday after Hillary. [Jan. 16, 1476.]
A recognisance in Court acknowledged of a debt due to one of the
Bayliffs there.
1476-7. i6E.il/. Satterday* Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1476.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavige,
Benet Caldwell,
Edm : Winter.
Willm : Watts,
Willm : Sewall.
The Bayliffs and
Richard ffelaw,
Joh : Wallworth,
Job. : Goss,
Rob1 Wimbill.
Benet Caldwell,
Rob' Winter,
Rog : Timperley,
Tho : Drayll.
Chamberlins,
\
Tho : Trott,
Tho : Yole.
Ckr.-pac: Rob' Blomfeild.
Com: cler: Rob' ffuller.
Serjeants,
Tho: Reede,
Rob' Hall,
John Denys,
Tho : Cady.
1 6 E. IV. Wednesday after Buttolf. [June 19, 1476.]
Noe bucher w'hin this Towne or Liberties thereof shall sell any
flesh of Beasts w'hin this Towne, but onely in the Buchery, on Mundaies,
Tewesdaies, Thursdayes, and Satterdayes, under forfaiture of i2d for
cache offence.
Every Portman shall contribute towards the repaire of the Kay
two lodes of greene broome, and 8d in mony, and every two Burgesses
one lode of Broome, and 7d in mony, and every of the 24^, one lode of
broome, and the collection to be made by the Townclerk and Serjeants.
fforrain fines assessed.
16 E. IV. Wednesday after Mich : [Oct. 2, 1476.]
John Trott deposed from being Chamberlen, & made uncapable for
ever, and fined 4" towards the repaire of the Common Kay, and Rob1
Barker is elected in his stead.
Granted to Walter Hering, parcell of land to repaire a water-
course, as formerly. 15 E. 4.
Noe man shall lay muck in the high-way next the Colehill, under
the ffrieres Carmelites (aj wall on the south, under the penalty of i2d
for every offence.
» Should be ' Sunday.'
(a) vid. sup., p.
140
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
John Smith shall not proceede in law against Isabell Smith, under
perill of disfranchisem*.
The Serjeants shall impound any hogg found at large w'hin the
praecincts of this Towne untill 4cl be paid for cache hogg to the Town,
and 2d to the impounder.
An order for the paym* of mony to the repaire of the Kay, and for
the Chamberlins to pay 300", formerly belonging to the Towne.
An Accon shall be brought against the occupiers of the gardein
next the priory of S4 Peters, the same being Common soile of this Town.
The Burgesses shall ride the perambulation of the liberties of this
Towne uppon Thursday next, in manner as aunciently hathe bein used, (a)
1477-8. IT E. IV. Sunday* Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1477.]
Baliffs, (
Eschiators, \
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Joh : Wallworth,
Job : Hasting.
Willm : Watts,
Willm : Sewall.
The Bayliffs and
Bennet Caldwell,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rob' Wimbill,
John Goss.
John Wallworth,
Rob' Wimbill,
Rog : Timperley,
Tho : Drayle.
„, ...
Chamberhns,
Nich : Porchet,
Nich . Winter/
Cler: Pac : Rob Blomfeld.
Com: Cler: Rob' ffuller.
Serjeants,
Rob' Hall,
Tho : Cady,
Tho : Reed,
John Lotton.
17 E. IV. (Wednesdayj , Gregories day.
A recognisance of a debt taken before Benet Caldwell, then one
of the Bayliffs, and he out of Court, vid: lib: min: plac:
17 E. IV. Munday before Annum: Mar: [Mar. 24, 1477.]
John Lotton elected Serjeant in the room of John Denys till Mich :
All apprentices indentures w'hin the libertie of this Towne shall be
inrolled w'hin a yere and a day, or suche shall not be of force to obtaine
theire freedome.
The master of the Grammer Schoole shall have the governm1 of
all schollers w*hin the libertie of this Towne, (excepting little ones
called Apes eyes) (bj taking such salary as by the BP of Norwch (cj
is appointed.
(a) vid. sup. p. 74. * Should be ' Monday.'
(b) May this be a perversion of 'Absies', or A B C children ? Apechilde or Abchild is found as
the name of a manor in Essex. Morant, ii. 85.
(c) The Bishop at this time was James Goldwell, previously Dean of Salisbury, and Archdeacon of
Essex, appointed by the Pope, i"th July, 1472.
I478-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 141
Granted to John Osberne, p'cell of com: soile at Shirehouse hill (a)
betwene his tenem* east, and Ketches gardein west, and ffelawes gardein
south, and Gosses garden north, 105 foote long eastward, and 84 foote
westward, and 60 foote broade northward, and 69 foote southward, at 4d r*.
Granted to Tho : Yole, the com : ground next the ffriars preachers
wall west, and the high way east, both heads abutting on the common
soile, 38 foote long, and 18 foote broad, at 2d r4., and another parcell
there at 2d r*.
Munday aft : Peter & Paull. [June 30, 1477.]
Granted to Bayly, p'cell of the Com: soyle in the Common Ditches,
w% a certaine pond of water in Margts parish, betweene the ground of
the saide Baylies, late Com : soyle, West, and the Common way East,
and the Common ditche South, and the high way north, 154 long, and
15 foote broad, saving passage to the neighbors for water at the ponds,
at 2d r*, and fine of ios.
Noe fish shall be forestalled, but common proclamacon shall be by
two tides.
The assize of wood (bj sold within this Towne, shall be 7 foote
for Talwood and faggots.
Bakers shall bake horsbread, and not the Innkeepers, under penalty
of ios for cache offence.
17 E. 4. Thursday after Nativit : Mar : [Sep. n, 1477.]
Carts shall not goe over Stoke bridge, but the Bayliffs shall kepe
the same locked.
A new Crane shall be built at the Common Kay at the Common
Charge.
Tho : Drayll and Rich : Horkswade Elected and admitted portmen.
17 E. IV. ffriday before Epiphany. [Jan. 2, 1478.]
James Hobart fcj and John Timperley Jun. elected Burgesses for
this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr 1 6 of Jannuary next.
17 E. IV. ffriday after Hillary.
Granted to Willm : Wine, liberty to build a Tainter uppon the
common soile called the ' Sheete,' uppon ye south side of the new mill,
and to inclose the same on the west, and to have the same for ever,
provided that the mill be not therby indammaged.
(a) vid. sup., p. 73.
(bj i.e., the power or privilege of as'sising or adjusting the weight and measure. Cowell's Law Diet.
(c) -aid. sup. p. 118. In 16 Ed. rv. he was Steward of the manor of Framlingham to John Mowbray,
Duke of Norfolk, and afterwards served in the same capacity to John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and John
Vere, Earl of Oxford. He rebuilt his own church at Loddon, Norfolk, and erected St. Olive's bridge over
the Waveney. Camden, Brit. ii. 109. Loder's Hist. Framlingham, 394.
142
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[A.D.
The fforrain fines and other monies ordered for the repaires to be
donne to the Kay.
Strangers and Dutchemen keeping Inns or open shops shall pay
yerely 2Od a peece, and theire servants that take wages shall pay 6d
a peece. And such Innkeepers and shopkeepers shall answere for their
servants yerely. And suche Innkeepers shall not intertaine March*3 as
guests, under penalty of 6s 8d, to be levied by distresse for cache offence.
1478-9- i8 E. IV. Munday* Nativit: Mar : [Sep. 8, 1478.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
John Rever,
Tho : Drayll.
William Watts,
Willm : Sewall.
The Bayliffs and
John Wallworthe,
Willm : Wimbill,
Benet Caldwell,
Chamberlins,
Tho : Bramston,
Hugh Lewes.
Com : Clerk : Joh : Ballhed.
Cler:pac: Robert Blomfeild.
men : neiaw.
Joh : Hasting,
Tho : Drayll,
Rog : Timperley,
Rob : Blomfeild.
Serjeants,
!Rob< Hall,
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Lotton,
Tho : Reed.
1 8 E. IV. Munday after decollat : John Bapt : [Aug. 31, 1478.]
All persons taxed to the repaire of the Common Kay shall pay
theire areres before the Nativity of the Virgine next.t under perill of
disfranchisem*.
1479-80. 19 E. IV. Tewesday, I Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1479.]
Bayliffs,
(
Bennet Caldwell,
Escheators.^
Coroners,
\
!
John Goss.
Willm : Watts,
Willm : Sewall.
Chamberlins,
Peter Powell,
Joh : Hall.
/
The Bayliffs and
Cler : Com : John
Balhed.
Joh : Wallworth,
Justices,
i
Joh : Rever,
Tho Dryall,
Cler:Pac:W\\\m
: Wurshop.
\
Rich : ffelaw.
f
Tho : Reed,
Clavigers,
i
Joh : Hasting,
Bennet Caldwell,
Rog : Timperley,
Serjeants,
Rob : Hall,
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Lotton.
(
Rob' Blomfeild.
* Should be ' Tuesday.'
t Sep. 8, 1478.
+ Should be ' Wednesday.1
1 479-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 143
19 E. IV. Tewesday before George. [Ap. 20, 1479.]
Granted to John Pecker, parcell of the Common soile, 44 foote ^
long, and 24 foote broade, betweene the Brooke and the ffriers preachers;
on the south abutting on Richard Barber, Baker, at 4d r4.
Will'" Parnell discharged of his Chamberlins accompt, because he
hathe built one Dosser of Estrich board.
fforraine fines assessed.
Granted to John Tooly, a messuage in Caldwell for the teorme of 2s.
19 E. IV. ffriday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 17, 1479.]
John Squier, Clerk, shall have the proffits of the mill stones during
his life, to finde a Chaplein to celebrate holy rights in honor of Corp'
Chr'i, and shall give security the same to doe, and the residue of the
proffits shall goe to the use of the towne of Ipswch.
ffower wardeins of the Guild elected.
Granted to Rich : ffelaw, parcell of the common soile betweene
Mert diche and Chestains close, for his life, at 1 2d r*.
If any Burgess shall refuse to pay i6d yerely to Corp' Chr'i, he
shall forfait his Burgeship. And if any one shall bring w*h him to
dinner more then his wife, he shall pay for every suche p'son 4d:
Granted to Walter Hering, a parcell of the common ditche for 20%
to be payed, and rendring 6d r4, the sayd parcell lying at the Butts, 159
foote long from the Elme, and broad Eastw: 38 foote, and Westw :
35 foote.
Granted to Peter Joy, parcell of com : soile lying nigh the Town
Ditche, over against the way from the round Cross to Blackfriers bridge,
298 foote long, and broad southward 34 foote, and northwrd 31 foote,
at 8d rent. vid. rott : m : pi :
Granted to Roger Timperley, parcell of the com : soile next the
ditche of the Town over against the Dayry Lane, (aj 78 foot long
southward, and 74 foot northward. In bredth Eastward 26 foote, and
Westward 39 foot, at 2d rent.
Granted to Willm : Cooper, parcell of the Common ditche, in length
100 foote, and 27 foote broad, at 4d rent.
Thursday after. A recognisance was acknowledged by two at
variance, to stand to an arbitrem1, and the recognisance of one of them
was by atturny. vid. rot. recog.
19 E. IV. ffriday after Concep : Mar: [Dec. 10, 1479.]
The 2OS w"* Walter Hering ought to pay for the common soile
lately to him granted, shall be for the Carpinters worke at the common
(a>Now 'Fonnereau Road,' Wodderspoon mentions it, but traces its existence no farther back than 1550.
144
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[A.D.
house and Kay, and allsoe 26s 8d more shall be payed by the last
Chamberlins, and allsoe 23s 4d of the Burgesses fee which shall next be
elected. And allsoe 26s 8d more, due from Peter Joy for a parcell of
common soile. And that the Bayliffs for the time being- shall levy the
same by jffieri fac : or capias ad satisfaciendu™ .
The Guild Chaplin shall celebrate 30 dayes masse for every
brother or sister of the Guild wch shall dye in this towne, wch shall be
donne in the same Church of the parish where hee or shee lived.
Edward Bekys elected Serjeant till Michss next.
find Sessions rolls, and amongst them diverse
uppon, and carnall knowledge had of women
ig E. IV.
In this yere I
indictmts for assalts
unmarried, and fines sett, somme at i2d, others at 2Od: and one at 6s 8d.
I finde allsoe one indicted for buying of Butter at Marg*3 greene
before it camme to the market, and this indictm* was for ^forestalling.
1480-1. 20 E. IV. ffriday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1480.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
\
John Wallworth,
Rich: Haukiswade.
Willm :
Willm :
Wursop,
Watts.
The Bayliffs and
Bennet Caldwell,
John Goss,
Rich : ffelaw,
Tho : Drayll.
John Wallworth,
Bennet Caldwell,
Roger Timperley,
John Kirre.
GeofFery Osberne,
Willm : Manser.
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:]oh: Ballhed.
Cler : pac : Willm : Wursop.
Serjeants,
Tho : Reed,
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Lotton,
Edw : Bekys.
Rob* Blomfeild, Willm : Baker, Nich : Winter, are at this Court
elected Portmen.
20 E. IV. Friday after the Assumption. [Aug. 18, 1480.]
ffower wardens of the Guild elected.
Granted to John Hall, parcell of the Towne ditche in Margts parish,
126 foote long, and southward 33 foote broad, and northward 31 foote,
at 8d r*.
And to Joh : Bedfeild and Maud his wife, ffishers tenem* in Laur.
parish, whereof the Bayliffs are discharged in theire accompt in the
Exchequer; it is 36 foote long, and Eastward 21 foote broad, and
Westw: 25 foote, at 4s 8d rent.
fforraine ffines assessed uppon 4 p'sons.
•
I482.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
20 E. IV. Munday before yf Purification. [Jan. 29, 1481.]
Assessors & collectors made in cache parish, and by name sett
downe, for f of a fifteenth for the King.
1481-2. 21 E. IV. Sattcrday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1481.]
Chamberlins,
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
John Hasting,
Rob' Blomfeild.
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigtrs,
Willm : Wursop,
Willm : Watts.
The Bayliffs and
Bennet Caldwell,
John Wallworth,
Rich : ffelaw,
Rog: Haukyswade.
John Hasting,
Benet Caldwell,
Rog: Timperley,
Joh : Kirre.
Tho : Portman,
Rich : Bayly.
Cler: Com : Joh : Ballhed.
Cler: Pac : Willm : Wursop.
Serjeants,
Joh : Dey,
John Bedfeild,
Jacob Cook,
Rich : Osberne.
21 E. IV. Munday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 17, 1481.]
John Alfray elected ffree Burg-ess uppon condicon that he shall
paint the Dosser wth the kings arms, and St George, and the armes of
the Towne and others, and he is sworne.
Every inhabitant of this Towne shall ever be prepared, and have
authority to arest every p' son making assalt and affray, to finde suerties
for the good behaviour, and if he be rebellious, and will rescue him
self, then to carry him to the Gaole.
Somme perticuler person shall be ordered by the Bayliffs to
impound hoggs, and he shall have for his labour 2d for eache hogg
impounded, and the Towne 2d, and for every pigg one penny, and the
Towne one penny.
21 E. IV. Wednesday before Nicholas. [Dec. 5, 1481.]
ffower Guild wardens elected.
Every tenant of the common soyle of this Town shall show their
deedes by w* they hold from y° Towne, before Candlemass next, under
perill of forfaiture of theire said lands.
21 E. IV. Thursday after Mathias. [Feb. 28, 1482.]
The Custody and proffits of the Common Conduit shall be granted
unto 2 persons for the upholding and repairing of the same.
A femme covert or married woman, is made defend* without her
husband, in an action of assalt and battery :
vid. R : Recog :
u
146
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1482-3. 22 E.
IV. Sunday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8,
I482.]
Bayliffs,
j Tho : Drayll,
Escheat")
Coroners,
( Benet Caldwell.
Willm : Worsop,
Job : Kirre.
Chamberlins,
Tho : Portman,
John Stannard.
The Bayliffs and
Cler: Com : Joh :
Balhed.
Rich : ffelaw,
Justices,
Joh : Wallworth,
Cler : Pac : Willm
: Wursop.
Joh : Hasting,
Rob1 Blomfeild.
(
Tho : Reed,
Clavigers,
Benet Caldwel,
John Hasting,
Rog : Timperley,
Serjeants,
Edw : Baker,
Jac : Cook,
Rich : Osborn.
1
John Kirre.
22 E. IV. Thursday after Gregory. [Mar. 14, 1482.]
Every Burgess shall pay to Corp' Chr'i i6d atye fower termes of
the yere, under perill of disfranchism*.
Granted to Willm : Parnell, comm : soyle under ye ffriers preachers
wall, uppon the North and the East : 5 1 foote long Eastward, and 24
foote broad, and Westward 12 foote broad, and Northward 51 foote
long, paying 10 shillings towards the passing of the charter in the
exchequer, and a rose at midsummer.
22 E. IV. Wednesday after Mich : [Sep. 25, 1482.]
Granted to Roger Timperley, parcell of the Town ditche, West of
his garden, 137 foote long Southward, and 66 foote broad Eastward,
and 51 foote Westward, at id rent.
To John Portman and John Boyton is granted the ffee of one
Burgess, to sustaine and repaire the common conduit.
The women bringing ffish to the market, shall not tie theire fish
together under perill of forfaiture of them.
Granted to Tho : ffastolfe Esqr, and Alexander Bush and Maud his
wife, and theire heires, parcell of y6 common soyle, betweene the Town
ditche on the West, and the highway towards the Kay on the East,
1 20 foote long, and 33 foote broad Northward, and 37 foote Southward,
at 4d r*.
To Rich : Osborne, common soile betwene the Towne ditche West,
and the highway East, 200 foote long, and 33 foote broad, at 6d r4,
paying to the Chamberlins 6d 8d.
22 E. IV. Wednesday before Simon & Jude. [Oct. 23, 1482.]
John Alfray elected Treasurer for the Towne.
ffower Guildholders elected.
Auditors elected for the mony collected pro regardo D'ni Regis.
1483.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 147
Hoggs suffered to goe at large in the Towne shall be taken by
suche as are thereto assigned, and impounded in the pound nigh the
prison, and if the owner will not redeeme them, and pay for every foote
w'hin.two dayes, they shall be sold : the one halfe of the mony shall goe
to the use of the Towne, and the other halfe to such as shall impound
them.
Noe stranger beeing inhabitant in this Towne, shall harbour in his
house as guest or otherwise, any strangers, march*3, mariners, or other,
under perill of forfaiture 6s 8d for every p'son soe harbored, and
imprisonm*.
And none of them shall sell or regrate any goods, wares, or
marchandise, but in gross, (victuall excepted) and the penalties afore-
said shall be levied by distresse and sale.
Granted to Tho : Young and his wife, for their lives, parcell of the
com : soile over against theire house, at 4d r4.
Every Burgess inhabitant shall pay to the Mr of the Grammer
Schoole, for a boy, 8d p. quarter and noe more, and the Mr of the said
Schoole shall during his life celebrate for the Guild of Corp' Chr'i.
Persons fined for not bringing in theire accompts.
22 E. IV. Tewesday after Hillary. [Jan. 14, 1483.]
James Hobard fa) and John Timperley Esqrs fbj are elected
Burgesses of the Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 20 day of Jan :
next, and they shall have for theire charges 26s. 8d. cache of them, and
if the parliam4 be adjourned till after Mich : the present Chamberlins
shall pay the one halfe, and the future Chamberlins the other halfe.
22 E. IV. Tewesday after Octav: Hillary : [Jan. 21, 1483.]
Sr Gilbert Debenham acknowledged a deede of Release to Edm :
Jenny and others, of lands in Bocking Ash, and the same was inrolled.
22 E. IV. Thursday before Valentine. [Feb. 13, 1483.]
Eache Portman failing to appeare at this Court is fined 2s, and
every of the 24 for such default fined at is.
Granted to Willm : Baker and his assignees, parcell of the Cole-
hill in Nich : parish, betweene the Curtelage of the said Willm : on the
East, and the Curtelage of Nich : Bramston on the West, the North
Buttall on the Common high way, and the South on the Prior of Peters
ground, at 4d rent.
Noe fforainer of other nation shall be elected ffree Burgess of
this Town.
(a) vid. supra, pp. 118-41. (b) vtd. supra, pp. 112-29.
148
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Every inhabitant of this Towne that shall buy any fflesh of any
Butcher but of the fflesh market w*hin the suburbs or liberties of this
Towne, shall forfait for every offence Is, whereof 2d shall goe to the
informer.
I finde in this yere diverse indictmts for forstalling of corne com-
ming to the market, somme at Marg'ets greene, and at Thingsted
greene, somme in Clemts streete.
And allsoe I finde diverse indictm*3 for fornacaion and adultery,
and fines thereuppon.
EDW : V.
1483. i E. V. Thursday before John Baptist. [June 19.]
John Squier, Clerke, elected Treasurer of this Towne, and i iu Is iod
delivered to him by Wm. Baker, notary, to kepe to the use of the Towne.
The Bayliffs and Tho : ffastolfe Esqr, and John Timperley sen.
shall examine Giles Johnson if he will be a free Burgess, and if he will
not, what he will pay for his fine.
John Timperley, Jun. Esqr, and Roger Wentworth, elected to be
Burgesses for this Towne at the next Parliam4. (aj
Giles Johnson shall pay for his fine 5U, and if he will injoy his
burgeshipp, he shall pay 5'' more at Whitsuntide next.
Granted to John Parker and his assignees, parcell of the com : soile
at the Barr gates, at 4d r4.
And to Thomas Skipper parcell of the common soile in St. Stevens
way at the rent of &c.
RICH: III.
1483-4. i R. ///. Munday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1483.]
Bayliffs,
Rich : Hawkswad,
Escheat",
Coroners,
, Willm : Sewall.
Job : Kirr,
Willm : Wimbill.
Chamberlins,
i Willm : Harlewin,
1 John fforgan.
The Bayliffs and
Com: Cler:]oh: Balhed.
Benet Caldwell,
Justices,
Tho : Drayll,
Cler:pac: Joh
: Wallworthe.
Joh : Wallworth,
Joh: Gosse.
Tho : Reed,
Clavigtrs,
1
Rich: Hawkiswad,
Benet Caldwell,
Rog : Timperley,
Serjeants,
Rich : Osborne,
James Cook,
Edw : Dekys.
k Joh : Kirre.
(a) The first Parliament of Rich, in, begun on Friday, Jan. 23, 1484, in the " Camera depicta" at
Westminster. Parry's Parl. Eng. 194.
1483.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 149
i R. III. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 19, 1483.]
Tho : Baldry, Rog : Timperley, elected Portmen at this Court.
Tho : Benet admitted free Burgess, and if he shall exercise his
trade of Tallow Chandler, his fine is sett at 5 marks, otherwise but
40 shillings.
Noe inhabitant of this Towne shall buy any fleshe of any Butcher that
hathe not a stall in the publiq. market, under perill of forfaiture 6s 8d for
every fault, the one halfe thereof to the Towne, the other to the informer,
and if the offender hathe noe estate, he is to be committed quoitsg.
I R. III. Friday before Simon & Jude. [Oct 24, 1483.]
Twenty soldiers granted to serve the king in his army for three
weekes, at tenne pence for cache man cache day. (a)
i R. III. Wednesday after Simon & Jude. [Oct. 29, 1483.]
Tho : Baldry and Joh : Wallworth Jun. are elected Burgesses for
this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 6 Novemb : next, and Tho :
Baldry shall have 2s eache day, and the other but 1 2d cache day.
i R. III. Tfmrsday after ye Concept : of Mary. [Dec. n, 1483.]
Granted to John Hocost parcell of the common soile nigh the
woodhouse, to set a pale thereuppon, and to shutt up the way w4h a
gate by night.
ffower Guildholders elected.
If any Porter shall carry any wooll into any private house before
the Woolhouse be filled, the Porter shall loose his place.
Noe inhabitant shall carry any corne to any other mill besides the
Towne Mill, under perill of the forfaiture of the vallew.of soe much as
shall be soe sent. And if the Towne millers take more toll then is
allowed by the statute, they shall be amerced to the Towne, and shall
give satisfaction, or shall goe to the Pillory, and if the millners be not
able to satisfy, the farmers shall.
And if any Burgess shall carry his corne elsewhere, he shall loose
his freedome and forf* 3s 4d to the Towne. But this ordinance shall
not hold where the Town mill cannot grinde. The Informer likewise
shall have 2d for every bushell of corne discovered.
(a) On the day previous to this, Oct. 23, a proclamation had been issued at Leicester by Richard,
addressed to the Sheriffs, Mayors, and Bailiffs of certain Counties, Cities, and Towns therein named, offering
rewards for the capture of the Duke of Buckingham, the b'ps of Ely and Salisbury, Thomas, Marquis of
Dorset, Sir Tho : Bourgchier, and other rebels concerned in the late rising on behalf of Henry of Richmond.
(Rymer, Foed. xii, 204-5.) " But Richard's good fortune," as Lingard says, (iv, 246) " served him better
than his troops or his proclamations," for Henry, sailing from St Malo on the 12th Oct. with a fleet of 40
sail, encountered such heavy weather, that on reaching the coast of Devon, he found himself with but a
remnant of his ships, and was unable to disembark. The efforts of his English adherents, begun on the
18"' Oct., failed from similar causes, and though Richard marched his army into Devon, he did not strike
a blow.
150
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
John Squier, Clerk, Treasurer, shall pay 5" for the soldiers charges
granted for the kings service.
i R. III. Munday after Epiphany. [Jan. 12, 1484.]
Benet Caldwell and Tho : Baldry elected Burgesses for this Towne
at the next Parliam1, 23 Jan : at Westmr, and shall have theire whole
fees for theire expences.
i R. III. Munday* Vigil Marg'. [July 19, 1483.]
Auditors elected.
Giles Johnson hathe further day for his full answere concerning
his freedome.
Granted to Tho : ffastolfe, parcell of the com : soile at 2d.
And to John Browne, another parcell there at 2d r*.
And to Robert Kirkhouse, a parcell in Stevens, late Helperbyes,
betweene the Carmelite ffriers wall on the west, and the high way on
the east, 58 foote long, and 13 foote broade at 4d r*.
And to Rob4 Henry, Horswad mill for 20 yeres, at 2O1; yerely rent,
the tenant keeping the house and mill in repaire.
And to Rob* Whitlock, parcell of the common soile on the west,
abutting north on the common soile, 83 foote long, and 1 1 foote broad,
northward, and southward 3 foote, at 2d r*.
I finde Indictm*8 of persons for assalt by force of armes uppon
maried women, and carnall knowledge had, in this yere.
And an Indictm1 of Tho: Paris, for entry into the vestry of
Laurence churche, and taking away Thuribulum argenteum, faj price
ioos, of the goods of the Parishioners.
1484-5. 2 R.
III. Tewesdayf Nativit : Mar : [Sep.
8, 1484.]
Bayliffs,
( John Goss,
Escheators,
Coroners,
( Tho : Baldry.
( Joh : Kirre,
\ Willm: Wimbill.
Chamberlins,
' Willm : Harlwin,
Joh : fforgan.
, The Bayliffs and
Com : Cler: Joh : Balhead.
( John Wallworthe,
Justices,
Bennet Caldwell,
Cler: Pac: Joh
: Wallworth.
( Rich : Haukiswad,
^ W" Sewall.
Tho : Reed,
Clavigers,
!Joh : Goss,
Benet Caldwell,
Joh : Kirr,
Serjeants,
Edw : Dekys,
James Cook,
Rich : Osborn.
v John Wimbill.
* The Vigil of St. Margaret in i Ric. III. (1483) falls on Saturday, but would fall on Monday
2 Ric. in. (1484).
(a) a silver censer. f Should be ' Wednesday.'
1485-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 151
2 R. III. Munday, Vigill Mathew. [Sep. 20, 1484.]
ffower Burgesses abjured theire ffranchise.
Granted to John Spereman and his heires for ever, the common
heathe at 2OS yerely rent.
2 R. Ill, Friday after Lticy. [Dec. 17, 1484.]
The 12 Capitall Burgesses of this Towne shall be Constables of
this Towne for ever.
ffower Guildholders elected.
The areres in the Treasurers hands given to the Chamberlins in p't
of the Charge of the new mill.
Every Burgess that shall carry his corne out of ye towne to mill,
shall pay 3s 4d for every offence to the Chamberlins.
2 R. III. Munday before Gregory. [Mar. 7, 1485.]
Assessors named for the charges for renewing the Town Charter,
and the Serjeants are ordered to levy the same.
Granted to Rog : Timperley, parcell of the common soile southward
from his garden, 6 foote long and 18 foote broad, at id r*.
I finde diverse indictments for fforestalling the market, by buying
of Butter in Barrgate Streete. (aj
The Charter formerly last mentioned, was granted to the towne
1 6 Marche, 2 R. 3, and was noe other then a bare confirmacon of the
Charters of E. 4., R. 2., E. 3., E. 2., E. i., John, and Hen : 2.
1485. 3 R. HI. Munday after Nativit : Joh: Bapt : [June 27, 1485.]
ffower Guild Wardens elected.
Benet Caldwell disfranchised for diverse offences against the
liberty of this Towne. And it is ordered that he shall lay open that
parcell of the common soile by him incroched, before Peters day next,
under the penalty of 20", and he is fined IOH. for his incrochm*. Its
ordered allsoe that he shall lay open the watercourse betweene his
tenement and Blowbells tenem*, which was wont to runne from Bram-
ston's tenem4 to the ditche on the East of Blowbells tenem*, under the
penalty of 5 marks.
3 R. III. Tuesday Vigill of Laurence. [Aug. 9, 1485.]
Noe stranger borne out of England, shall hereafter at any time be
elected Burgess of this Towne.*
(a) Barrgate Street, now St. Matthew's, took its name from the West Bar or Gate which formed the
entrance to the town on that side, and which was not removed till 1780. Wodderspoon, p. 226.
* vid. Feb. 13, 1483, p. 147.
152
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
HEN: VII.
H. VII. Wednesday* Nativit: Mar
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Nich : Winter,
Rog : Timperley.
Coroners,
John Kirre,
Willm : Wimbill.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
John Gosse,
Tho : Baldry,
Joh : Wallworth,
Tho : Drayle.
1
Clavigers, <
!Rog : Timperley,
John Hasting,
John Kirre,
Willm : Wimbill.
[Sep. 8, 1485.]
Chamberhns,
Rob : Kirkhouse,
Tho : Cady.
Com : Cler: Joh : Balhed.
Cler: Pac : John Walhvorth.
Serjeants,
Edw : Dekys,
Ro : Hall,
Tho : Grey,
Calixt : Clerk.
i H. VII. Thursday before Simon & Jiide. [Oct. 27, 1485-]
Tenne soldiers granted to serve the king for 21 days, when the
king shall call for them, and assessors and collectors nominated for a
summe of mony for theire maintenance.
Tho : Samson Esqr (a) and Willm : Wimbill (bj elected Burgesses
for this Towne at y° next parlmS 7 Novemb : (cj
Granted to Rob* Kirkhouse in fee, a messuage uppon the common
soile, on the north of the Archdecon of Suff: (d) at the auncient rent,
135 foot long, 19 foote broad Westward, and 10 foot \ Eastward, at 6d r*.
i H. VII. Satterday after Katherine. [Nov. 26, 1485,]
At the Admirall Court a recogn : of iou, in case ye recognisor did
not p' forme an arbitrem* to be made.
i H. VII. Wednesday after Antony. [Jan. 18, 1486.]
Assessm* for mony granted for the setting forth of horses for ye
soldiers. ,
Noe person shall sell in this market ffish that are tied together,
nor shall sell any ffishe to any regrators, under p'ill of forfaiture.
(L)ST°hf famVy^fTamson or Sampson was anciently of Brettenham, Suff. and aftemards of Playford.
The Tho • Samson who represented Ipswich in this Parliament appears to have been subsequently knighted
on the occasion of Prince Arthur's marriage, Nov. 7, 1501, (Har. 6063, fo.io), and died s. p. Jan. ^8 1512
Davy, (Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19, 148) has copious pedigrees, notes, and wdls, with a long account
Tho : Sampson, dean of Chichester, Ind of Ch : Ch : Oxford, bom at Playford in 15 1 7. ™d. also Jermyn,
nte5' aisle of the Church of St Mary Tower, is a brass of Robert Wymbyll, notary, 1506
(«) The first Parliament of Hen. VII, held in the " Camera Communiter dicta Cruets, infra Palatmm
'collated 2 March, ,471-2- Le Neve's Fasti, ii, 488. Wodderspoon, p. 23.
1486.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 153
i H. VII. Munday after Gregory. [Mar. 13, 1486.]*
ffines of ffree Burgesses granted to the repaire of the new mill.
The 1 2 Capitall Burgesses shall, uppon view, sett the bounds be-
twene Benet Caldwells curtelage and the common soile.
i H. VII. Friday in Whitsun weeke. [May 19, 1486.]
If any Portman shall break the peace w*hin the liberty of this
Towne or be aiding therto, he shall forfait his freedome, & for every
suche offence shall pay 5". And every other Burgess soe offending
shall forfait 5 marks, and any other inhabitant soe offending shall be
fined 20% and suffer imprisonm* for 40 dayes, all w"* shall be donne by
the Bayliffs for the time beeing.
Portmens Medow demised for 1 2 yeres, at 2OS yerely rent.
Granted to Tho : Baldrey 2OU, and assessors nominated to assess
the same uppon the Burgesses, (except y° Portmen) and the Serjeants
shall levy the same.
John Cooke and Tho : Hobard elected to be of Councill w*h this
Towne, and the fee of 13s 4d is granted to eache.
Granted to Nich: Winter, common soile betweenehis curtelage and
the land of Jos : Heynes.
To John Browne, of the com: soile nigh Blackfriers bridge, betweene
the garden of Alexand : Bugg, North, and the common soile South, the
East head uppon the common soile, the West head uppon the Town
Ditch, 12 foote long from the ditche, and 4 foote broad, at id r*.
i H. VII. Tewesday after Barnaby. [June 13, 1486.]
A Deede of lands of greate vallew, in Bergholt, Reydon, the man-
nor of Buers in Ipswch, and the advousion of Stevens churche, w'h other
lands, acknowledged by Sr Gilbert Debenham (aj to Benedict Caldwell,
and inrolled.
i H. VII. Munday before Peter. [June 26, 1486.]
Assessors named for a summe of mony for the kings intertainm4 at
his next comming.
In the rolls of the Gaole delivery, I finde that [in] the 5 severall
sessions in this and the next yere, Thomas Cade, Bayliff of the Hamlet
of Stoke for y° Prior of Ely, (bj absented himselfe from the Sessions
holden for this Towne, and was fined, and the fines extracted and
levied, vid. the estreats in the Treastiry.
* On Mar. 4 in this year, the King, by Patent, grants to the Queen, in part compensation for the
residue of her dowry, 40" out of the fee-farm of the town. Hist. Hen. VII., Rolls. Ser. i. 347.
(a) A grant is made, I Dec. 1485, to Randolph Sandford, of the office of Steward of the lordship of
Donyington, Co : York, formeily held by Sir Gilbert Debenham, (/'*. i. 190,) and on Mar. 9, 1486, a general
pardon is granted to Gilbert Debenham, (alias Debnam, alias Debynham) and of suit of the king's peace
for treasons, &c. ib. 380.
(b) Roger Westminster, elected July 28, 1478.
X
154
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
LA.D
1486-7. 2 //.
VII. Thursday* Nativit: Mar: [Sep
8, 1486.]
Bayliffs,
John Wallworth,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Willm : Baker.
Edm : Booking,
John Kirre.
Chamberlins,
Joh : Wapon,
Tho : Stiles.
The Bayliffs and
Com: Cler: Joh:
Balhed.
Roger Timperley,
Justices,
Willm : Winter,
Cler: Pac : John Wallworth.
Tho : Drayll,
Tho: Baldrey.
(
Edw : Dekvs,
Clavigers,
! Willm : Baker,
Willm : Wimbill,
Tho : Skipper,
Serjeants,
Rob : Half,
Calixt : Clerk,
Tho : Gory.
Joh : Hall.
2 H. VII. Munday before Mat 'hew. [Sep. 18, 1486.]
ffower Guildholders elected.
The Chamberlins shall pay Tho : Samson Esqr faj and Willm
Wimbill theire wages for services as Burgesses at the last Parliam4.
2 H. VII. ffriday before Martin. [Nov. 10, 1486.]
The last Chamberlins shall pay 1 5'' 8s for the charges of Tho :
Samson Esqr and Willm : Wimbill, late Burgesses for the Parliam4
for this Towne, and for their fforfaitures, and that the Chamberlins
shall discharge this Towne of a writt of Habere fac: for the said
fforfaitures, all w°h shall be donne before Thursday next after Martins
day next coming, t
The Bayliffs and sixe others named, shall be Auditors for Accompts.
The Chamberlins shall repaire the new mill.
Granted to Tho : Manser, the Butchers house, and stall, and marshe,
as Wm : Winter had the same, from Mich : last, for 7 yeres, at i8Hyerely
rent, if noe other Butcher shall before Thursday next give more, and
security for paym*.
Willm : Baker, (b) one of the Bayliffs, at this Court granted to the
Towne the proffit of Stoke mill, for and during the time specefied in an
Indenture betweene the Prior of Ely (cj and the said Willm : Baker,
Uppon condicon that the proffits of the said mill shall goe to the
Chamberlins till Mich : next, and thenceforthe to remaine to Trustees
named by the Great Court, to the use that when it shall happen that a
1 5th of our Lo : the king or other greate Charge shall comme uppon
* Should be ' Friday.' (a) Vis : Suffolk, Harl. 1560, f. 1 74. t Thursday, Nov. 14, 1486.
(bj Jermyn (Add. MSS. Brit. Mus. 19, 1 16) gives several pedigrees of this name, belonging respectively
to the parishes of Stutton, Fressingfield, Westhorpe, and Wrentham.
(ci Roger Westminster, elec. July 28, 1478, and lived till 1499. Dugdale, Monast. i. 468.
1487.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 155
the Towne, the same shall be disbursed for the disburdening of all
the inhabitants of the towne whoe shall be assessed to the summe of iod
or under, soe as suche persons shall pay nothing to the said Charge.
And if it shall happen that the said Town shall not be burthened, then
the Trustees shall yerely render accompt to the Bayliffs for the time
beeing. And the Trustees shall yerely sufficiently repaire the said mill,
Allwaies saving to the said Willm : Baker all the pasture to the said
mill belonging, except pasture for the millers horse. And the Miller
for the time beeing shall yerely pay to the said Willm : Baker and his
assignees, the farme rent of the said mill for the use of the prior of Ely.
2 H. VII. Tewesday, 2d week Lent. [Mar. 13, 1487.]
Tenne assessors named for 50 marks, pro regardo D^ni Regis, when
it shall be demanded.
2 H. VII. Tewesday after John the Baptist. [June 26, 1487.]
ffower Guildholders elected for the yere ensuing.
Certaine persons elected to receive the proffits of millstones,
Dogstones, Quernstones, (aj Grinstones, and grave stones ariving in
this port, and therof to render accompt.
Granted to Calixt' Clerk, parcell of land by view of the headbur-
rowes, 1 06 foote long, and 26 foote broad, at 6d r*.
To Alexander Hert allsoe, parcell of the Town Diches.
To mr Wm : Peckenham, (bj Archdeacon of Suff: parcell of the
common soile north of his house, 75 foote long, and 8 foote broad,
at 2d rl.
To mr John Smier, Clerk, parcell of the common soile next the
ffriers preachers wall, as well on the East as North, 5 1 foote long
Eastward, and 24 foote broad, at 3s 4d r*, and a red rose at Midsummer,
if it be demanded, to the intent that the said Smier shall build thereon
a new house for a schoole for Grammer scholars
2 H. VII. Munday before Peter. [June 25, 1487.]
Granted to the king, two soldiers for 28 dayes, when they shall be
thereto required, (cj And assessors named for the mony for theire
charges, and collectors for the same in the severall parishes of the
(a) Quern, not always for grinding corn : Rogers, (Hist. Prices, ii. 573) mentions a " pepper quern."
(b) vid. supra, p. 152, note ; his official residence, the gateway of which, still remaining, bears his name,
is on the W. side of Northgate St. Wodderspoon, p. 23. He also built the grand gateway to the parsonage
at Hadleigh, and died 149". Original Letters (Sir Jno. Fenn) v. 241.
(c) This grant, occurring immediately after the collapse of the Simnel imposture at the battle of Stoke,
l6th June, 1487, was probably not only part of a measure of precaution against further disorders, but
against the "dangerous and unlawful practice of maintenance." Lingard, iv. 284. A Commission of
array for Suffolk had been issued early in the year (7 An., 1487) to John, Earl of Oxford, and others, with
special injunctions to repair and guard the beacons on the Suffolk coast. Hist. Hen. vil. Rolls. Ser. ii. 135.
156
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Tower, Marg'ets, Laurences, Mathews, Peters, Kay, Clemts, Nicholas,
Elms, Stevens, Ellens.
Eight Burgesses elected, and ordered to pay cache of them 6s 8d
yerely, till they shall take theire Othe.
I find Indictments for forestalling of ffishes, by buying them at
the Common Kay before they come to the market.
1487-8. 3 H. VII. Satterday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1487.]
Bayliffs,
( Tho : Drayll,
Escheat",
[ Rob1 Blomfield.
The Bayliffs and
Chamber/ins,
Tho : Smith,
Willm : Ropkin.
Joh : Wallworthe,
Justices,
Wm Baker,
Com: C7«v Joh
: Balhed.
Tho : Baldrey,
k Rog : Timperley.(a)
Cler : Pac : Joh :
Wallworth.
Coroners,
Edw: Becking,
Tho : Skipper.
(
Edw : Dekys,
Clavigers,
Tho : Drayll,
Tho : Baldrey,
Tho : Skipper,
Serjeants,
Calixt' Clerk,
Rob' Hall,
Rich : Martin.
Joh : Hall.
3 H. VII. ffriday after Martin. [Nov. 16, 1487.]
Joh : Scott elected Serjeant in the room of Edw : Dekys, (lately
dead) to hold the place till Mich : next.
Tho : Cady is reconsiled to his ffree Burgesship, upon condicon that
he will hold and p' forme his Chamberlins place.
By the consent of Wm : Baker, the proffits of Stoke mill is ordered
to comme to the Chamberlins till Mich : next, for the use of the Towns
charge now incumbent, and after Mich : next halfe shall goe to the
Chamberlins for the time being, to the use of the Towne, and the other
halfe to the former uses.
3 H. VII. Tewesday after Epiphany. [Jan. 8, 1488.]
An assessm* shall be made for the Towne Charter renewing, and
Assessors and Collectors mentioned and named in every parish. But
Stoke is not menconed.
3 H. VII. 20?an: [1488.]
The king granted his Charter of Confirmacon of the liberties of this
Towne, formerly granted and confirmed by Edw: the 4th, but mencons not
the charter of H. 4., nor Rich : 3., nor granted any inlargem* of liberties.
(a) His name occurs, with those of John and William Tymperly, in a licence to alienate the manor of
Hyntlesham, Suff. 23 Nov. 1487. Pat. Rolls, p. i. m. I. (26).
1488.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 157
3 H. VII. Munday after Edw: y' King. [Jan. 7, 1488.]
Tho: ffastolf EsqT(a) and John Wallworth Junr, (b) are elected Bur-
gesses for this Towne at the next Parlm4, 9 Novemb., (cj and they shall
have halfe the wages aunciently given, viz., to cache i2d a day.
Willm : Henbury (d) elected Coroner for this Town.
The collectors of mony lately granted to the king, shall be distrained
for the areres, and the same shall goe to the use of the Town.
Every ffree Burgess or fforrainer who shall buye any Chese w'hin
the liberty of this Towne, shall weigh the same at the common beame,
and if he shall weigh the same at any private beame, he shall pay to the
collector of the small customs id, and for custome id.
Stoke mill shall be let to farme by the present Bayliffs, and Joh :
Wallworthe, and Willm : Baker.
3 H. VII. ffriday before Trinity. [May 30, 1488.]
An Assessm* shall be made for a tenth and fifteenth for ye king, to
be payed to the Exchequer at the Nativit: of Joh: Bapt :* and assessors
and collectors nominated in eache parish, Stoke parish not mentioned.
All suche as may claime theire Burgeship by birthe or service, (ej
shall at the next Court take theire othe, or forfait theire Burgeship for
ever.
Burgesses elected for soe long as they shall continue in this Towne.
Auditors appointed for the Chamberlins accompts.
Headburrowes shall goe about the Town and view incrochm*5, and
warne suche as have incroched to appeare at the next Court.
Granted to Margt: Little, common soile 260 foote long, and in bredth
betweene her house north, and the topp of the Town wall south, as shall
be sett out by meetes and bounds, at 1 8d r*.
Rich: Bayly, Joh: Hall, and Wm: Harlwin elected portmen by con-
sent of the Portmen.
Auditors elected for accompts of the collectors for the kings mony,
and for mony for the kings intertainm* /^/9_at the Conception of Mary
the Virgine.t
(a) The family of Fastolf was of Caistor, Norf., and Pettaugh, Olton, and Nacton, SufF. The Thomas
Fastolf here mentioned was sou and heir of Sir John Fastolf, Knt, of Nacton, who died in 1445. Davy,
(Add. MSS. 19,129) has many pedigrees, copious notes, wills, and other memoranda, relating to this family.
vid. also Jermyn, Add. MSS. 8208; Vis. Suff. 1561, Harl. 1177, f. 59, and 1820, f. 23. Some abstracts of wills
are found in Fitch, Add. MSS. 23,964, fo. 4.
(b) Wallworth of Ipswich. Harl. 1449, f. 95. et. sup. p. 103, note.
fc) This Parliament met at Westminster, on Friday, Nov. 9, 1487, (Parry's Parl. Eng. 196.) and their
election therefore appears to be post-dated.
(d) Wm Henbury appears in 1487, together with Roger Went worth, as Collector of the King's Customs
in the port of Ipswich, the amount rendered at Easter being xlli. Hist. Hen. vn. Rolls Series, ii. 145.
* June 24th.
(e) vid. sup. p. 124, note.
(f) This was not the King's first visit to the town. vid. Monday before Peter, 1486, p. 153.
t Dec. 8th.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
3 H. VII.
I finde divers Indictments for buying of Butter at Margts Greene,
and in Barrgate Streete, and in Broke streete, before it comme to the
market fa.J
John Mason indicted for breaking and entring the churche of Mary
Elms, and taking away a candlestick, price 2s, of the goods and chattells
of the parishioners of the said Church, in the custody of Tho : Cady and
Tho : Mixer, church wardens of the said church, against the peace, and
the fine imposed was 2od.
1488-9. it H. VII. Sunday* Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1488.]
Baylifs,
Escheat™,
Justices,
Coroners,
Clavigers,
Tho : Baldrey,
Rich : Bayly.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Drayll,
Rob' Blomfeild,
Rog : Timperley,
Willm : Baker.
Edw : Booking,
Wm Henbury.
Tho : Baldrey,
Rob' Blomfeild,
Joh : Portman,
Nich : Porchet.
Chamberlins,
Edm : Stiward,
Rich : Goss.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Wallworth.
Com: Ckr:]oh: Balhed.
Serjeants,
Rob1 Hall,
Rich : Martin,
Joh : Scott,
James Cooke.
4 H. VII. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 19, 1488.]
Tho : Alverd made free, and to hold his freedome wheresoever he
shall dwell.
ffower wardens of Corp' Chr'i elected.
Granted to Joh: Cheeke, for his Councill, 2OS yerely, and to be of
Councill w*h this town during life.
Suche as shall bring ffishe to market in this Town, shall sell the
same in full market, (bj under perill of forfaiture of the ffishe for
the i* offence, and of 3s 4d for every other offence, to the use of ye
Towne.
Granted to Mr Heed, Schoolemr, 10 marks to celebrate for the
Guild, from Mich : last to Mich : next.
(a) md. p. 144. * Should be ' Monday.'
(b) In order to prevent the practice of 'forestalling.' In D. G. (Cap°xxvi°, 'Deforstalleryedepeyscun,')
the forestaller, besides forfeiting the fish, and satisfying the seller, is to be imprisoned, and so kept until
he shall have compensated both the seller and the public, and on a second offence is to be adjudged to the
pillory without pardon, and the third time to forswear the trade for a year and a day, in addition to forfeiture
and imprisonment as before, vid. also App. to Black Bk. of Admiralty, Rolls Ed. ii. pp. 100-3, and Uling-
worth's Trans, in Harl. 25,341, fol. 52.
1490.]
BACONS ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
159
4 H. VII. Munday, Vigill Simon & Jude. [Oct. 27,1488.]
Tho : Baldrey and Rog : Wentworth faj elected to be before the king
and the lords spirituall and temporall, uppon the 10 day of Novemb :
and they shall have for the Charges of eyther of them 2OS.
4 H. VII. ffriday before Thomas. [Dec. 19, 1488.]
Collectors ordered to comme to accompt uppon call, or shall forfait
for default 2OS to the use of the Towne.
4 H. VII. Wednesday after Epiphany. [Jan. 7, 1489.]
Thorn : Drayll fbj and Rog : Wentworth elected Burgesses of the
next Parliam*, 13 Jan : next, for this Towne.
All Chamberlins wch shall be after the deathe of Rich : ffelaw,
shall have actions against Wm: Cady for using the Trade of Common
Brewer fc.J
4 H. VII. Lords day aft : Ascension. [May 31, 1489.]
A recognisance of debt acknowledged before one Bayliff. vid.
petit Court booke.
I finde Indictm*5 for assalt upon women, and carnall knowledge had.
And Indictments for forestalling, by buying fish at the Kay before it
comms to the mark*.
And that the Sheriff of the County as yet had the Custody of the
Town Gaole for Crown plees, for that the precept was to him to bring
ye gaole and return juries.
1489-90. 5 H. VII.
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Justices,
Coroners,
John Hasting,
John Hall.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Bayly,
Rich : Bayly,
Tho : Drayll,
Willm : Baker.
Edw : Booking,
Wm Henbury.
John Hasting,
Rob1 Blomfeild,
John Portman,
Nich : Porchet.
Tho : Gardner,
Edm : Daundy.
Chamberkns,
Cler: Pac : Joh : Walhvorth.
Com: Cler: John Balhed.
Serjeants,
Rob1 Hall,
John Scott,
Rich : Martin,
James Cook.
Clavigers,
A Burgess made uppon condition to make a paire of stocks at the Kay.
(a) He belonged to the Wentworths of Nettlestead, Suff., and Codham, Essex, and is apparently that
Roger who was 2nd son of Henry Wentworth of Codham, Esq., and was Sheriff of Essex and Herts in 1499,
(15 Hen. vii.) Fuller's Worthies, 366. Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. Brit. Mus. 19,154. Morant, (i, 429.)
gives the date of his death as 9 Aug. 1539. -aid. also Harl. 1484, ff. 43, 55.
(b) Drayle's brass, with the figures of himself and his two wives, is in the Church of St. Mary Tower.
(c) But no Burgess was to be amerced for brewing, md. sup. p. 125.
160 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
5 H. VII. Tewesday after Simon &° Jude. [Nov. 3, 1489.]
John Squier, Clerke, (a) Jeffry Osborne, James Hill, made ffarmers
of the proffits of the Stone Trade, (bj for the benefit of Corp' Chr'i.
5 H. VII. ffriday after Candlemass. [Feb. 5, 1490.]
Granted to Robert ffuller and Marg1 : his wife, Willm : Manser, and
others, common soile betweene the tenem* of the said Robt : ffuller,
West, and the high way East, abbutting Northe on the high way, 45
foote long, and 4 foote broade, at id r4.
5 H. VII. ffriday before Phillip and Jacob. [Ap. 30, 1490.]
Granted to Eliz : Caldwell, the common soile, to finde out diverse
writings.
5 H. VII. Munday after Trinity. [June 7, 1490.]
John Yaxley, gent, fcj elected forraine Burgess, and its granted unto
him to be one of the Councill of this Towne at the next vacancy of any
place when it shall happen.
Granted to Tho : Cutting, fdj parcell of the common soile, with a
well, as it lies west of the garden of Robt : Smith, 96 foote long, and
27 foote broade northward, and southward 4 foote, at 2d rent, uppon
condition to build a new house thereon.
5 H. VII. Thursday after Peter & Paull. [July i, 1490.]
The prior (e) and Covent of Ely, by deed dated 6 aug : 10 E : 4,*
[granted] to Phillip Booth Esqr, (f) a plott of ground at the west end of
the Churchyard of Bargham, (g) paying to the prior and his successors
id r*, w*h a distress, and this was inrolled in this Court by mr Boothe.
(a) cf.\<) Ed. iv. p. 143, where he receives the monies obtained from those who were compelled by the
Bailiff's to grind corn at the town mills ; he was afterwards Treasurer, vid. sup. p. 148. Wodderspoon, p. 168.
fb) i.e., the trade in millstones, vid. inf. 12. H. vn. This trade seems to have been considerable on
the Eastern coasts, the best millstones being of foreign origin, and made from the chert found in the neigh-
bourhood of Paris. Other kinds were obtained from Bucks, Leicester, and Durham, and the cheapest from
the Trillek quarries in Monmouthshire. The prices in Ipswich, from 132010 1347, vary from ^1.5 {0^2.4.5,
the average being j£i. 16.11^. Rogers' Hist. Prices, 1.504-11, and ii. 432-3.
(c) John Yaxley of Mellis and Yaxley, eldest son and heir of Richard, only son of John Yaxley, alias
Herberd or Harbord, was a Serjeant at Law, ob. 1505. Page's Suff. pp. 467,506. Vis. Suff. i56i.Har. 1177,
fo.33, andHarl.155, fo. 58b.&c. Hist. Hen. VII. Rolls Series, ii. 479.
(d) Davy, (Add. MSS. 19,125, fo. 381) has some notes on the family of Cutting, and refers to Dawson
Turner's Sepulchral Reminiscences of Gt. Yarmouth, pp. 24-5. * T47°-
(e) Henry Peterborough, Prior from 1462101478. Dugdale, Monast. i, 468.
(f) A pedigree of the lamily of Boothe of Shrubland Hall, Co : Suff., beginning from Edw. I., is given
in Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,119. This Philip was apparently knighted on the occasion of Prince
Arthur's marriage, Nov. 17, 1501, (Harl. 6063, fo. gb) and was High Sheriff of Norf. and Suff. 22 Hen. VII.
Fuller's Worthies, ii. 148. His dau. Audrey m. Wm Lytton, Esq. of Knebworth, Herts. Le Neve's Knights,
Harl. Soc. Pub. viii. 82, (1873.)
(g) Barham, near Claydon, called also Barrougham, Bargham, and Bergham. Lib. Regis, 731, and
Index Villaris, 21 ; also Add. MSS. 19,149, f. 291.
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161
5 H. VII. (SundayJ, Assumption of Mary. [Aug. 15, 1490.]
A Burgesses fine of admittance was ordered to be paied to the
Chamberlins, in recompense of expences made to the wife of the
Sheriff of Suff: faj and ending a suite w*h the kings Atturny.
Granted to Tho: Baldrey, to make one Burgess at his owne election,
in recompence of, &c.
Collectors for mony for charges w% the E. of Oxenford to the
Sheriff of Suffolk, and if any Burgess refuse to pay the same, he shall
be disfranchised at the next Court.
It is found that John Tooly hath done wast in a messuage in Cald-
well, lately granted to him by the Towne, and therefore the house is given
to John Ketche, rendring 2s rent, and doing reparacons.
Common soile in Mathewes parish granted to Bridges, wch now
semeth to be Egertons.
1490-1. 6 H. VII. Nativit: Mar: Wednesday. [Sep. 8, 1490.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Justices,
Coroners,
Clavigers,
Roger Timperley, (
Willm : Harhvin.
The Bayliffs and
John Hasting,
Joh : Hall,
Tho : Baldrey,
Tho : Drayll.
Edw : Booking,
Willm : Henbury.
Rog : Timperley,
Robert Blomfeild,
John Portman,
Nich : Porchet.
Chamberlins, o : Bird
( Will : Revet.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Wallworth.
Com: Cter.-Joh: Balhed.
Serjeants,
Rob' Hall,
Joh : Scott,
Rich : Martin,
James Cook.
6 H. VII. ffriday before Allsaints. [Oct. 29, 1490.]
Assessors, in number 20, named to taxe the moiety of a tenth and
a fifteenth.
It is agreed to pay the prior and Covent of Ely, for Stoke mill, the
ferme of 16 shillings yerely for ever.
And that Cam : ffrody shall have a Burgesses fine to repaire the
Town Gaole.
ffower Guild Wardens elected.
Granted to Tho : Gardener in fee of the Towne ditche in Mary Elms,
uppon the south of the way leading from the church to Horswad mill :
196 foote | of ground in length, and westward 221 foote, and in bredth
northward 62 foot A, and southward 1 1 1 foote, at 1 2d r*, and to repaire
the water land to the river for ever.
(a) Simon Wiseman. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 148. Gage's Thingoe Hund. 124, note. This family was
of Thornham, Suff. Jermyn, Suff. Coll. Add.MSS. 8217.
fb) 4th son of John Timperley of Hintlesham, Esq., m. Margaret d. of Wm Roberts of Little Braxted,
Essex. Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,152.
1 62 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
6 H. VII. Munday, Markes day. [Ap. 25, 1491.]
Order for the Pageant of Corp' Chr'i.
Horse and armes of the voluntary gift to the king by severall per-
sons particulerly menconed, fower joyning in one horse ; in all, sixe horses,
somme persons giving compleate arms, somme parcells of armes, all
being voluntary and free gift, (a)
Thomas fforeman of Thorpehithe, at the instance of Thorn : ffastolfe
Esqr., shall be admitted ffree Burgess, provided that noe other fforrainer
shall be admitted ffree Burgess hereafter, according to the ordinance
formerly uppon Valentines day, 22 E. 4.*
6 H. VII. Munday after Rogation. [May 9, 1491.]
Granted to Tho : Bale, (b) 3 2 foote in length, and 1 5 foote in bredth,
incroched by him uppon the com : soile, at 4d r*.
The E. of Oxenford (cj made free Burgess of this Town, and one
of the brethren of the Guild.
All persons w'hin this Towne shall be free from all attachements
for debt or trespass, from 1 2 of the clock at noone, uppon Wednesday
before Corpus Chr'i, to the going down of the sunne, for ever.
Granted to the Bayliffs, one Burgesses fine at theire election, in
recompence of 45s id, wch they payed for charges for the pageant, soe
as the party be no alien, nor forrainer, nor Butcher.
Every country mercer, from Mich : next, shall kepe his market in
the mercers houses, and noe where else, under forfaiture of 4os by cache
offender, for eache offence.
ffower Guild Wardens elected.
Granted to the Chamberlins to have a Burgess at election, or the
fine of Hen : Stannard, to discharge the Towne of a pipe of wine bought
against the kings comming to this Towne. (dj
Granted to John Casenall, the land formerly Joh : Joseps, 101 foote
long, and 59 foote broad.
6 H. VII. [Munday], June 20, [1491.]
The prior and Covent of Ely granted Stoke mill, w'h two peeces of
pasture called the ' Hopper ' and ' Harpe ' to this Towne for 500 yeres
from Midsummer next, w'hout impeachment of wast, at 3H 4s yerely
rent, provided that the same shall not be assigned over w'hout licence.
(a) Henry was at this time preparing for his pretended invasion of France, and had begun to collect
taxes, levy troops, and provide stores for that purpose, in accordance with his treaty with Maximilian, Sep.
II, 1490. (Rymer, Foedera, xii-455, 397.) Hence the assessment ordered above on a tenth and fifteenth.
Letters from William Paston and Sir Roger L'Estrange to Sir John Paston, K«, dated respectively 10 Feb.
1491-2, and 16 Ap. 1492, (Orig. Lett. Sir Jno. Fenn, v. 416-9) afford an interesting account of what was
doing in Suffolk.
» Rather, the day before Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1483. -aid. sup. p. 147.
fbj This name recalls that of the learned author of the ' <De Scriptoribus Britannicis," John Bale, Bishop
of Ossory, in Ireland, who was born in the parish of Covehithe, Suff. 21 Nov. 1495. Page's Suff. Traveller,
p. 218. (c) -vid. infra. 8 Hen. vii. (d) See previous preparations, 3 Hen. vii.
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l63
Wm Dykys of Whitton was arested in the Church of Whitton by
the Sheriffs Bayliff, and carried to the County Gaole at Ipswch, upon
an indictm* of felony. And Roger Timperley, one of ye Bayliffs of the
Towne of Ipswch, camme before James Hobard, the kings Atturny, and
John Yaxlee, and other of the Justices, at the Sessions of the peace,
and demanded the body of the prisoner, for that he was inhabiting, and
arested w'hin the liberty of the Towne, and the prisoner was delivered
accordingly, vid. Transcr. vet.
1491-2. 7
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
Justices,
Coroners,
Clavigers,
H. VII.
( Tho : Drayll,
\ Willm : Baker.
The Bayliffs and
Roger Timperley,
Wm Harlwin,
Tho : Baldrey,
Rich : Bayly.
Willm : Henbury,
Job : Stannard.
Tho : Drayll,
Tho : Baldrey,
Edm : Dandy.
Willm : Stile.
Chamberlins*
Willm : Bale,
James Hill.
Cler: Pac : John Walhvorth.
Com: Cler: John Balhead.
Serjeants,
Rob' Hall,
Rich : Martin,
John Scott,
James Cook.
7 H. VII. ffriday after Faith. [Oct. 7, 1491.]
John Yaxlee and Tho : Baldrey (aj elected Burgesses for this Towne
at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 17 Octob., theire wages to be at the
order of the great Court.
7 H. VII. Munday before Edm : the king. [Nov. 14, 1491.]
In eache parish assessors and collectors mentioned to assess and
collect a tenth and 15th."1"
Granted to Tho : Mixer, parcell of the Common ditche south of
Gardeners, 189 foote long Westward, and 159 foote Eastward, 7 foote
broad Southward, and 1 1 1 foote broad Northward, at 8d r*.
And Tho: Mixer granted a moiety thereof to Tho: Cady, fbj viz.,
62 foote Westward, and 65 foote Eastward, long. And Southward 75
foote, and Northward 1 1 1 foote broad, at 4d r4.
* Conditionally that the last Chamberlins shall pay to them 3'' for reparations to be donne to the mills
whereof they made default during all theire time. [B.]
(a) The Vis. SufF., 1561, in Harl. 155, fo. 68b, contains a pedigree, with arms, of Baldrie of Stowmarket,
Rd Baldrie of that place being the father of Sir Tho : Baldry, K.t, Mercer, and Lord Mayor of London in
1524, or according to Haydn, (Book of Dignities) in 1523, whose son, Geo. Baldry, was of Hadleigh. md.
also Vis. Essex in 1556, Harl. 1137, fo. 35. Another pedigree, however, (Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS.
19,116) makes the Lord Mayor the son of the Tho: Baldrey above mentioned, who is said in the same
MS. to have been buried in St. Mary Tower.
t Assessment for the king. [B.]
(d) Cady and Mixer were Churchwardens of St. Mary Elms, vid. sup. p. 158. The family of Cady belonged
at an earlier period to St. Margaret's parish, vid. abstract of will of Robert Cady in Fitch's Ipswich Wills,
Add. MSS. 23,964, fo. gb.
164 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
7 H. VII. Thursday after Andrew. [Dec. i, 1491.]
A release of lands and Tenem18 in Ashfield Thorpe, (aj and same
acknowledged and inrolled.
7 //. VII. ffriday before Passion Stinday. [Ap. 13, 1492.]
Assessors and collectors in cache parish menconed.
Persons nominated to arbitrate the matter in difference betweene the
Towne and the Prior of Ely about Stoke Mills.
7 H. VII. Wednesday before Dunstan. [May 16, 1492.]
Granted to the Chamberlins now being, the power of making 4 new
Burgesses.
7 H. VII. ffriday before ye Assumption. [Aug. 10, 1492.]
Sixe Portmen and ten of the 24 named to view Stoke mills, and
the lands thereto belonging.
Areres to Corp' Chr'i are to be paied, or the p'ties shall appeare at
the next Court, and show cause why they should not be disfranchised.
The Bayliffs and others named to conferr w'h James Hobard the
kings Atturny about matters concerning the honor of the Towne.
Granted to the Chamberlins, the making of two Burgesses more.
Granted to Willm : Baker, parcell of the common soile w'hout Laur.
Church yard gate, in length 7 foote £, and 4 foote \ broad, at 2d rent.
Willm : Parnell shall have the mony arere at Corpus Chr'i dinner
to defray areres of ye Pageant.
Every Burgess shall pay yerely to the Guild 8d, and there shall be
no dinner.
Kepers of the Ornam43 and utensiles of Corp' Chr'i appointed.
Every shipp that shall throw theire ballast into the river, shall pay
1 2d for eache Tunne soe throwne out, and the informer shall have 1 2d.
Every p'son that shall cast muck into the high-way called Brook-
streete, shall forfait for eache offence 1 2d.
The prior of Ely is made ffree Burgess, and of the fraternity of
the Guild.
Two Scottish preists taken at Ipsw°h for treason spoken by them
against the king; the Town seised theire goods as fforfaited, and sent
the prisoners up to London. The king granted the goods to James
fframlingham Esqr. (bj The Town sent up John Balhed to plead theire
(a) Qy. Ashfield c. Thorpe near Debenham.
(*) James Framlingham of Crowshallin Debenham, Suff., appears as 2nd son of Sir John Framlingham
of that place. Vis. Suff. 1561, &c.Harl. 1560, f. 46. Jermyn (Add. MSS. 8208) adds the date 1498, and
says also " the king's Servt," this he quotes from Sir Jno. Blois, Genealogies of Suff. Families. Davy, (Add.
MSS. 19,130) says he died in 1519. A brass in Debenham Church, c. 1425, is supposed to represent one of
this family, which became extinct in 1595.
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165
Charter, wch he did, alledging that it was the kings owne grant, and
confirmed by authority of his Parliam*. The king answered, he would
not infringe theire Charter in the least point for IOOOH, but said that
the goods in question were not forfaited, and that the preists might
plead as subjects of Scotland, and are not subjects and lieges of the
king of England, vid. Transcr : vet :
1492-3. 8 H. VII. Satterday , Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1492.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rich: Haukiswad,
Wm Sewall.
Wm Henbury,
Joh : Stannard.
The Bayliffs and
Thorn : Drayll,
Willm : Baker,
Tho : Baldrey,
Rich : Bayly.
Rich: Haukiswade,
Tho : Baldrey,
Willm : Stile,
Edm : Dandy.
Tho : Herford,
Giles Lackford.
C ' hamberlins,
Cler: Pac: Joh : Wallworth.
Com : Cler: Joh : Balhed.
Serjeants,
Tho : Newman,
Brian : Hatfeild,
John Scott,
Rich : Morton.
8 H. VII. Tewesday after Holy Cross. [Sep. 18, 1492.]
A deed acknowledged of lands and tenemts in ffreston, Wolverstone,
and Holbroke, and the wife of the recognizer living in Holbroke was
examined and the deede inrolled.
8 H. VII. ffriday after Edmond. [Rex. Nov. 23, 1492.]
Perticuler persons named to undertake to beare the Costs of the
suite and charges thereof w'h the BP of Norwich, if any suite shall be
about the lands incroched uppon the Port of Ipswch.
Common soile in Nicholas parish granted to Lacy, lying at the
Colehill.
Granted to Hugh Lewes and his wife and theire heires, parcell of
the common soile nigh the Colehill, betweene the garden of Nich :
Bramston southe, and the common soile in p't north, 24 foote \ long
northward, and southward 46 foote, and in breadth eastward 28 foote ^,
and westward 2 1 foote, at 2d r1, uppon condicon to pay ios to the Towne.
8 H. VII. Thursday before ffoelix. [Jan. 10, 1493.]
Bonde acknowledged in nature for the peace and good behaviour,
but the forfaiture is to the party complaining, to be levied as recog-
nisances, vid. rot. min : plac :
166
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
8 H. VII. ffriday after Mark. [Ap. 26, 1493.]
Burgess chosen uppon condition of residence, and beeing aiding
to the pageant of Corp' Chr'i.
Diverse p'sons disfranchised for areres to Corp' Chr'i, unless they
shew cause at the next Court.
Guildholders elected. And every Burgess shall pay to the dinner
i6d, and order is given to make p' vision for the Pageant.
8 H. VII. ffriday aftr Assump : Mar : [Aug. 16, 1493.]
The E. of Oxford, Admirall of England, faj sent a precept to the
Bayliffs to attache a shipp in the Rode of Ipsw^1 for the Admiralty,
which the Bayliffs refused to doe, and resisted the doing thereof, and
afterward sent John Balhed w'h the Charter to Heveningham Castle (bj
to shew the same to the Admirall, where allsoe were present James
Hobard, Atturny Gen : (cj Robt : Drury, (dj Joh : Yaxlee, and Tho :
Appleton, (ej whoe all agreed to the liberty of the Towne. vid.
Transcr : vet:
9 H. VII, Nativit : Mar: Sunday. [Sep. 8, 1493.]
Bayliffs,
Escheaton,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Tho : Baldrey,
Tho: Alvard.
John Stannard,
Willm : Stile.
The Bayliffs and
Rich : Haukiswade,
Willm : Sewall,
Tho : Drayll,
Rog : Timperley.
Tho : Baldrey,
Rich : Haywad,
Edm : Dandy,
Willm : Manser.
n, , ,. ( Joh : Winter,
Chamberhns, j JRich .
Cler: Pac : Joh : Wallworth.
Com: Cler: Joh: Balhed.
Serjeants,
Joh : Scot,
Rich : Martin,
Tho : Newman,
Joh : King.
(a) John de Vere, I3th Earl of Oxford, K.G., was Lord High Admiral of England from 1485 to 1512,
and died 1513. He was made a free Burgess of the town in 1491, (p. 162.) an honour the more readily
bestowed, no doubt, since his mother was daughter and heir of Sir John Howard.
(*) Qy. Hedingham Castle, Essex, the seat of the de Veres, where the Earl had been residing not long
previously, as appears from a letter to Sir John Paston. Original Letters (Sir John Fenn) v. 390.
(<r) Appointed July 8, 1486.
(d) Son and heir of Roger Dniry of Hawstead, and knighted by Hen. VII on Blackheath Field, on St.
Botolph's Day, 17 June, 1497, after the defeat of the Cornish rebels under Flammock and Lord Audley.
He was of Lincoln's Inn, Speaker of the House of Commons, and a Privy Councillor. Cotton MSS. Claud.
C. III. fo. 32., and Gage's Thingoe Hund. 432-3, where an account and pedigree of this family is given at
length. Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,197. Jermyn. Add. MSS, 8207.
(e) Apparently of Little Waldingfield, Co. Suff., and son of John Appleton of that place ; another
family of this name, from Dartford in Kent, and Bemfleet, Co. Essex, settled at Kettlebaston, Suff. One
branch of the Waldingfield Appletons emigrated to America, living at Boston and elsewhere. Copious
pedigrees and notes are found in Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,1 15. Jermyn (Add. MSS, 8201) mostly
repeats these.
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9 H. VII. Munday after Edward. [Jan. 6, 1494.]
Demised to Mathew Wode, the Butchery w* the Common Marshe
and the Mill Marshe, from Mich: last, for 7 years at 20" rent, payable at
the fower usuall feasts, finding pasture for two horses for the new mill
during the said Terme.
John Browne, one of the Headburrowes, is discharged from his
place by the Headburrowes, and they chose Rich : Goss in his roome.
(William Spencer of Bury St. Edmond chose Burgesse inerme upon
condition y* he shall be commorant. in Ipswich. Peter Lamborne chose
Burgesse upon condn y4 he shall New Tile at his owne cost and charge
ye house of Pleas.) (aj
9 H. VII. ffriday after Philip & Jacob: [May 2, 1494.]
Guild (Corporis Christi) wardens elected (for 7 years to come, ita
tainen gd reddant Gildoe p' diet.}
Two persons, for service donne to the Towne, for ever discharged
from being elected Chamberlins, (on condn yl they make ye walls and
two Chimnys in ye house to be New Built, &c.)
Order for provision for Corp' Chr. pageant.
Agreed that a house shall be built uppon the south of the house
of plees, (bj for a Kitchin, and thereabove for a sociary for the Guild,
\v& a csalar under ye house of plees ; and the house above the cellar,
viz., betweene the house of plees and the Tavern, shall belong to the
guild for ever, (and note, several causes are entered at this Court.)
1494-5. 10 H. VII.
Bayliffs,
Rich : Bayly,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Rog : Timperley.
John Stannard,
v Willm : Stile.
Chamberlins,
Wm Pipho, (c)
Tho : Cutting.
The Bayliffs and
Chr. • Pac .-John
Wallworth.
Thomas Baldrey,
Justices,
Tho : Alvard,
Com : Chr: John
Balhed.
Tho : Drayll,
Wm Harlwin.
j
Joh : Scott,
Clavigers, <
' Rich : Bayly,
Tho: Alvard,
Edm : Dandy,
Serjeants,
Rich : Martin,
Tho : Newman,
Joh : King.
^ Willm : Manser.
(a) This and several succeeding paragraphs within brackets appear to be in the handwriting of
Mr. Sparrow.
(i) The Moot Hall or House of Pleas stood on the site of the present Town Hall, where also was the
ancient Church of St. Mildred. The ' sociary ' was a banqueting room for the members of the Guild.
Wodderspoon. p. 4.
(c) Abstracts of wills of the family of Pypho are given in Fitch's Ipswich Wills, Add. MSS. 23,964,
ff. 1,5, 2ib, 2gb.
1 68 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
10 H. VII. Tewcsday after Hillary. [Jan. 20, 1495.]
James Hobard and Tho : Appleton agreed uppon to arbitrate be-
tweene the BP of Norwch faj and the Towne concerning lands and wast
uppon wch diverse buildings have been made, over against the Rotten
Row (b.j
Granted to the Chamberlins, one Burgesses fee for the expences of
intertainm* of James Hobard and Tho : Appleton, and the Chamberlins
nominated Richard Cranfenn to be the Burgess.
Tho : Mixer acquitted from being elected Chamberlin, soe as he
shall beare halfe the Charges of the stone work of the building on the
south of the Moot hall, for the use of Corp' Chr'i.
John Manser shall have a butchers stall in the fflesh market for
life, bearing Scott and Lott, (or being a Burgesse).
Assessors and Collectors in eache parish for a moity of a ioth and
a 1 5th, for the repaire of the new Mill, the whole sume being 1 81' 4s 6d.
10 H. VII. Thursday, Gregory. [Mar. 12, 1495.]
A deed acknowledged of lands and tenemts in Kesgrave, by a man
and his wife, and shee was examined.
10 H. VII. ffriday after Gregory. [Mar. 13, 1495.]
Soldiers granted to the king to serve under the E. of Oxford accord-
ing to his Letters.
The Bayliffs and Portmen undertake to finde armour and weapons,
and the 24 undertake to finde horses wth their furniture. And eache of
their p'ticuler charge in severall summs of mony sett down in writing.
10 H. VII. (Wednesday}, Aprill 8. [1495.]
Bayle taken for felony by the Bayliffs, inrolled, the recognisance
was to appeare or forfat iou to the use of the Towne.
10 H. VII. ffriday after Joh : Port Latin. [May 8, 1495.]
Granted 3" ns for the Pageant of Corp' Chr'i.
All carts going over Stoke bridge lately built, shall pay towards
the repayring and maintaining of the same; viz., every Burgess id ob.,
and every forrainer id for ever, provided that none shall goe over the
.bridge when they may goe through the ffoord.
(a) James Goldwell (vid. p. 140) continued in this See till 1499.
(b) A part of Norwich was also called Rotten Row, (Blomfield's Norf. iii. 67) and in the present day
we have the famous thoroughfare in Hyde Park, the name of which is said by Thombury and Walford (Old
and New London, iv. 398} and Hare (Walks in London, ii. 108) to be a corruption of ' Route du Roi' but
the derivation, if correct, must be purely local, for the Rev. Isaac Taylor informs me that in the village of
Settrington, Yorks. there was not long since a row of four tumbling down cottages which went by this name,
and I am also told that at Ulverston, Lane, there is or was a road, which, abounding in rats, was termed
' Ratten Row.'
1496.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
169
I495"6. ii H. VII. Tewesday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1495.]
Saylvfs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
John Hall,
Willm : Harlewin,
John Stannard,
Willm : Stile.
The Bayliffs and
Roger Timperley,
Rich : Bayly,
Tho : Drayll,
Tho : Baldry.
/ Job : Hall,
\ Tho : Alvard,
j Edm : Dandy,
Wm Manser.
Chamberlins,
Willm : Stansby,
Willm : Gibbon.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Wall worth.
Com: Cler: John Balhed.
Serjeants,
John Scott,
Rich : Marvin,
Tho : Newman,
Joh : King.
ii H. VII. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 18, 1495.]
John ffastolf Esqr, faj Edm: Booking gent., (bj elected Burgesses
for this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 14 Octob. Theire wages
sett at 26s 8d, if the parlm* continue at Westmr, but if adj'ourned further
off, then theire wages to be ordered by the greate court.
Auditors for Stoke bridge mony.
Noe person in this Towne shall use les Roblys for measuring of corne,
under penalty of 2OS for every offence.
Granted to Joh: Blowgate, fcj parcell of the common soile of the
Town ditche, 80 foote long, and in bredth 28 foote northward, and 30
foote southward, at 1 2d r*.
ii H. VII. ffriday after Hillary. [Jan. 15, 1496.]
Granted to John ffastolfe Esqr, for his charges about the weights
and measures, 13* 4d, and for his wages at the Parliam1, 4U, and to Edw:
Bocking three pounds, and the Chamberlins shall deduct the same out
of the fees of weights and measures.
ii H. VII. Thursday before Gregory. [Mar. 10, 1496.]
Granted to the Chamberlins, 8 Burgesses ffees for the repairing of
the New Mill, and noe other Burgess shall be sworne before them : pro-
vided they be not Butchers or Chandeliers.
Noe fforrainer (d) shall be hereafter taxed but in the generall court.
(a) He was of Nacton, Suff., son and heir of Thomas Fastolfe Esq., Burgess for the town in the Parliament
ofl48;. Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,129, fo. 45. Jermyn's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 8208.
(5) This Edm. or Edw. Bocking is apparently the first in the Visit, pedigree, 1 56 r , and died 6 Ed. VI. He
was of Ashbocking, Co. Suff. and mar. 1st, Jane, dau. of John Talmach of Helmingham. Harl. 1103, fo. 936.
and Davy, Add. MSS. 19,119. Harl. 1560, fo. uib,and 1177, fo. 78, differ as to the arms, the fess in the
former being ' wavy,' and in the latter ' nebuly.' There is a brass in Ashbocking Ch. to Edm. Bockinge Esq.
1585. Haines, Mon. Brasses.
(c) The family of Blowgate seems to have belonged to St. Lawrence parish. Andrew Blowgate, by will,
proved 20 Dec. 1503, bequeaths his forgotten tithes to this church, and desires there to be buried. Add.
MSS. (Fitch's Ipswich Wills,) 23,964.
(rf) By a ' forrainer ' is meant one not residing within the liberty of Ipswich.
170
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1496-7. 12 H. VII. Thursday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1496.]
Tho : Alvard,
Clamgers,
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Tho : Drayll,
Willm : Baker.
Job : Stannard,
Willm : Henbury.
The Bayliffs and
William Harlewin,
John Hall,
Tho : Baldrey,
Tho : Alvard.
Tho : Drayll,
Edm : Dandy,
Willm : Manser.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Wallworth.
Com : Cler: Tho : Hall.
Serjeants,
Rich : Marvin,
Tho : Scott,
John Awly, (sic)
Wm Withe.
12 H. VII. ffriday before Christm'ss. [Dec. 23, 1496.]
Tho : Alvard, (a) Rich : Bayly, elected Burgesses of the Parliam*
uppon the 16 of Jan. next.
Every Burgess defalting in his duties to the Guild, shall be sum-
moned by the wardens to the next court, to shew cause whie he shall
not forfait his freedome, and if he comme not at the next court, then
shall he be reputed a fforrainer.
ffower Guild wardens elected.
Corpus Chr'i pageant shall be provided at the charge of suche as
have been used.
Surviers appointed to vallew the mill stones fbj and other stones of
Quarry for the use of the Guild.
The Bayliffs shall be saved harmless from their bonds entred for the
difference betwene the BP of Norwch and the Towne.
Noe forrainer or other person shall intermeddle in the office of a
Porter wthin this Towne, but the Porters thereto assigned, under penalty
of forfaiture theire double gaines, Provided that any Burgess may imploy
theire servants to carry theire Marchandise.
12 H. VII. Thtirsday, i$Aprill. [1497.]
Willm : Spencer elected into the number of the 24.
(a) Thomas Alvard or Alverd, Bailiff in 1493, and again representative in Parliament in 1503, had
received the -freedom of the borough with special privilege, in 1488, and was the son of Tho : Alverd of
Woodbridge, Suff., and, as it appears, keeper of Wolsey's wardrobe. His dau. Agnes m. William Daundy
of Cretingham, and his grand-daughter Margaret became the wife of William Latton, Esq. of Kingston
Bagpuze, Berks, the then representative of an ancient family of wealth and influence, whose monumental
brasses still remain in the parish Church of St. Michael, Blewbury, Berks. The name is elsewhere found
as ' Alvered,' (Blomfield's Norf. ii. 517) and in the letter referred to by Wodderspoon (p. 350) is spelt, as in
Domesday, and in Blomfield, (iii. 58,) ' Alward.' The original letter is among the Cotton MSS. (Vitell. B.
xii. f. 173), and has been printed in Sir H. Ellis's Original Letters, First Ser. i. 307-10. Copious pedigrees,
inquisitions, and wills of this family are found in Davy's Suff. Coll. Add. MSS. 19,1 14, ff. 291-8, and in the
Jermyn Coll. Add. MSS. 8201, ff. 55-6, in the Brit. Mus. Alvard died in 1504.
(bj cf. p. 1 60. supra, note.
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The king intending- a royall voyage into Scotland, The E'l. of
Oxenford, Lo : Lieuten* of this County, demanded 20 men, archers, and
bills of this Towne, w°h was granted. And for their arming, the 1 2
and 24 undertooke; and as to the horses and furniture and other
necessaries, a summe of mony was assessed uppon the Chiefe and
ablest inhabitants, whose names are sett down wth the severall summs
of mony charged uppon theire heads, and Collectors are named in every
severall ward. The greatest summe charged uppon any was 6s 8d, and
the least i2d. faj
12 H. VII. ffriday before George. [Ap. 21, 1497.]
The first 15th and 10th granted at the last Parliam4, assessed uppon
cache parish by 2 assessrs in eache parish, and two collectors named, (b)
Willm : Bole, one of the 24, at his request discharged, and Hen :
Stannard elected in his stead.
12 H. VII. ffriday after Mar g1 et. [July 2 t, 1497.]
The Bayliffs accompted for the 1 5th and ioth last received, and allsoe
for the mony received for the soldiers last granted.
12 H. VII. Wednesday after Mar g*et. [July 26, 1497.]
Granted to John Bridges, parcell of the Com. soile, 66 foote long,
and 9 foote broad, in Mathews Parish, r4 2d.
1497-8. 13 H. VII. Thursday, Vigill Concept: Mar : [Dec. 7, 1497.]
Thomas Mixer elected into the number of the 24, and Hen :
Stannard discharged from that number, and Rich : Joury elected in
his stead.
The Bayliffs shall enter bond as by the direction of mr Serjeant
Yaxley, and James Hobard fcj the kings Atturny shall be ordered for
(a) It would seem from this, that the king had first intended to proceed m person against the king of
Scots ; the expedition was, however, intrusted to Lord Dawbeny, a commission of array in Cumberland and
Westmoreland having been also issued on the 13* Feb. to Sir Tho : Dacre, lieutenant of the West Marches.
Lingard's Eng. iv. 31 1. Foedera, xii. 647.
( b) At the Parliament which met at Westminster on Monday, the 1 6th Jan. preceding, the Commons granted
for the defence of the country against the irruption of the king of Scotland, as ally of the pretender Warbeck,
" too hoole xvmes and xmes to be had paied taken and levyed of the movable goodes catellis and other thyngis
usuelly to such xvmes and xmes contributory and [charcheable] within the Shires Cities Boroughes and Townes
and other places of this yor seid realme," but in case of a peace with Scotland, the second Tenth and
Fifteenth was not to be levied. Statt. Realm, ii. 642-3. Carte's Hist. Eng. ii. 849-50. Lord Bacon, however,
says that Henry exaggerated the circumstances of the Scottish invasion, in order to obtain money, "for his
wars were always to him as a mine of treasure, of a strange kind of ore ; iron at the top, and gold and silver
at the bottom." Life Hen. VII. p. 355.
(c) vid. another case in which they were called upon to arbitrate: Original Letters, (Sir John Fenn.)
v. 438.
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[A.D.
the matter in difference with the BP of Norwch concerning the new
Buildings uppon the wast by the haven, and that the Bayliffs shall call
to them suche Portmen and Burgesses for the soliciting and manifesting
to them the truthe of the matter, as they shall think meete, and the
Bayliffs shall be saved harmless by the Town.
The Chamberlins shall pay the fee farme to the king.
Common soile in Laur : parish granted to Baker in court before
one Baylif, viz. Tho: Drayll: vid: Treasv.
1498-9. 14 H. VII. Saterday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1498.]
Coroners,
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Justices,
Clavigtrs,
Tho : Baldrey,
Edm : Dandy.
Willm : Henbury,
Job : Stannard.
The Bayliffs and
Richard Haukiswade,
,-,, , ,. ( Wm Stisted,
Chamberlins, r> u. T
( Rob' Joury.
Willm : Sewall,
Tho : Drayll,
Tho : Alvard.
Com : Cler :
Clcr : pac :
Tho : Hall, by him-
self or his sufficient
deputy.
' Edm : Dandy,
Rob : Martin,
1 Tho: Drayll,
| Willm : Manser,
Serjeants,
Joh : Scott,
Wm. Withe,
\ Willm : Rivet.
John Aroty. (sic)
14 H. VII. Thursday after Laurence. [Aug. 15, 1498.]
A deed of fforraine land fa) and tenemts acknowledged and inrolled
in this Court, and the woman, a forrainer, examined.
1499-1500. 15 H. VII.
Granted to Thomas Cutting, parcell of ye common soile in Mathewes
parish, 1 1 1 foote long, and 3 1 foote northw., and 4 foote southward broad,
at 4d r*.
And to John Pitt, parcell of com. soile west of Georges Lane in Math :
parish, 253 foote long, and 27 foote broad eastward, and 46 foote west-
ward, 4d r*.
And to Agnes Goss, 96 foote in length, and 29 foote in bredth, south-
ward, and 33 foote northward, this lies w^out the west Gate of the Town,
on the south of the way : 6d r*.
And to Margery May, and Cady, Gardner, and Scarp, 3 1 7 foote
long, and in bredth northward 30 foote, and no foote southward, be-
tween Burstall Lane and the Town ditche, and south of the street, 8d r*.
(a) i.e. lands without the liberty of the Town.
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And to John Bridges, 63 foote in length, and in bredth 30 foote
eastward, and 36 foote westward, and it lies betweene the highway north,
and the Town Gaole wall south in pt : at 6d r*.
And to Nich: Pecock, 58 foote long, and 23 foote broad, betwene
the highway south, and Bridges com. soile north, at i2d r*.
And to Peter Lamb, a tenem* betwene Pecocks on the west, and
Hills on the east, abbutting south uppon the high way, and north uppon
Clay streete, Is 4d r*.
And to Katharin Hill, 132 foote in length, and 50 foote in bredth,
betwene Lambs on the west, and Agnes Goss on the East, abbutting
north on Clay streete, and south on the Hillses, at 2s ri.
And to Agnes Goss, 92 foote in length, and 61 foot in bredth, from
Clay Streete towards the south, at 3s 4d r*.
And to Wm: Scarpe, 84 foote in length, and in bredth northward
50 foote, betwene Agnes Gosses on the west, and a little way from the
kings high way and Clay streete on the East, at 4s rent.
And to Wm: Braxsted, 129 foote in length, and 32 foote in bredth,
betwene the Town ditch East, and the high way west, abbuting south
uppon the garden of Calixt' Clarke, comm : soile, and uppon Agnes Gos
north, at 8d r4.
And to Walter Quintin, 103 foote in length, and 4 foot in bredth,
formerly Chamberlins, betwene the house of the late Willm : Jefferies
south, and the tenem* late Aldermans, north and east of the way to the
Cornhill, 2d r'.
And to Agnes Reve, 144 foote in length, and in bredth westw:
80 foote, at 1 2 r*, it lies betweene the way at the fforth on the north,
and the garden of the gray ffriers or ffriers minors on the south.
And to Thomas Cady, 58 foote in lengthe, and 14 foot and \ in the
middest, this lies nigh the Colehill, by Leweses garden.
Granted allsoe to Hinds, common soile in Nich : par :
And unto Wode, common soile once Starlings, in Nich :
And unto the widow Keene : quer. whither it be not rather the
widow Reve, formerly Agnes Reve.
Granted to Hugh Lewes, 108 foote in length by the way, and
101 foote by the River, and in bredth 30 foote, and abbuts on Mandoffs
lane south, 2Od r*.
And to Tho: Gardenner, 104 foote in length under the Town ditches
west, 2d r4.
Common soile in Peters parish granted to Spencer.
Common soile in Mathewes parish granted to Clark.
A tenem* with a garden in Margts parish, by the high way on the
north, and the common diches on the south, the west head abutting
uppon the common soile next the Northgate, the east on Boles tenem*,
it containesin length, 123 foote, and in bredth westward 33 or 37 foote,
174
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
and 53 foote eastward. This was granted to Alis and her sonne Tho:
Calton, and the heires of Thomas for ever, at 2Od r*.
1501-2.
Baytifft,
Escheators,
17 H. VII.
\
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rich : Bayly,
Willm : Rivet.
(Wednesday), Nativity : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1501.]
Coroners,
Chamberlins,
Com : CUr: Edw : Goldgelt.
Cler : Pac : Edw : Booking.
The Bayliffs and
Willm : Harlewin,
Tho: Bird,
Tho : Baldrey,
Tho : Drayll.
Willm : Rivet,
Edm : Dandy,
Willm : Manser,
Tho : Cady.
Willm : Henbury,
Tho : Cady.
Rich : Levack,
Joh : Wiles.
Serjeants,
Joh : Scott,
Willm : Wiche,
John Melys,
Joh : Anty. (sic)
17 H. VII. (Monday), Lucies Day. [Dec. 13, 1501.]
John Reynold and Robt : Joury chosen into the number of the 24,
by the assent of the Court.
The Chamberlins shall ever hereafter give up their accompts before
Andrewes day yerely, unto the Bayliffs for the time beeing, under the
penalty of 40 shillings.
Simon Topsfeild (aj elected Atturny for the Towne in y6 Exchequer,
and 2OS given him for his fee.
The Common Clark shall have suche fees as shall be by persons
specially named thereunto determined.
Every inhabitant shall remove all Nusances in the publique streete
before theire severall doores.
Noe Gaoler of the kings Gaole shall be Gaoler of the Towne Gaole.
17 H. VII. Munday after Mathias. [Feb. 28, 1502.]
The Town shall finde twelve soldiers for the kings service; viz.
every Portman shall find one horse, the 24 shall finde 12 men, and per-
ticulere men, named in writing, shall pay 24s a peece to finde armor,
and collectors named within the severall wards.
(a) The family ofTopesfield or Toppesfield, originally of Toppesfield in Essex, was of Gislingham and
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175
1502-3. 18 H, VII. (Thursday), Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1502.]
Bayliffs,
' Tho:
Baldrey,
Escheat",
Willm
: Ropkin.
Coroners,
' Willm
Tho:
: Henbury,
Cady.
i The BaylifFs and
Rich :
Bayly,
Justices,
Willm : Rivet,
Tho:
Drayll,
Tho:
Alvard.
f Tho :
Baldry,
Clavigers,
1 Edm : Dandy,
i Willm : Manser,
Tho:
Cady.
Chamberlins,
Willm : Giles,
Willm : Game.
Com: Cler: Edw : Gildgelt.
Cler; Pac : Edw: Booking.
Serjeants,
Joh : Melys,
Joh : Scott,
Tho : Newman,
Rob : Hall.
18 H. VII. ffriday before Mich : [Sep. 23, 1502.]
Corp' Chr'i pageant shall hereafter be observed, and a convenient
artificer shall be intertained to that end, and shall have 403. Eache
Portman shall pay is4d, and cache of the 24 shall pay 8d, and the re-
maining 6s 8d shall be levied.
Noe Bayliff shall interrupt or hinder the pageant, unless by order
of the great court, or uppon sp'iall cause, under iou forfaiture : Col-
lectors allsoe are named.
1 8 H. VII.
Granted to Tho : Gardner, common soile in Mary Elms, in length
99 foot, and southward broad 15 foote, and northward 20 foot, abbutting
north uppon the highway, from the church of Mar : Elms to Horsewade
mill, and south uppon Tho : Cadyes, at 6d rl.
1503-4. 19 H. VII. (Friday) , Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1503.]
j
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Tho : Drayll,
Edm : Dandy.
Tho : Cady,
John Crule.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Baldrey,
Willm : Ropkin,
Tho : Alvard,
Tho Bayly.
Edm : Dandy,
Tho : Alvard,
Willm : Manser,
Tho : Cady.
Chamberlins
:ns,
Tho : Jacob,
Rob : Joyne.
Com: Cler: Edw: Goldgelt.
Cler : Pac : Edw : Bocking.
Serjeants,
John Scott,
Joh : Melys,
Rob : Hall,
Joh : Anty.
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[A.D.
19 //. VII. Munday before Mich : [Sep. 25, 1503.]
A committee appointed to settle the water bayliffs duties.
19 //. VII. Thursday after Lucy. [Dec. 14, 1503.]
Tho : Baldrey, Tho : Alvard, elected Burgesses for the next Parliam*,
uppon condicon to serve without wages, and not otherwise, (aj
19 H. VII. Munday after Easter. [Ap. 8, 1504.]
Collectors for the play of Corp' Chr'i.
Granted to Edw : Goldgelt, the sale of Quarry stones, (bj
Surveyers elected for the Kay made by Willm : Linde. (cj
Chamberlins,
1504-5. 20 H. VII. (Sunday}, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1504.]
Bay Ufa,
Coroners,
{ jon : oianimru.
Com : Cler: Edw : Goldgelt.
James Hill,
T'U^ . TV 11
Justices,
Clavigers,
Tho : Alvard, f
James Hill.
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Stannard.
Willm : Harlewin,
James Hill,
Tho : Drayll,
Edm : Dandy,
Rich : Bayly,
Tho : Baldrey.
I Willm : Harlewin,
\ Edm : Dandy,
j Tho : Cady,
Hen : Stannard.
Willm : Hall,
Joh : Butler.
Cler.- Pac : Edw: Booking.
Serjeants,
Robt : Hall,
Joh : Melys,
Joh : Anty,
Joh : Scott.
20 H. VII. Tuesday after Edw : Confess: [Jan. 7, 1505.]
All Burgesses shall pay theire fines before Saterday next ensuing.
Auditors for accompts elected.
Granted to Willm : Linde 4H, provided he shall kepe the Kay well
repaired for 20 years.
The promt of Quarrie stones granted to Rob4 Goodwin for 10 yeres,
at 1 21' yerely rent.
Guild wardens elected.
The Searchers place for 7 yeres demised to fforgan, at 4OS yerely
rent.
(a) This Parliament met at Westminster, Thursday, Jan. 25*. 1504. Parry's Parl. of Eng. 197.
(b) Surveyors had been appointed to value these, 12 H. vn. vt'd. sup. p. 160, note.
(c) Abstract of will of John Lynde of Ipswich. (Fitch) Add. MSS. 23,694.
•f Quere : Why one Bayliff is noe Justice ? (B.) Ans. Because he was likely to die. See next Court
but one. (R.C.)
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
177
20 H. VII. Concept : Mar : Munday after. [Dec. 9, 1504.]
Willim : Harlwin elected Bayliff in the roome of Tho : Alvard, lately
deceased.
Granted to Tho : Drayll and Edm : Dandy, to make a ffree Burgess
for theire expences at Corp' Chr'i play.
Edw: Goldgelt is acquitted of his farme of Quarrie stones.
Willm : Cuttler is acquitted of his water Bayliffs farme.
The farme of Quarry stones is granted to Rich : and Rob : Joury.
Auditors appointed.
20 H. VII. Tewesday, Vigill George. [Ap. 22, 1505.]
Edw : Goldgelt, Willm : Spencer, and Henry Stannard are Portmen,
elected and sworne.
Tho: Parnell, Rob: Joyne, Joh: Cuttler, elected and sworne in the
number of 24.
Granted to John Stangilts, 2OS 8d yerely for 1 2 yeres, to finde the
stageing for Corp' Chr'i play. And to John Parnell, 33s 4d, to find the
ornam13 during suche time, and collectors named of assessm*3 for the
play.
1505-6. 21 H. VII. Munday after Gregory. [Ap. 16, 1506.]
Henry Stannard elected Bayliff in stead of Willm : Spencer, whoe
is discharged by a Le're from the king to the Portmen, Burgesses, and
Comonalty of this Towne, dated 6 march, for that he was the kings
servant, and Customer of this Port. vid. Letter entred in y' Court
booke. (B)
1506-7. 22 H. VII.
Bayliffs, ( Henry Stannard,
Escheat", \ Willm : Baker.
The Bayliffs and
Coroners,
', Tho : Cady,
[ Joh : Stannard
Justices,
Edm : Goldgelt,
Tho : Drayll,
Com-.Cler: '
Chr;Pac:
Tho: Hall.
Tho : Baldrey,
Edm : Dandy.
Rob : Hall,
Clavigers,
Hen : Stannard,
Ed : Dandy,
Joh : fforgon,
Serjeants,
Joh : Scott,
Joh : Melys,
Joh : Anty.
Tho : Cady.
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
22 H. VII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1506.]
Granted to Tho : Gardner, the little way off the common soyle, be-
twene his tenem*, late Turries, and the ffriers minors Curtelage, leading
to a mill wft a gate to be shutt by night, but open by day, as publique
neede shall be, at 2d rl.
And unto Edw: Bettis the Court granted Crateram suam, w* free
passage unto the same, into the highway, Nodanter, at 8d r*.
Indentures of apprentiship to free men shall be inrolled, paying 4d
for cache inrollm*.
Rob: Hall discharged from being Chamberlin, for a fine.
Henry Stannard paied 13* 4d in full, of repairing ye new mill.
22 H. VII. Wednesday after Valentine. [Feb. 17, 1507.]
This is the first court wherein I finde the names of the commonalty
present at the greate Court are entered, and yet they entred but a few
of them wth &c.
Horswad mill demised for 7 yeres to Baker and others, at IOH r*, wth
assent of Blowgate, former tenant, and a new lease ordered to be made.
The Guild ordered to be upon the Lords day after the octave of
Corp' Chr'i.*
Two guildwardens elected, wth a collecter of the mony for the same.
A Butchers house and a stall, late Wodes, granted to Rob* ffoxe
for 7 yeres, at i8H yerely rent, provided if he shall dye w^in the Towne,
then the house shall be delivered up w^in one yere after. The house at
the Com : Kay demised to Sewall for one yere.
The yerely obsequies and vigills shall be holden for the death of
every brother of the Guild, and thereat none of the fraternity shall be
absent under the forfaiture of a pound of waxe.
22 H. VII. ffridayafter Whit Sunday. [May 28, 1507.]
One elected at this Court into yc number of the 24^. Willm : Revet
for infirmity, at his owne request discharged of the Portmans place for
a fine.
Granted to the king 1 2 soldiers, by vertue of his Letters entered in
the booke of the Court of plees, and they chose collectors and assessors
for eache parish.
Clem* -
Kay -
Peters -
35s
35s
Nicolas - 25s 4d
Mar: Elms I3s8d
Mathewes- 22s 8d
Marg'ets & Ellens - - 48=
Tower - - 34s 8d
Laurence - 22 8d
Stevens - 1 7s 8d
June 1 3th.
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179
1507-8. 23 H.
VII. (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1507.]
Bayliffs,
I Tho : Baldrey,
Willm : Ropkin,
Escheators,
[ Willm : Ropkin,
The Bayliffs and
Willm : Baker,
Clavigers,
Ed : Dandy,
Joh : fforgan,
Tho : Cady.
Justices,
Hen : Stannard,
Tho: Drayll,
Ed : Goldgelt.
Com .- Cler: \ „, „ ..
Cler:Pac: j Tho: Hall.
Coroners,
Chamberlins,
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Stannard.
!Tho : Manser,
Rog : Gobbet.
Serjeants,
Rob : Hall,
Rich : Blowbell,
Joh : Melys,
Joh : Anty.
23 H. VII. ffriday after Lucy. [Dec. 17, 1507.]
None shall be admitted ffreeman that is villein to any other. And
before any p'son shall be admitted, he shall sweare that he is a freeman
of England.
Humfry Wingfeild faj and Rob* Southwell (bj elected to be of the
Councill of this Towne, and to cache of them is granted 13s 4d fee yerely.
A fine of a freeman dead, remitted to his widow.
Treasurer elected.
Willm : Stisted elected to be Controller of the Towne.
(a) Afterwards Sir Humfrey Wingfield, and knighted, apparently, in 1528, being 12th son of Sir John
Wingfield, K.', of Letheringham, Suff., and Elizabeth FitzLewis of Dedham, Essex, and founder of the
line of Wingfields of Brantham, Suff. He was in the Commission of the peace both for Suffolk and
Essex, aud High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1520, (12 Hen. vin.) Davy (Add. MSS. 19,155) de-
scribes him as Speaker of the House of Commons, and Jermyu (ib. 8217) as Prolocutor of Parliament, but
his name does not appear as such either in Haydn or Beatson. In 8 Hen. vill., (1516-17) according to Dug-
dale, (Origines Juridiciales, 292) he was Reader at Gray's Inn, and his arms, quartering Bosvill and Gowsell,
with the coat of his wife, a daughter and coheir of Simon Wiseman of Brantham, Esq., as an escutcheon of
pretence, are in the south window of the hall. Contemporary evidence seems to show that he identified
himself, more or less, with Wolsey's projects at Ipswich, and held a large share of his regard; he was, we
read in 1527, "in great favour with the Cardinal," (Letters and Papers, Hen. vin. [Brewer] Rolls Ser. iv.
p. 1344.) and Dean Capon, writing to Wolsey in Sep. of the year following, speaks of him as present with
Cromwell and others, at a service held "on the Eve of Our Lady," in the College church, and acknowledges
himself much bound to Wingfield's kindness, (ib. p. 2071.) In 1530, on the resolution of the King to dis-
solve the college, he was retained (9 July) as one of Wokey's Counsel concerning this matter, (ib. p. 2928)
and on the 14"' of the same month was appointed, together with Philip Tylney, Thomas Germyn, and Thomas
Rushe, as a commission to enquire into Wolsey's possessions in the county of Suffolk. (Fcedera, xiv. 404.)
With Rushe, he was chosen to represent Ipswich in Parliament in 1523, and in 1529 sat for Yarmouth. He
Wingfield in Hoxon hundred, temp. Hen. I., afterwards at Winnington, c, 50 Hen. in., and last of all at
Letheringham, in Loes hundred, c. 1 1 Hen. II." Pedigrees are given in Visit. Suff. 1561, Harl. 1 103, f. 52b,
and 155, f. 44b. Visit. Suff. 1563, Harl. 1177, ff. 47b, I lib. Visit. Suff. 1611, Harl. 1820, ff. 2ib, 34. Visit.
Suff. 1613, Harl. 1 179, f. I28b. Cott. MS. Julius, F. 65. Davy has an extended collection of ped's and notes,
and a copious list of printed ped's will be found in Marshall's Geneal. Guide. Brasses of this family remain
at Easton, Letheringham, Mildenhall, Tannington and Wantisden, Suff. Three are preserved in the Bodleian
Library, Oxford, and there is one to John Wingfield, (1594,) in the chancel of St. Stephen's, Ipswich.
( b) Apparently Sir Robert Southwell, K', son and heir of Richard Southwell, Esq.; of Woodrising.
•vid. sup. p. 131. He was made (19 Hen. vn.) Seneschal of all the honors and manors forfeited to the king
by Edmund de la Pole in Norf. and Suff., or by his mother, the Duchess of Suffolk, and in the following year,
by patent, Chief Butler of England. In 4 Hen. vin. he became Supervisor of the king's lands and castles by
Act of Parliament, and Receiver thereof. Though twice married, he died s.p. Davy, Add. MSS. 19,149.
Jermyn, ib. 8215.
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
23 H. VII. ffriday, 12 May. [1508.]
Willm : Hall, John fforgan, Willm : Stisted, elected and sworne Port-
men at this Court.
Roger Gobbett, Tho : Stonway, Tho : Crane, Willm : Cuttler, elected
and sworne at this Court into the 24^.
Two collectors elected for Corp' Chr'i.
fforasmuch as the Maintenance of this Towne is much in malt, and
that many fforainers aliens wthin the same Towne abiding, doe much
hinder the ffree Burgesses by theire Malting: Therefore its ordered that
noe fforrainer alien shall by him selfe or any other, Malt any Barley, otes,
or other graine, under the penalty of 6s 8d for every quarter soe Malted.
1508-9. 24 H. VII. ffriday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1508.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Tho : Drayll,
Willm : Spencer.
Job : Stannard,
Tho : Cady.
The Bayliffs and
Wm Ropkin,
Tho : Drayll,
Edm : Dandy,
Ed : Goldgelt.
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Serjeants,
Tho : Drayll,
Edm : Dandy,
Tho : Cady,
Tho : Manser.
Rob' Gobbet,
Job : Smith.
Willm : Butler.
Job : Melys,
Rich : Kirk,
Ralf Allen,
Jo : Bobbat.
24 H. VII. Munday after Mathew. [Sep. 25, 1508.]
Whereas Joh : Harvy hathe procured his ffreedome in this Towne
by the false informacon of Joh : Portman : The said John Portman and Joh :
Harvy shall at the next Court shew cause whie bothe of them should
not for ever be foreclosed of theire Burgeship.
Diverse monyes, received during the time that Hen : Stannard and
Willm: Baker were Bayliffs, intended for soldiers to serve the king, shall
be redelivered to the parties demanding the same w^in one hower after
demand made, under perill of fforfaiture of the double vallew.
Granted to Tho: Manser and Rob1 Bobbat, parcell of the Towne
ditche, 250 foote long. And they shall enter the same to the use of the
Towne, which was donne accordingly.
24 H. VII. Munday after Annunc: [Mar. 26, 1509.]
Two Guildwardens elected, and the Bayliffs for the time beeing
uppon Corp' Chr'i day, shall order the Table of the Portmen, and the
Diet therof, and two collecters elected for the Pageant.
Tho: Hall delivered to the keeping of this Town the standard
Bushell and Brazen Gallon, and the Yard, all of them newly received
by him out of the kings Treasury.
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181
All the inhabitants of the Towne shall have their Tabernas and at-
tendance at the ffeast of Corp' Chr'i, under penalty of 6s 8d, and every one
shall hold by order of theire procession, according to the Constitutions.
Mr. Dandy shall be spared from beeing elected Bayliff for six yeres
to comme, for that he hathe given 33'', and brick and lime for 20,000
brick, and laid the same uppon the common Kay.
Surveyors to survey the nusances donne to the Haven and Common
Marshe, and to order therein as they shall think meete, and theire order
herby is established.
24 H. VII. Munday after Mathew. [Sep. 25, 1508.] *
Tho : Gardner, Citizen of London, and there outlawed, came to IpsW*
and there died, leaving diverse goods, wch were all seised by the Cham-
berlins of the Towne, and afterwards the Towne sold them to his wife.
vid: Transcr : vet:
1509-10. i H. VIII. (Saturday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1509.]
Bayliffs &
Escheators,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Joh : fforgan,
Willm : Hall.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Drayll,
Wm Spencer,
Tho : Baldrey,
Ed : Goldgelt.
Wm Hall,
Edm : Dandy,
Tho : Cady,
Tho : Manser.
Chamberlins,
Com; Cler: Rob: Bray.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Mason.
Tho : Purpet,
Tho : Crane.
Serjeants,
Joh : Melys,
Rich : Kirk,
Joh : Bobat,
Rich : Allen.
i H. VIII. Munday before Thomas. [Dec. 17, 1509.]
Willm: Spencer (a} and Tho: Hall fb) elected Burgesses of Parlm*
at Westmr, (cj 2 1 Jan. next, (d} during the whole parlm*, and Willm :
Spencer shall have for his charges 4OS.
i H. VIII.
The Sheete/^/and the Tainter in Peters parish granted un to Gooding.
* This should probably be I H. VIII., since the same date, which occurs above, would scarcely be repeated
in the same year; in that case the figured date is 'Sep. 24, 1509.'
(a) Possibly William, 3rd son of James Spencer of Nawton or Naughton Hall, in Rendlesham, Suff.
Davy, Add. MSS. 19,149. Jermyn, ib. 8215. Visit. Suff. 1561. Harl. 1177, fo. 50.
(b) The Halls of Ipswich originated from Shirbome in Yorks., and the Tho : Hall here elected seems
to have been the first who settled at Ipswich. In 1509, 20 Oct., he was appointed Comptroller of the great
and little Customs in the port of Ipswich. Pat. Rolls, I Hen. viu. p. 2, m. 4. His son Tho : Hall, of Ipswich,
was Clerk of the Hanaper, and father of Bartholomew Hall, also of Ipswich, who received a grant of arms
from Wnl- Flower, Norroy, 8th Feb. 1587, viz. : "paly of 10, gu. and erm. 3 iuescutcheons, or." Harl. 155,
f. 5gb, and 1560, f. 1 15. Visit. Suff. 1588, (Vincent) I33b. Coll. Arms. Guillim's Her. 344.
(c) On Westminster as the place of Session, md. Stubbs, Const. Hist. Eng. ii, 412, etseq.
(d) The first Parliament of Hen. VIII., begun at Westminster, Monday, Jan. 21, 1510. Parry's Parl.
Eng. 198.
(e) A name given to a portion of the common soil in this parish.
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D
2 H. VIII. (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1510.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Edm : Dandy, (a)
Wm Stisted.
Coroners,
Tho : Cady,
Joh : Blowgate.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Joh : fforgan,
Willm : Hall,
Tho: BaldreyYJ;
Ed : Goldgelt.
r^t T i- ( vVillm : Gardner.
Chamberhns, „ , , „' ,.
Com: Cler: Rob: Bray.
Cler: Pac : Joh : Mason.
Clavigers,
' Edm : Dandy,
Tho : Drayll,
Tho : Cady,
Tho : Manser. .
Serjeants,
Joh : Melys,
Joh : Bobat,
Ralf Allein,
Rich : Ross.
2 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 25, 1510.]
Assessors elected for fforraine fines.
Auditors appointed for the proffits of the Trade of Quarry stones.
2 H. VIII. Tewesday after Allsaints. [Nov. 5, 1510.]
Tho : Hall, for disobedience and Contempts donne, is disfranchised
in the presence of all the Burgesses, and proclamation thereof made: (c)
Noe Freeman shall sell to any stranger by Water measure out of
the said Towne, neyther by land nor water, under forfaiture of 40* for
every offence, And noe Burgess shall kepe suche measure in his house
under the like penalty.
1511-12. 3 //. VIII. (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1511.]
Edm : Dandy,
Baylifs.fdJ
Escheators,
Ed : Goldgelt,
Hen : Stannard.
Clavigers,
Tho : Manser,
Tho : Drayll,
t Rob : Joine.
Coroners,
John Blowgate,
Joh : Butler.
Chamberlins,
Joh : Barber,
Christoph : Limner.
The Bayliffs and
Edm : Dandy,
Cler: Pac:
Com: Cler:
! Rob : Bray.
Justices,
Willm : Stisted,
Joh : Melys,
Tho : Baldrey,
James Hill.
Serjeants,
Rich : Ross,
Joh : Gobat, (sic)
Ralf Allein.
(a) License granted to him, 21 Feb. in this year, to found a chantry in St. Lawrence's Church, with a
chaplain "to say mass for the good estate of the King and Queen Katharine, the said Edmund Daundy,
Thomas Wolsye, Dean of Lincoln," and others. Letters and Papers (Brewer) Rolls Ser. i. 135. (b) Thomas
Baldre appointed weigher at the port of Ipswich. Westm. 14 Feb. 1510. ib. i. 134. He is succeeded by Wm.
Sabyne, serjeant-at-arms, Feb. 14, 1525. ib. 'iv. p. 500. A brass of a Thomas Baldry, merchant, and his wife
Alys, dated 1506, remains in the church of St. Mary-le-Tower. The family obtained a grant of arms, viz.:
" sa. on a bend or, between 3 demi griffins segreant, 3 martlets gu.," temp. Hen. VII. Barker's Grants, f. 31.
Coll. Arms, (c) This was after questioned in Chancery. (B.) Subsequent to this open and ceremonious dis-
franchisement, it appears from a transcript of Causes tried in the High Court of Star Chamber, (Tues. 28
Jan. 151 1.), and contained in Lansd. MS. 639, f. 78, that Hall was committed to the Fleet for disrespectful
language concerning the Queen. The report runs as follows: — "Mart, vicesimo Oct. Januar: Thomas Hall
de Ipswich com'issus est custod' Gard" de le ffleete ib'm moratur quousq' gr'a eo quod dixit ha?c verba in
lingua v'nacula 'The queene is delivered of a knave childe.' " (d) License was given to these, during their
year of office, and to the commonalty of Ipswich, to acquire lands to the value of ^50 a year. Del. Westm.
25 Nov. 1511. Letters and Papers, Hen. vin. (Brewer) Rolls Ser. i. 304.
15 ii-l BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 183
3 H. VIII. ffriday before Mathew. [Sep. 19, 1511.]
Noe Butcher on the Market day shall sell any flesh at his owne
house, from 6 of the Clock in the morning to fower in the afternoone ;
under forfaiture of 4OS.
Butchers house and stall granted to Willm : Cooper, w111 the Common
Marshe, for 7 yeres at 20" rent yerely, saving the sollar and the house.
Granted to Rob1 Wright, two watermills called the new mills, for
10 yeres, beginning Mich: last, at 2OH yerely rent.
3 H. VIII. ffriday after Allsts . [Nov. 7, 1511.]
Surveyoirs appointed for the reparacons of Stoke mill.
All Bushells wthin this Towne ordered to be sealled by the Bayliffs.
Contribution ordered to the pageant of George.
3 H. VIII. Thursday after Convers: of Paull. [Jan. 29, 1512.]
Tho : Baldrey and Edm : Dandy (bj elected Burgesses of this Towne
for the next Parliam1. faj
Surviours appointed for repaire of the Common Conduit.
John Stannard discharged from the number of the 24, and Willm:
Gardner, John Barber, Rich : Lenakre, elected into that number.
3 H. VIII. Wednesday before George. [Ap. 1 6, 1511.]
Corp' Chr'i dinner and pageant laid aside, and every free Burgess
ordered to pay 8d towards a Mass for the soules of all the brothers and
sisters of the said Towne.
Rich: Percevall and John Cuttler at this Court are elected Portmen.
Willm: Buett and Chr: Limner elected into the number of the 24^.
Joh : Wilde fined 20 marks, for refusall of his election of Portman.
3 H. VIII.
Common soile in Nicholas parish granted to Bole. vid. treas.
(a) The second Parliament of Hen. vill., begun at Westminster, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 5 1 2. Parry's Parl.
Eng. 199.
(bj The earliest accounts of the family of Daundy seem to begin with Arthur Daundy or Dandy of
Mondeford, (presumably Montford, Co. Salop) from whom Edmund Daundy of Ipswich was 4th in descent,
being the son of Thomas Daundy and Mary his wife, dau. of John Wingfield, of Wingfield, Surf. A pedigree,
with arms, "quarterly, az. and or, a mullet of the 2nd, "is given in Visit. Suff. (Camden) 1612, f.8i, Coll. Arms,
at which Visitation the family claimed also to quarter "az.a saltireor, between 4 stags statant, arg.,"but this,
says the record, "rests on further proof." The quartering is, however, allowed in Add. MSS. 1560, f. 301.
A short biography of Daundy, who was representative in Parliament for Ipswich in 1511 and I5'4> and re-
peatedly held various municipal offices, is given in The Suffolk Garland, pp. 158-9, and an account of his
charitable bequests in Ipswich Gifts and Legacies, pp. 163, 164, 195. Jermyn (Add. MSS. 8207) has a short
pedigree only, but a more extended one, with notes, is found in Davy, Add. MSS. 19,126. He was buried
in the church of S' Lawrence, Ipswich, where he had previously founded a chantry, vid. p. 182, note. The
brass inscriptions to himself and his wife, now lost, are given at full in The Suffolk Garland, as above, but
there still remains one to Margery Daundy, dated 1618.
1 84 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
In this yere, about the beginning of November, the king granted his
Charter of confirmacon of the liberties of this Towne. And ffurther
granted to Edm : Goldgelt and Hen : Stannard, Bayliffs of the Town of
Ipswch, and to the Burgesses and Commonalty, that they and theire
successors shall have power and right of purchase and holding for ever,
mannors, lands, tenem*5, and heredetam*3, to the vallewof 50" p. annu',
allthough they be holden of the king in capite or otherwise, or of any
other lord, without any Inquisition first to be made, or notwithstanding
that the certaine yerely vallew be not mentioned.
And afterwards, in the same yere, the king uppon the 1 2th day of
Marche, did grant his Charter of confirmacon, wth inspexim' of the former
Charter, and of the Charters of H: 7, E: 4, R: 2, E: 5, E: 2, E: i, King
John, and H: 2, faj and confirmed the liberties in them granted and
confirmed.
3 H. VIII.
The Town of Ipsw"* are, according to their Charter, allowed to be
Tholl free for their goods in London. See the Journall Booke in the
Maiorallty of Rog: Achley. \ Aprill, $ H. 8. vid. Transcr: vet:
" Maior, Recordator, Capell, Tate, Haddon, Aylmar, Copynger,
Exmewe, Yarford, ffenrother, Holdernes, Myrfyn, vicecomitibus :
Ad hanc curiam perscrutatis diversis libris et memorandis in Camera
de Guihalde Londonie residentibus quia videtur Maiori et Aldermannis
et etiam de Recordo apparet in praedictis libris quod Burgenses Ville
de Gippewico ante haec tempora allocati et exonerati fuerunt de et a
solucione sive prestacione alicujus Theolonii vicecomitibus istius civi-
tatis solvenda prout per inspeccionem talium allocacionum predictis Mai-
ori et Aldermannis plenius liquet : concordatum fuit per eosdem Maiorem
et Aldermannos quod de cetero nullus Burgensium ville predicte contra
libertates suas eis a Domino Rege et ejus progenitoribus concessas et
confirmatas distringatur per eorum corpora seu bona sua ad solvendum
sive praestandum aliquod hujusmodi Theolonium sive pecuniarum
summam pro bonis rebusque suis ac Mercandisis huic civitati adductis
sive adducendis sed quod a modo ipsi et omnes alii Burgenses ville prae-
dicte de aliquo Theolonio praestando sive solvendo quieti esse per-
mittantur Et ulterius preceptum est vicecomitibus qui nunc sunt quod
districciones si quas ab illis sive eorum aliquo ceperunt ei vel eis deliber-
entur Tune Ballivis ejusdem ville Edmundo Gelgeit Henrico Stannard
Edmundo Dandy et Willelmo Styted tune portmennis in eadem villa
existentibus." fbj
(a) H. 3<* instead of H. 2«. (J.S.)
fbj The Transcript of this record in Bacon has been carelessly made, and is inserted by some other hand;
under these circumstances it has been considered best to recur to the original at Guildhall, (Journal xi. fo.
157.) which is here given at full.
BACONS ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
1512-13. 4 H. VIII. (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 12, 1512.]
(
Bayliffs, (a)
Escheators,
Justices,
Coroners,
James Hill,
Rich: Perceval. ^3 ;
The Bayliffs and
Edm : Goldgelt,
Hen : Stannard,
Tho : Baldrey,
Edm : Dandy,
John Blowgate,
Rich : Lenakre.
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
Cler : Pac :
Com : Cler :
Serjeants,
Edm : Dandy,
Hen : Stannard,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Tho: Wimbill,
Rich : Ropkin.
Rob : Bray.
Joh : Melys,
John Anty,
Ralf Allein,
Tho : Edmonds.
4 H. VIII. Thursday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1512.]
Assessors of fforraine ffines nominated.
4 H. VIII. Munday after Agnes. [Jan. 24, 1513.] fcj
For the raysing of a whole taxe granted to the king, and assessed
in manner following :
Tower - 5" 4s o
Margets - 5'' 1 1 o
ClemB - 4" 9s 8
Nicholas - 2" 4s o
Stevens - 2" 4'
8
Mar: Elms .2"! 8s o
Laurence 5" 5s 6
Kay - - 4" 9* 4
Peters - 4"
Mathew - 4"
Hellens
6s 4
3s °
o"ns 4
,8
Total - 4i"o8s iod
And for the levying hereof, two taxers and two collectors in cache
parish are nominated.
Granted to Willm : Spencer, 46s 8(1, for his service as Burgess of this
Towne at the Parliam*, i H. 8., of which 40" is for his fee as Burgess, and
6s 8d for his charges in procuring writts to the Bayliffs for the same.
Demised to Rob* Gooday, (dj three feilds in Whitton, called Colmts
(a) The Bailiffs and Justices, together with Sir Jas. Hobert, Humph. Wyngfeld, and Rob. Suthwell,
Jim., are the persons named in the Commission of Gaol Delivery for this year, dat. Westm. 26th Nov. Pat.
Rolls, 4 Hen. vm. p. 2, m. 5. Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. i. p. 444.
(b) Pardon and release is gran ted to him, 9 Dec. , in this year, as late collector of the customs of Ipswich,
and of his recognizance for ^200, made before the Barons of the Exchequer, Trin.Term, 18 Hen. VII. ib- i.
p. 448.
(c) " The Nicholas of Yppeswich" is named among a list of vessels for the carriage of supplies to "the
king'sarmy royal now being on the sea." April, 1513. Royal MS. 14 B. xxv. Brit. Mus. z'S.i.p.552.
(d) The family of Gooday originated from Sawbridgeworth, vulgarly Sapsworth, in Herts, and after-
wards settled at Pentlowe, in Essex, and Fornham All Saints and Kettlebaston, in Suffolk. Visit. Essex in
1558, (Harl. 1137, fo. 139) in 1612, (Harl.6o65,fo. in) in 1634, (Harl. 1432, fo. I55b.) Ped. of Essex Families,
(Harl. 1541, fo. I43b.) Gage's ThingoeHund. 244, and Berry's Essex Genealogies, 116-7. A Patent of Arms
was granted in 1 600 (42 Eliz.) to Rich. Gooday of Kettlebaston, by Sir Wm Dethick, Garter, and Wm Camden,
Clarenceux. Coll. Arms, Old Grants, (Vincent) 157, fo. 297, and C. 2l,fo. l85b.
B B
1 86
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
closes, late purchased by Rich : ffelaw for the use of the Gramr Schoolemr,
rendring to the Town yerely 30% to the scoolemrs use. And the Tenant
shall discharge all taxes for the space of 20 yeres next comming.
Corp' Chr'i pageant and dinner againe laid aside.
Edm : Dandy at this Court declared that he had given to the Town
lands and tenem*8 in vallew 6}'fl. annu.' , to the end that they should dis-
charge the poore commonalty of the Towne of all dismes, quinziemes,
and Charges wch shall happen. The lands doe lye in Rushmere, and were
purchased of the executors of ... Cowham.
1513-14. 5 H. VIII. Sunnday* Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1513.]
Bayliffs,
\ John Butler,
Escheators,
( Tho : Baldrey.
I Edm: Dandy,
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Rich : Percevall,
James Hill,
Ed : Dandy,
Ed : Goldgelt.
Clavigers,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
| Hen : Stannard,
Tho : Manser,
[ Rob : Joyne.
| Rob1 Bray.
Coroners,
Tho : Blowgate,
Rich : Lenakre.
Serjeants,
John Anty,
Ralfe Allein,
Tho : Edmonds,
Chamberlins,
Tho : Finder, (sic)
Rich : Humphry.
Joh : Melys.
5 H. VIII. Munday after H. Rood. [Sep. 19, 1513.]
fforain ffines assessed.
Horswad mill granted to Robert Goodwin, at IOH rl yerely, provided
that the tenant shall build a new house wthin three yeres.
Granted to Joh : fforgan, the proffits of the Quarrie stones for 1 2 yeres,
to beginne at Mich: next: for the first yere noe rent shall be paied, and
the other 1 1 yeres he shall pay 6U yerely at the 4 feasts.
Joh : fforgan sold the residue of the same, after 7 yeres expired, to
Rob* Goodwin, for 48".
Surveiors appointed to putt to farme the lands and tenem*5 late
ffleggs and fforths, to the use of the Towne.
5 H. VIII. Munday after Edw: ye King. [Jan. 9, 1514.]
Granted to Rich : Lenakre, parcell of the common soile at the ditches,
betweene the way from Margte Church and the La : Maries chappell on
the North, and the diches on the South, abutting East on Melyses garden,
and uppon a pond on the West, in length it is 64 foote, and in bredth
Eastward 29 foote, and Westw: 26 foote, at 4d r*.
* Should be 'Thursday.'
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
I87
5 H. VIII. Tewesday, 4'* weeke in Lent. [Mar. 28, 1514.]
John Wilde and Rob1 Goodwin are at this Court elected Portmen,
and Rich: Ropkin and Rich: Humphry into the number of the 24% and
are all sworne.
Corpus Chr'i play and dinner againe laide aside.
Whitton lands demised for 30 yeres to 3 p'sons, paying yerely i4d
for cache acre rent, and to Cleere the ground of Thornes and underwood,
and make the same good arrable and pasture, and soe to deliver up the
same at the end of the Terme.
5 H. VIII. Munday after Whitsunday. [May 16, 1513.] *
Assessors and collectors named in cache Parish for the levy of the
whole taxe granted to the king.
Persons nominated to view the lands in Bramford.
Noe man shall sell Quarry stones but by assignm* from the Towne,
under forfaiture of ios for eache stone sold contrary therto:
Common soile in Peters parish called the 'Sheete,'H and Tainter
granted to —
1514-15. 6 H. VIII. Munday, ^ Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1514.]
Edm : Dandy,
Bayli/s,
Escheaiors,
Admiralls,
John fforgan,
Rob : Goodwin.
Clamgers,
Hen : Stannard,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
„ ( Job : Blowgate,
Coroners, ( Rich : Lenakre.
Chamberlins,
' Wm Bark.t
Tho : Bloise.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Baldrey,
Com: Cler: '
Cler-.Pac:
Rob' Bray.
Justices,
Joh : Butler,
John : Anty,
Ed : Dandy,
James Hall.
John Melys,
RalfAllein,
Tho: Edmonds.
6 H. VIII. ffriday after Mathew. [Sep. 22, 1514.]
fforraine fines taxed after the auncient custome.
6 H. VIII. (Sunday}, Agnes Day. [Jan. 21, 1515.]
Christoph: Hayward is elected into the number of the 24% and
sworne.
* If this were 6 H. vin., it would make the date June 5, 1514, which seems more probable,
t Should be 'Friday,' and is so in the Ipswich Court Book, 5 to 12 Hen. vin., now in Brit. Mus. Add.
MS. 24,435, f- 'Qb- + In Court Book called ' Seruientes ad Clautgeros.'
H vid. sup. p. 141. II qy. Barker.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
6 H. VIII. Thursday before Candlemass. [Feb. i, 1515.]
Tho : Baldrey faj and Edm : Dandy (bj elected Burgesses for this
Towne at the next Parliamt at Westmr, 5 ffebr. next, (cj
Burgesses indebted for theire fines shall pay the same before January
next.
6 H. VIII. Munday in Whitsun weeke. [Junes, I5I4-]
Persons appointed and intrusted to exchange lands in Whitton w*11
Willm : Hill by Indenture.
Corpus Chr'i play and dinner laide aside againe.
Thomas Manser shall make up the Towne Ditches by him demolished,
and amend the watercourse at the woodhouse, and shall not suffer his
pond any longer to runne to the anoyance of the people.
All the Utensiles belonging to Corp' Chr'i Guild shall be entred into
a booke, to be kept safe by John Butler to the use of the Guild, viz: —
i dozen of spoones, u
5 mazers, 44 oz : J
5 Table Clothes.
3 Clothes of J cloth.
14 Salts, 2 brasse potts.
one pann.
A garnish of vessell.
2 chargers.
5 platters.
4 dishes.
5 saucers.
6 H. VIII. ffriday after John Baptist. [June 30, 1514.]
Surveyors appointed for the land purchased of John fflegg and
others, to let the same and repaire Towne houses, and receive fines for
admittance, and give accompt.
Auditors.
Ed : Goldgelt shall pay 2OS for diverse offences by him donne.
Common soile in Peters parish by the new mill pond, 46 foote long,
and 43 foote broad by the pond, and 9 foote broad by the high way,
granted to Rob : Reve, at 4d r*.
Common soile in Peters parish Granted to Tho : Reinolds, betweene
Butlers Eastward, and Bakers Westward, arid the common way North,
and Fenns garden South, 63 foote long, and Southward 25 foote broad,
and Northward 22 foote broad.
(a) md, sup. pp. 163, 182. (b) md. sup. pp. 182-3.
(c) The third Parliament of Hen. vill., in the first session of which "because divers now being weary
with sitting so long in Parliament, did depart home without license," ..." it was ordered that they should
lose their wages, if they went without the leave of the Speaker and Commons House, to be entered in the
Book of the Clerk of the Parliament." Life and Raigne of Hen. vii., by Lord Herbert of Cherbury, p. 56.
"Andrew Marvel, M.P. for Hull in the reign of Queen Anne, is said to have been the last person who re-
ceived these wages." Parry's Parl. Eng. 200.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
189
1515-16. 7 H. VIII. (SattirdayJ ', Nativit: Mar:
[Sep. 8, 1515.]
Bayliffs,
Eschealors,
( Willm : Hall,
Job : Wilde.
Clavigers,
Willm : Hall,
Hen : Stannard,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Coroners,
', Rob' Joine,
Tho : Punder.
Chamberlins,
i Willm : Nottingham,
[ Willm : Legy.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Job : fforgan,
Rob' Gooding,*
Tho : Baldrey, (a)
Ed : Goldgelt.*
Com: Cler:
Cler : Pac :
Serjeants,
Rob' Bray.
IJoh : Melys,
Job : Anty,
Ralf Allein,
Nicholas Outing.
7 H. VIII. Thursday before Mathew. [Sep. 20, 1515.]
fforraine fines taxed after the auncient manner.
7 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 26, 1515.]
Guildwardens elected : every Burgess shall pay for his dinner as
aunciently hathe bein used, and the play laid aside for this yere.
7 H. VIII. ffriday after Easter. [Mar. 28, 1516.]
Corp' Chr'i dinner and play layde aside for this yere.
1516-17. 8 H. VIII. (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1516.]
Hen : Stannard,
Bayliffs,
Eschealors,
( Willm : Stisted,
( Hen : Stannard.
Clavigers,
Willm : Hall,
| Tho : Manser,
i Rob1 Joyne.
Coroners,
( Tho : Punder,
( Rob' Joyne.
Chamberlins,
Joh: Smith,
Ortyaw Maker,
Joh: ffenn.*
The Bayliffs and
t Wm Hall,
Cler: Pac:
Com: Cler:
Rob : Bray.
Justices,
John Weld,*
Tho : Baldrey,
Ed : Goldgelt *
Serjeants,
Joh : Anty,
Joh : Melys,
Ralf Allein,
Nich : Outing.
8 //. VIII. Wednesday after Holy Rood.
fforrain fines taxed as aunciently.
[Sep. 17, 1516.]
» In Court Book ' Goodwyn,' ' Gelgelt,' 'Wilde,' ' ffynne.' Add. MSS. 24,435, fo- &7-
( a) He appears at this time to have been an alderman and mercer of London. Letters and Papers,
(Brewer) Rolls Ser. ii, pp. 1055, 1269.
igo
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Ed: Rosier shall pay for every oxe hide by him sold, id for the use
of the Towne.
8 H. VIII.
Common soile in Mathewes parish granted to Sparhauk, betwene
the Town ditche East, and the common way West, abutting on Gosses
North, and Clarks South, 129 foote long and 33 foote broad.
1517-18. 9 H. VIII. (Tuesday j , Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1517.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Justices,
Edw: Goldgelt.f
James Hill,
Rob : Joyne,
Tho : Punder.
The Bayliffs and
Henry Stannard,
Willm : Stisted,
Tho : Baldrey,
Willm : Hall.
Clavigtrs,
Chamberlins,
Cler: Pac :
Com: Cler:
Serjeants,
James Hill,
Willm : Hall,
Tho : Manser,
Rob' Joyne.
Nich : Harvy.f
Wm Courtenhall.f
Rob : Bray.
Joh : Anty,
Hump : Hunt, (a)
Ralfe Allein,
Nich : Outing.
9 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1517.]
fforaine fines taxed after the wonted manner.
There being variance about the choise of one of the Serjeants, its
ordered that Humphery Hunt shall be Serjeant for the yere to comme
instead of Tho: Edmonds.
9 H. VIII. Wednesday after George. [Ap. 28, 1518.]
Henry Stannard shall carry the Towne Charter up to London to
plead in the Excheqr against the Townes accompting there, they beeing
discharged thereof, as they are Escheators wthin the said Town.
The Chamberlins shall bring theire acquittances into the Common
Chest of the Towne, under forfaiture of ioh.
Corp' Christi play and dinner layd aside for this yere.
Bloudshed punished in this Court of plees.
t In Court Book ' Gelget,' Hervy,' ' Courtnall.' Add. MSS. 24,435, <°- 89-
(a) The Court Book, instead of Humf: Hunt, has " . . Edmunds," with this note: "reformaturi
electionem pro Edmunds ad proximam generalem curiam," and Hunt accordingly then appears in place of
Edmunds, ib. vid. infra.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
1518-19. 10 H. VIII. (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1518.]
James Hill,
Clavigers,
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Coroners,
Justices,
Tho : Baldrey,
Rich : Pcrcevall.
Rob : Joyne,
Tho : Punder.
The Bayliffs and
Ed : Goldgelt.f
James Hill,
Hen : Stannard,
Willm : Hall.
Willm : Hayle,|
Rob : Joyne,
Tho : Manser.
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Serjeants,
Tho : Bloss,
Tho : Tudenham.
| Rob : Bray.
Joh : Anty,
Hump : Hunt,
RalfAllein,
Mich : Outing.
10 H. VIII. Vigill of Mathew. [Sep. 20, 1518.]
fforraine fines taxed after y6 ancient manner.
Granted to Dr Bayly, (aj p't of the Common soile in Math: parish,
and the Sollar over the Gaole, for 3 yeres, w^out rent.
10 H. VIII. ffriday after Martin. [Nov. 12, 1518.]
At this Court the Burgesses of the 24 elected Wm Legy, Tho:
Bloyse, Wm Nottingham, and Wm Barker into theire number.
They discharged Tho : Parnell out of theire number of the 24, and
elected in his place Nich Harvy. (bj
Demised to Math : Wode, the Butchery wth the stalls, and the Com-
mon Marshe, for 7 yeres.
10 H. VIII. Munday after Gregory. [Mar. 14, 1519.]
Georges ffaire, in regard the day falls on the vigill of Easter,* is
adjourned to be holden uppon the day of the Invention of the Holy
Crosse. t
Corp' Chr'i play and dinner putt off for this yere.
Auditors nominated.
10 H. VIII. (Thursday), March 3". [1519.]
Uppon consideracon of the Custome of this Towne aunciently had,
The king by his Charter did declare that the Port and Water passing
t In Court Book ' Gelget.' Add. MSS. 24,435, f°- r '4-
(a) John Bayly, D.D., was presented to the parish church of S' Matthew, Ipswich, 24 Aug. 1510. Pat.
2 Hen. vin. p. 2, m. 6. Letters and Papers, Hen. vin. (Brewer) Rolls Ser. i. 181 . He also appears among
a list of " Spiritual Persons" contributing to "an annual grant by the spiritualty to the king, for the king's
personal expenses in France for the recovery of the crown of the same." (1522) ib. pp. 1048-50.
(b) In Dec., 1518, he received ^23 6s. 8d. for losses in the king's service. King's Book of Payments,
Rec. Office.
* Sat. Ap. 23, 1519. f Tuesday, May 3, 1519. J qy Hall.
1 92 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
by fflux and reflux of the sea from the said port south east, to a place
called Poules head, and the ground by the fflux and reflux sommetimes
covered, to be wthin the liberty and ffranchise of the Towne, and to be
thereunto anexed, allthough hertofore it may be soe not reputed.
Hee allsoe granted that the Bayliffs election should be observed
uppon the Nativit : Mar : * every yere, and that the Bayliffs soe elected,
and fower other Burgesses of the Portmen, shall be elected by the
Bayliffs and New Elects to be Justices of the peace for the yere to
comme.
And that the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonality of Ipsw0*1 shall
have the office of the Admirallty wthin theire liberty aforesaid, and shall
be Admiralls uppon the sea shore w^in the liberty aforesaid, and shall
have the like powers that any other Admirall hathe elsewhere, and that
noe other Admirall shall intermeddle therein.
That the Towne shall have wrecks, flotsan and jetsan, and all other
goods lost at sea, or w* belong to the Admirall wthin the liberty to take.
And all felons goods and deodands w^in the same Liberty or Port.
That noe person not being a free Burgess of that Town, nor Lottant
or Scottant therein, shall buye any marchandise wthin the liberty thereof,
of any fforainer, to sell the same againe in grosse or by retaile, nor shall
trade or buye marchandise, unless to proper use of the buyer or seller,
or for support of their families, under penalty of fforfaiture of theire
goods to the use of the Town.
That the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty, or the greater num-
ber of them, shall have power and authority to amend old Customes and
ordinances found prejudiciall to the Towne, according to their best dis-
cretion for the Benefit of the Towne and the inhabitants. Provided that
they be beneficiall to the Crown and People, and Consonant to trust and
reason, and that they shall be inrolled and allowed in all Courts at
Westmr. (a)
* Sep. 8.
(a) This grant, reciting Patent, 12 Mar. 3Hen.vni., confirms a grant of certain liberties by king Edward,
(IV.) subject to a farm of £60. Del. Hampton Court, 3 Mar. 10 Hen. vm. Pat. 10 Hen. vui. p. 2,m. 18,
by virtue of a signed bill from the king. Letters and Papers, Hen. vui. (Brewer). Rolls Ed. iii. p. 33.
•vid.sup. pp. 64-8,80, 123, 1 66. The wording of this Charter formed the basis of the suit between the Corpora-
tions of Ipswich and Harwich at the Essex Assizes in 17/8, when a verdict was given for the former, upon
which the Corporation of Harwich moved for a new trial, but after a full hearing the rule was discharged, ' • the
Court being of opinion that the right of the Corporation of Ipswich, as established by the verdict obtained
at the Assizes, was very clear, and that the boundaries by water extended in a direct line from Ipswich to
Polleshead, (beyond Landguard Fort) that being the true construction of the Charter granted to the Town
of Ipswich 10 Hen. vui." The only records the editor has met with of the Boundaries having been gone
by water, are in 1 1 Hen. VI. (sup. p. 96), circ. 1722, 1/59, 1/61, and 181 1. On this last occasion, the Bailiffs
and other principal officers, on arriving off Harwich from Shotley Ferry, were met by a deputation from the
Corporation of that town, informing them that they could not be permitted to land and pass through the
town in their Corporate capacity ; they therefore rowed round Harwich, and having gone ashore at Land-
guard Fort, walked in state to Polleshead, where they held an Admiralty Court, and re-embarking, proceeded
again to Harwich, landed privately, and after entertaining several members of the Harwich Corporation at
dinner, remained for the night. Next morning, having further surveyed their liberties in those waters, they
returned to Ipswich. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,337, ff. 72-80, which also contains a carefully drawn map of
the boundaries referred to.
1520.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
193
10 H. VIII ,t Munday after peter ad vine: [Aug. 9, 1518.]
Granted to John Pierson, parcell of the comm: soile in Math: parish,
betwene Barkers mess: East, and the streete West, 15 foote long, and 7
broad, at 8d r*.
10 H. VIII.
Thomas Wood was indicted at the Gaole delivery before James
Hobard, Atturny Gen : and other Justices, for murther, and refusing his
Triall by the Countey, was adjudged Dilapidari, and it was donne ac-
cordingly at the Corn hill, vid: sess: rot:
i5i9-2°- ZI H. VIII. (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1519.]
James Hill,
Willm : Hall,
Tho : Mixer,*
Rob : Joyne.
BayHffs,
Escheat™,
John fforgan,
John Buttler.
Coroners,
Justices,
Rob' Joyne,
Tho : Punder.
The Bayliffs &
John* Baldrey,
Rich : Percevall,
James Hill,
Hen : Stannard.
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
Com : Cler :
Cler: Pac:
Serjeants,
Joh : Meye,
John Portman. *
r>
: Bray.
Willm : Pumfret,
Tho : Magas,*
Tho : Reynold,
Rich : Kirk.
ii
H. VIII. ffriday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1519.]
fforain ffines assessed as aunciently used.
Caldwell heath demised for 30 yeres, at 2OS rent.
ii H. VIII. ffriday after Convert: paull. [Jan. 27, 1520.] (a)
Two persons ordered to ride to London to provide for the Townes
quiet injoying the Admirallty, and to petition the Lo: Admirall. (bj
All Burgesses shall informe the Bayliffs of goods forraine bought
and sold, and the Assembly shall set ffines in suche cases. None shall
seise suche goods but the Bayliffs and the Chamberlins, yet any person
may freely buye and sell in the faires of George,* James,1" and Holy
Rood. I
t It seems more probable that this should be 1 1 Hen. viii., in which case the date would be Aug. 8, 1 5 19 .
* In Court Book 'Thomas Baldry,' 'Thomas Manser,' 'John Petman,' 'Thomas Agas.' Add. MSS.
24,435, f°- «36.
(a) By a letter from Bp. Tunstal to Wolsey, dat. London, 13 Aug. 1520, it appears that Wolsey was at
this time in Ipswich; Tunstal promises to visit Wolsey on the succeeding Friday, (17 Aug.) "but cannot leave
earlier, as his horses have not come, and he must buy more." Letters and Papers, Hen. vin., (Brewer) Rolls
Ser. iii. p. 450.
(b) Thomas Howard, created Earl of Surrey, 28 June, 1483, and Duke of Norfolk, I Feb. 1514, was
appointed Lord High Admiral, May 4, 1514.
• April 23. t July 25. + September 14.
CC
194
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Noe marchandise shall be bought or sold in the Market hill on
Satterday, neyther by stranger or other, but onely victuall.
Noe lands nigh to the La : Graces chappell shall be demised to the
annoiance of the neighborhood, fcj
Auditors appointed.
Every person absent from Corp' Chr'i Mass shall forfait a pound of
waxe. And the play and Dinner shall hold this yere : the Guildward-
ens are elected, and the pageant ordered to be ready.
A preist elected to say masse yerely, and he is made Mr of the
Grammer Schole for this yere comming.
All Clothes, wools, and oxhides unladen at Ipswch, shall be sold at
a sett place assigned, (unless bought out of Towne by a ffreeman) and
allsoe uppon certaine dayes, viz. the hides uppon Wednesday and Sat-
terday, from 8 in the morning to 12 o'clock at noone: and the wool and
woollen cloathe on Munday, Wednesday, and ffriday, from 8 o'clock in
the morning to 1 1 , and from i in the afternoone to 4 of the clock, and
hides are to be searched and sealled by persons sworne therto.
All Bushells shall be sealled.
The liberty of the Admirallty is allowed to the Towne by the E. of
Surry, Lo. Admirall of England, by wan4 under the Admirall Sealle, the
Coppy whereof is in the Treasury: dated 7 febr: 1 1 H. 8.
1520-21. 12 H. VIII. (Saturday) , Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1520.]
Wm Hall,
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
\ Joh : Wilde,
Wm Hall.
Clavigers,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Coroners,
SRob : Joyne,
Tho : Punder.
.*,, , ,. ( Christoph : Hayward
C* rl(Z??lD£Tl'l1TS, } •¥-« j T)
f -tLQW * _h>GttvS
The Bayliffs and
John fforgan,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Rob' Bray.
Justices,
Joh : Butler,
Joh : Anty,
Tho : Baldrey,
James Hill.
Serjeants,
Nich : Outing,
Rich : Ross,
Ralfe Allein.
(c) S' Mary's Chapel, commonly called the " Chapel of Our Lady of Grace," is said to have stood at
the north-west corner of the lane still called " Lady lane," without the west gate, and was famous for an
image of the Blessed Virgin, known as " Our Lady of Ipswich," and held in high regard, to which many
pilgrimages were wont to be made. Wolsey, on the establishment of his College at Ipswich, directed that
an annual procession should be made to this shrine by the Dean of the College on Sep. 8, being the Festival
of the Virgin Mary; but the ceremony, according to Wodderspoon, (p. 331) only once took place, for on the
disgrace of the Cardinal, and the seizure of his property by the King, the Chapel was destroyed, and the
venerated image, despoiled of its costly adornments, carried to London, and there publicly burned. This
seems to have been done by the recommendation of Bishop Latimer, as appears by a letter from him to the
Lord Privy Seal, in Sir Henry Ellis's Original letters, 2nd Series, iii. 207. The transmission of the image to
London was entrusted to one William Lawrence, who accomplished this evidently delicate business with the
assistance of Lord Wentworth, of whom he says, writing to the same official, "His good Cownsell, and help
of his servants was so ready, that shee was conveyed into the shipp that very fewe were privy to it." ib. iii. 78.
I52I.J BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 195
12 H. VIII. Assembly Holden (FridayJ, 11 May. [1520.]
Surveiors elected for the liberty of the Admirallty.
Noe Common Inn-keeper shall Bake any bread.
Two p'sons elected Cheif Pledges and Constables.
12 H. VIII. Wednesday after Holy Rood. [Sep. 19, 1520.]
Apprentises Indentures shall be inrolled wthin a yere and a day after
insealling of the same, or the apprentiship shall be void as to the liberty
of the Towne, and the mrs shall be fined for theire neglect, at the Bay-
liffs discretion.
Noe Burgess to be admitted under less than 4os for his fine, first
laid down and paide.
fforaine fines assessed as aunciently.
12 H. VIII. Thursday, 5'* weeke in Lent. [Mar. 14, 1521.]*
Guildwardens elected, and the masters of the pageant called "the
shipp," shall have the same ready, under forfaiture of IOH.
The play called Corp' Christi play laid aside till further order.
Granted to James Lilly, the Grammer Schole tenem* and p't of the
gardein, for 20 yeres at 6s rent, and persons apointed to divide the
gardein.
Every Burgess of the 24^ shall have murrey gownes, ingrained,
ready before Corp' Chr'i next.
Granted to John Wilde, parcell of the land nigh yc messuage, late
Joh: Bridges, at 2d r*.
12 H. VIII. Munday after Corpus Chr'i: [June 3, 1521.]
Admirall Court.
Diverse persons presented, somme for casting into the river Bal-
last, others dirt, others Bever, and fines assessed at i2d: 2s: and 6s:
We have further another letter from Thomas Thacker, Cromwell's steward, to his master, dated London,
30* July, acknowledging receipt of the image, "which, "says he, " I have bestowed in the Wardrobe of bedds
till yor Lordshipps pleasur shalbe further therm knowen. Ther is nothing about hir but ij half shoes of
silver, andiiij stones of cristal sett in siluer." ib. iii. 79. That its position as an object of religious worship
was considerable, may be inferred from the fact that it is specially mentioned as follows in Pt iii. of the
Homily against Peril of Idolatry. " When you hear of our Lady of Walsingham, our Lady of Ipswich,
our Lady of Wilsdon, and such other, what is it but an imitation of the Gentiles idolaters, &c." Homilies
of the Ch. of Eng. Camb. 1850. p. 225. If it be true, as asserted, that Elizabeth, daughter of Edw. I., was
here married in 1297 to John, Count of Holland, the building must have been, as Clarke says, "a religious
house of note at an early period of our history." Clarke's Hist, of Ipswich, 178. Add. MSS. (Batley. i.
o-38) 25.334-
* A commission is issued in this year (21 April) to John, Abbot of Bury St. Edmund's, Robert, Lord
Curson, Sir Rob' Drury, Sir Richd Wentworth, Sir Philip Tylney, Lionel Talmach, and John Sulyard, to
make inquisition and perambulation as to the metes and bounds of the liberty of the town of Ipswich, and
as to those in which the Mayor and Bailiffs claim liberties. Pat. 12 Hen. VIII. p. I, m. I4d. Letters and
Papers, Hen. VIII. (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iii. p. 469.
196 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1521-2. 13 H. VIII. (SundayJ, Nativit : Mar :
[Sep. 8, 1521.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Rob' Goodwin,
Hen : Stannard.
Coroners,
( Henry Stannard,
) Rob : Gooding.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Thomas Baldrey,
Willm: Hall,
John Wilde,
v James Hill.
Chamberlins
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
( Rob' Dandy,
( Hen:Cooly. fa)
} Rob' Bray,
Clavigers,
Willm : Hall,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Serj«ts,
Nich : Outing,
\ Ralfe Allein,
j Rich : Ross,
' John Anty.
13 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 25, 1521.]
fforraine ffines assessed after the auncient order.
Distresses for certaine p'ticuler fines ordered not to be remitted,
nevertheless p* of the fine is remitted, and the whole fine as to one p'son
is remitted, because he is disfranchised.
Humphery Wing-field fbj for his good councell shall have 40 shil-
lings yerely fee henceforthe.
John Smiths fine shall not be remitted, in regard he hathe not
scoured the river as he ought, yet 2OS of the fine is remitted.
13 H. VIII. Munday after Luke. [Oct. 21, 1521.]
John Smith shall dense the river to him belonging before Aprill,
under penalty of 4OS.
John Man may stopp the water running by Hellens Church, to his
own use, from 9 of the clock in the morning, till 2 in the afternoone,
and from 8 in the evening, to 10 in the same, paying yerely i6d, and if
he useth the water otherwise, he shall forfait 5s for every suche offence,
2 pts whereof to the use of the Towne: the 3d p* to the informer. And in
case it be found prejudicial! to the Towne, the Bayliffs and Burgesses
shall reforme the same at theire discretion.
Geoffery Gowty disfranchised for affronts donne to some Portmen.
A peece of medow next Portmans medow, unto wch mr Andrew Sylliard
makes title, is cleered for the Towne for the summe of 5'' paied to him.
13 H. VIII. Munday after Concept: Mar: [Dec. 9, 1521.]
Rob4 Dandy (cj having submitted himselfe to take ye Chamberlins
othe, his fine is remitted in p*.
(a) Clearly an error for "Tooly," see next page.
fb) Sheriff of Norf. and Suff., 12 Hen.vui. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 148. State Papers, Dom. Ser. 1042,
Rec. Off.
(c) Second son of Edmund Daundy of Ipswich, vid. sup. p. 183, note.
I523-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
197
Henry Tooly, formerly fined 4H for disobedience, shall pay the same,
and 2OS more, and soe shall be acquitted from beeing Chamberlin for ever.
Travel, a forrainer, sold calveskins to Richards, a fforrainer, where-
by the skinns are forfaited, nevertheless they shall be restored, paying is.
Willm : Stisted shall have in Exchange a peece of medow contain-
ing about i acre, at Handford mill, for a peece of medow belonging to
the Towne, about i acre in quantity.
13 H. VIII. Thursday, 5 weeke Lent. [Ap. 3, 1522.]
Guildwardens elected : the dinner ordered, but the play deferred.
1522-3.* 14 H. VIII. (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1522.]
Clavigers,
Bayliffs,
Escheat''8,
Coroners,
Justices,
Tho : Baldrey,
Willm: Stisted.
Tho : Punder,
Rob : Joyne.
The Bayliffs &
Henry Stannard,
Rob' Gooding,
James Hill,
Willm: Hall.
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Cler : Pac :
Serjeants,
Willm : Hall,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser,
Rob' Joyne.
Joh : Allein,
Rich : Pypho.
Rob' Bray.
Joh : Anty,
Ralfe Allein,
Rich : Ross,
Nic : Outing.
Two Guildholders elected.
14 H. VIII. Wednesday after Holy Roode. [Sep. 17, 1522.]
Assessors of forraine fines elected according to the auncient use.
A Selander of Middleburgh, bringing 1'res Commendatory to this
Towne under the Common Sealle of that Towne, is made freeman wthout
fine.
14 H. VIII. Tewesday after Palm Sunday. [Mar. 31, 1523.]
Humphry Wingfield faj and Tho : Rush (bj Esquires, elected Bur-
* A commission is issued in this year to John Bertelot, to take into the king's service "The Anne of
Notyngham," W" Notingham, of Ipswich, owner, and all other ships fit to serve in the war, and to provide for
them tacklings and other necessaries. Westm. 12 July, 14 Hen. VIII. (1522). Letters and Papers, (Brewer)
Rolls Ser. iii. p. 1131. Sir William Sandys, treasurer of Calais, and commander of the rear of the army in
Picardy under the Earl of Surrey, writes to Wolsey from Calais, (16 Aug. 1522) stating that on his way thither
he had sent orders to Ipswich and other places for the speedy preparing of victuals. There is great lack of
beer, of which he begs Wolsey to send over 1000, or at least 700 tuns. ib. p. 1029. Halls' Chron. (Grafton)
fol. 101. Thomas, Hist. Notes, i. 271.
(a) vid. sup. p. 179.
(b) Thos. Russhe, with Thos. Hungerford, seems to have superintended at Ipswich the collection of pro-
visions of various kinds for shipment to Calais, being there delivered " to Wm Brysewood, receiver of victuals
ig8
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
gesses of this Town for the next Parlm*, and they camme into the Court,
and took theire othes of ffreemen.
The 24 discharged one of theire number from that place by his owne
concent, paying ios fine.
At this Court they elected John Smith, Henry Tooly, Joh : Portman,
and John Pipho into the number of 24, and they are sworne.
At this Court they elected Willm : Stanser, and John Portman into
the number of the 1 2 Constables.
1523-4. 15 H. VIII. (Tuesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1523.]
Bayliffs,
Esthtaten,
Coroners.
Justices,
Clavigers,
James Hill,
Tho : Punder. (a)
Rob : Joyne,
Rich : Lenakre.
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Baldrey,
Willm : Stisted,
Joh : fforgon,
Willm : Hall.
Willm : Hall,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Alderm : of
ye Guild,
Serjeants,
Tho : Reason,
Alexand : Sparhauk.
| Rob' Bray.
John ffinn.
Joh : Anty,
Rich : Ross,
Nic : Outing,
Ralfe Allein.
for the king's army in France, while the Earl of Surrey was captain, from June to Oct. 14 Hen. VIII." In
their accounts are receipts from Edw. Weldon and Sir John Dauuce, 7 Feb. 14 Hen. VIII., for the sum of
^"1,233, iyj-. 6rf., some of the items of which it may be worth while to quote: "For com, at 8s. 2d. a qr.,
620/. 5J-. <)\d. For malt, at y. lod. a qr., 364^. 13,?. lod. Hire of granaries and a boulting house at Ipswich,
at 4d. and 8d. a week, and wages of men for keeping the granaries, &c., 6d. a day, 7/. 15.?. lod. Carriage of
corn from Ipswich to Haxstead, Haxston, and Nacton mills, and grinding at 6d. a qr., I5/. 13.?. lod. Neces-
saries for the mills: ' filles,' \d.; shovels, l6d.; pitch for marking the sacks, $d.; 2,100 'hoping' nails, 2\d.\
3 pieces boulting cloth, 15^.; 80 quarter sacks, 52^. 4<£; 8 ells hempen cloth at (id.; for making a boulting
house, &c. 3"/. i8.r. id. Wages of bakers 8ci. and yd. a day, 2il. l^s. Freightage from Lynne to Calais, at
lOii. a qr. by various ships; John Smith for 62 doz. mats for putting over the corn, lod. a doz., 12 ll. y. n\d.
Carriage of corn from the ships to the granaries at Calais, 2\d. a qr., malt id. a qr., and flour at \d. a barrel,
\^l. ids. o\d." Lat. pp. 13. Rec. Off. Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iii., p. 1187.
• A commission issued 30 Aug. in this year to Sir Ric. Wentworth, Sir Anth. Wyngfeld, Sir Robt.
Drury, Sir Philip Tylney, Sir Humph. Wyngfeld, the Bailiff, James Hill, W" Tisted, Thos. Baldry and Thos.
Russhe, for the collection of the subsidy granted for four years from the town of Ipswich. Pat. 15 Hen.
vni. p. I, m. 13 to 2od. ib. iii, p. 1523. A like commission is again issued, 2 Nov. in the same year, to the
Bailiffs and Justices, Wm Tycestede, and most of the others previously mentioned. Pat. 15 Hen. viu. p. 2.
m, 2od. to 22d. ib. p. 1458.
(a) Thomas Punder or Pownder, Merchant of Ipswich, and Bayliff in this year, had for several years
previously held the office of Coroner, and appears first as Chamberlain, in 5 Hen. vui. He died 7 Nov. 1525,
and was buried in the church of Sr Mary Key, beneath the magnificent and well-known brass still existing in
that church, though not now in its original position, and which Wodderspoon (p. 342) considers to be the
work of a Flemish artist. A Thomas Punder, and apparently a relation of the Bailiff, is recorded as buried
in Sl Lawrence's Church, Ipswich, 12 Feb. 1542. ib. p. 361. From a letter written by the Earl of Arundel
to Wolsey, and dated 4 May, 1521, it appears that a certain Sir William Punder, being then at Chichester,
narrowly escaped arrest within the Earl's franchise, on suspicion of theft; subsequently, having as it seems
gained the Continent, he is found among the knights who accompanied Tho : Howard, Earl of Surrey, on an
incursion into Picardy, 30 Aug. 1522. Chron. of Calais, p. 32. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,145. Letters and
Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iii. p. 481.
1524.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
199
15 H. VIII.
Jeoffry Gowty reconcilled, uppon his fine payed, and his sonne and
apprentises inabled to have their ffreedome.
15 H. VIII. Thursday before Vallentine. [Feb. n, 1524.]
Penny potts and halfpenny potts shall be made & sealled and
delivered to every Innholder, And every Innholder shall sell otes after
one and the same measure, w** allsoe shall be sealled.
And otes shall be rated after 6d the Bushell. And every bottle of
hay to be sold shall weigh 6U at the least.
Noe beere or ale shall be sold but by suche measures marked,
sealled, and delivered, and w0*1 are rated after 6s the Barrell.
Gannikers and Sellers of Ale allowed, and in perticuler named,
because none ought to be allowed in this Towne but by assent of the
greate Court.
15 H. VIII. ("Thursday)^ Septemb: 10. [1523.]
Granted to John Smith, a garden in Mar: Elms. This was granted
after (12 El.) to Bobbet.
Granted to ... Pipho, parcell of the com: soile in math ewes parish,
at the East end of Mildreds Chappell. (a)
1524-5.
Bayliffs,
Eschealors,
1 6 H. VIII. (Thursday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1524.]
Guild Alderm :(
(
Rich : Percevall,
Rob' Dandy.
Coroners,
Justices,
Chamberlins,
Rich : Lenakre.
The Bayliffs and
James Hill,
Tho : Punder,
Tho : Baldrey,
Joh : fforgon.
,
John Barber.
Joh : Pipho,
Nic : Hervy.
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Rob' Bray.
James Hill,
Walt : Hall,
Tho ; Manser,
Rob : Joyne.
Joh : Anty,
Nic : Outing,
Rich : Ross,
Joh : Parvise.
1 6 H. VIII. Wednesday after Holy Cross. [Sep. 21, 1524.]
Licence granted to sell ale.
John Bell admitted ffree Burgess, and to hold a stall in the Butchery
of this Towne.
(a) vid. sup. p. 79, note.
* A commission for collecting a subsidy is issued I Aug. in this year, to the same persons as in the
previous year. Pat. 16 Hen. vui. p. 2, ms. id. to 8d. Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iv. p. 239.
Wheat is required at the close of the year for 20,000 men for a month, 920 barrels of which is ready for ship-
ment at Ipswich, ib. p. 428, & Cott. MSS. Brit. Mus. Calig. B. i.
2oo BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1525-6. 17 //. VIII. Wednesday after St Mathew. [Sep. 27, 1525.] (a)
Admirallty.
An Affray made by diverse persons on the river, presented.
And casting of Ballast into the Channell. And the sweeping of
the oyster bote wth shells of oysters cast over board, presented.
1526-7.* 1 8 H. VIII.
Coroners, \ £°b, : i0?116:
( Rich : Lenakre.
i527-8.t 19 H. VIII.
uppon view of a body found dead at Maidens Grove, wthin the
liberty of Ipswich.
(a) On the news of the victory of Pavia, Feb. 24, 1525, Henry despatched ambassadors to the imperial
court, proposing that he and Charles should together invade France, and divide it between them, and, since he
was entirely averse to the calling of another Parliament in order to obtain the necessary supplies, he adopted,
under Wolsey's advice, the expedient of " an Amicable Loan, a project derived from the old feudal obligation
of contributing aid to the king when he led an invasion in person." The commission, issued towards the end
of March, required of the clergy a fourth, and of the laity a sixth, but the new subsidy met with great oppo-
sition, especially from the clergy; "in Suffolk four thousand men took up arms, but were persuaded to return
to their homes by the duke of Norfolk." Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, writing to Wolsey, in a letter
dated Eye, II Ap. 1525, says that on the previous week he went through the whole county, except Ipswich,
"with the commissioners, to induce the people to contribute to the grant." On Tuesday in Easter week
(Ap. 18) he intends to sit at Ipswich, and trusts to find the people conformable. Letters and Papers, (Brewer)
Rolls Ser. iv. p. 552; ib. Introd. Ixvii-lxxxiii. Lingard, iv. 439.
* The Pope, at the beginning of this year, accedes to Wolsey's request for a bull for the establishment
of his College at Ipswich, which is forwarded by the bearer of a letter to the Cardinal from Jerome de Ghinucci,
Bishop of Worcester, and auditor of the Apostolic Chamber, and Sir Gregory Casale, dated Rome, 6 May,
1526, in which they state that they have "thought it advisable to insert that the publication could be either
at the feast of S' James in July, (25) or at the Nativity of the Virgin," (Sep. 8) . Cott. MSS. Vitell. B. VIII. 40.
Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iv. p. 967. In Oct. 1527, Cromwell is at Ipswich on matters connected
with the College, and again in Sept. 1528. ib. p. 1591-2036. The works were then going on vigorously. Mr.
Dawndy had sent 121 tons of Caen stone, and promised loootons more before Easter. Capon to Wolsey, 26
Sep. 1528, ib. p. 2071. In Dec. (p. 2212) he writes that "Lee and Barbour, the master masons, will shortly
take my Lord the whole platte [plan] of the college, to know his pleasure thereon." A ballad of the period,
contained in Har. MS. 2252, f. 158, and printed by the Ballad Society, (i. 352), may not improbably refer to
Ipswich, and expresses the popular dissatisfaction at Wolsey's suppression of the smaller monasteries for the
furtherance of his educational schemes. The poet is unfavourably comparing the Cardinal with "Thomas
of Canterbury," and thus writes : —
" hym' men' do worsshyppe wth prayers & lyghte ;
The peopyll do Curse bothe day & nighte ;
Thys ys the Comon' voyse.
wth Abbayes good thy Colage yu byldeste,
wth pore mens good thy place yu gldeste ;
How Canste y" thys Reioyse ? "
f There being great scarcity of corn, Wolsey, through the duke of Norfolk, offers " the most substantial
men of Ipswich," and neighbouring towns, " 200 out of 800 mayes of wheat, which the French king has
licensed him to import from Picardy, at the price at which his factors will buy it, if they will send agents
thither to convey it to England." They, however, decline to purchase, since they hear wheat is at a mark
(13^. 4^.) a quarter in France, which would leave them but little profit, vid, a letter from Norfolk to Wolsey,
dat. Stoke, Dec. I, 1527. Letters and Papers, Hen. vin. (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iv. p. 1629. There is subse-
quently a com survey, "commissioners being sent into Suffolk, and other shires, to ascertain the amount of
grain in eveiy man's possession," the statutes against regrating being strictly enforced, ib. pp. 1644, 1782,
and Introd. ccclix. In Dec. 1528, Norfolk writes again to Wolsey that the collectors of customs at Ipswich
complain that the king's customs are lessened and his subjects impoverished by the restraints laid on the ex-
portation of grain and victuals, and that he has promised them to obtain relief, ib. p. 2197. The price of
wheat was at this time us., and malt qs. a quarter, vid. Letter from Capon to Wolsey, ib. p. 2108.
1528.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
201
1528-9. 20 H. VIII. (Tuesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1528.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Admiralls,
Conn",
Justices,
Clavigers,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser.
Rich : Lenakre,
Chr : Hayward.
The Bayliffs and
Henry Stannard,
Nich : Hervy,
Willm : Stisted,
Joh : Butler.
James Hill,
Willm : Stisted,
Edw : Belts,
Willm : Legy.
Chamberlins,
Alderm: Guild,
Cler .- Pac :
Com: Cler:
Serjeants,
Tho : Barber,
Ralfe Gooding.
Tho : Melys,
Tho : Ashley.
Tho : Hayward.
Joh : Anty,
Willm : Perry,
Rich : Holmes,
Nic : Outing.
Tho: Manser, Rob* Joyne, John Pipho, at this Court elected and
sworne Portmen.
20 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1528.]
The Burgesses elected Alex: Sparhauk, Rich: Copping, Tho: Seely,
Tho : Melys, Ralfe Gooding, into the 24% and they are sworne.
fforraine ffines assessed after the auncient manner.
20 H. VIII. Wednesday after ffaith. [Oct. 7, 1528.]
Tho: Manser, one of the Bayliffs, and others, injoyned to pay in the
summs of mony uppon the foote of theire accompts, at a day sett, or a
distress shall be awarded uppon theire goods.
The Common Chest is delivered to Tho: Manser, and the Keyes to
James Hill, Edw: Bettis, and Wm Legy.
20 H. VIII. The same day at An Assembly.
At an Assembly of Bayliffs, Portmen, 24, and some of the Com-
moners, all theire names being sett down, and amongst the rest, the
names of Humphry Wingfeild and Lionell Tallmache Esqrs. (b}
(b) Eldest son and heir of John Talmage or Talmashe of Bentley and Helmingham, Suff. Visit. Suff.
1561, Harl. 1177, f. 37b, and 1500, f. 48. He was Sheriff of Norff. and Surf, in 1512, died in 1533, aet. 70,
and was buried at Helmingham. The early history of this family, like that of too many more, has been
carried back by most genealogists to a remote antiquity, the purely fabulous character of which has been
severely criticised by Mr E. A. Freeman in an article on " Pedigrees and Pedigree Makers," in the Con-
temporary Review for June, 1877. vol. 30, pp. 27-9. The first "real man" in the pedigree, according to
Mr Freeman, is one Hugo Talmashe, who lived in or about the time of Hen. 1., and this view is amply
supported on reference to the Rolls and other Public Records. The earliest name in the Visitation pedigree,
1561, is that of "lyonell Talmage of Beneley in Suff. temp, H. 3., as appeareth," says the record, "by
evidence in the hands of Sr lionell," the then representative. Two peerages, those of Dysart and Tollemache,
are held under this name, transmitted however, in both cases, by its assumption on the intermarriage of an
ancestor with a member of the family of Talmashe.
D D
202
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
They gave to the Deane and Cannons of the Cardinalls Colledge of
St Mary in Ipswch, all the interest of the Towne in the lands in Whitton
and Ipsw* wch the Town claimed in them by the last will and testament
of Rich : ffelaw, or otherwise, (aj
20 H. VIII. ffriday, 5 weeke in Lent. [Mar. 12, 1529.]
John May, Tho: Barber, and Wm Nottingham, elected at this Court
into the number of the 24^. And they discharged Rob: Bobbat from
being Constable, and elected Willm: Legy in his roome.
Corp' Chr'i play deferred, and Auditors appointed.
Trees growing on Rudlands farme, soe many of them as are neces-
sary, shall be employed in the repaire of the Common Kay, at the direc-
tions of perticuler persons named.
The Bayliffs, wth 4 of the 24^ by them called, shall yerely visite the
Towne farmes, under penalty of forfaiture of 40* for every default.
20 H. VIII. ffriday after Assention. [May 22, 1528.] *
Inns whose signes stand uppon the Town ground, shall pay yerely
for theire standing as followeth:
Kings Head
Turke
George
Angell
Tabard
Dolfin
Is
is
is
Griffin - - 6d
Whit Hors - 6d
Assumtion - 6d
Tho: Portrich hathe granted unto him the p'ffit and easem1 of the
Town wall over against his tenem*, from the Barrs to the end of the ditche,
and to conduct the waters from the brooke running from the said wall
ditche into his tenem*, at 8d rent.
fa) -vid. grant to Wolsey by the king, dat. Greenwich, 23 June, 1529. Pat. 20 Hen. VIII. p. I, m. 30.
Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iv. pp. 1937, 2212. The letter of the Bailiffs to Wolsey, dated lojan.
1 529, expressing their willingness to surrender the School lands, (printed, but in a modernized form, in Ipswich
Gifts and Legacies, 1747, p. 105.) is preserved in the Recoid Office, (State Papers, Hen. vill. No. 5160.) and
runs as follows: — "Pleasith it yor grace to be aduertised that we the balies portmen and enhabitaunts of this
the Kings Towne of Yppswich haue Lately app'ceyved by Master Deane of your newe College of Yppswich
aforesaid, that your pleas' and desire is that all such Lands and Ten't5 as of old tyme haue been lymyted and
appoynted to the Gramer Maister ther / shuld be mortised and gevene to the said College / towards the sus-
tentacion of your newe Maister of Gramer of your Scole ther and his Successours nowe by your grace ther
appoyncted and ordeigned./ And that yor grace wold haue our ffree assents unto the same / It maie please
yor grace to be aduertised that we welle app'ceyve and considre the manyfold goodnes that yor grace hath
shewed as welle in the ereccyone of the said College and gramer scole ther as also in many and diuers other
thingis that it hath liked your grace to do to the welth of the said Towne / ffor the which we confesse our
selffs unable to make unto yor grace any sufficient Recompence/but as towchinge yor said request and desire/
we alle be not only content frely w1 oon assent to accomplishe and fulfille the same but also to do and execute
alle and eu'y other thinge that hereafter shalbe yor gracious pleas' to aduertise us to do / for the coroboracione
of the same / As knoweth our lord god, who send unto yor grace, our especalle good and gracious lord long
lief and honorable to his pleas', and to the fulle accomplishment of alle yor honorable affaires. Wreten at
Yppswich the Xth day of Jannuarye
By yor most humble and daylye bedemen the Bailies of Yppswich aforesaid
JAMES HYLL
THOMAS MANSER."
» Since the regnal years of this king began on the 21 Ap., it is clear that if the MS. is to be strictly
followed, Ascension Day in 20 H. VIII. could not fall in 1529, so that either this entry is misplaced, or should
be regarded as 21 H. vni., in which case the date would be May 7, 1529,
1529-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
203
1529-30. 21 H. VIII. (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1529.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Admiralls,
Coron™,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rob* Goodwin,
Rob : Bray.
Rich : Lenakre,
Chr : Haward.
The Bayliffs and
Hen : Stannard,
James Hill,
Tho : Manser,
Rob' Dandy.
James Hill,
John Butler,
Edw : Bettis,
Wm Legy.
Chamberlins,
Alderm: Guild.
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Serjeants,
Willm : West,
Tho : Cooke.
Tho : Ash by,
Willm : Legy.
Tho : Hayward.
Joh : Anty,
Willm : Perry,
Rob: Bird,
Rich : Skinner.
Memorandu\ these 4 Serjeants were elected by the greater p4 of the
Burgesses.
One of the Chamberlins discharged for 6H fine.
21 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 22, 1529.]
fforaine fines taxed after the auncient Custome.
Taxed uppon several! persons, 26s 8d, for goods fforraine bought,
forraine sold.
Laur: Stisted elected Chamberlin, and discharged for 6H fine.
21 H. VIII. ffriday before Denis. [Oct. 8, 1529.]
Tho: Rush Esqr (a) and Tho: Haward, elected Burgesses of Parlm*
for this Towne at the next Parlm*. (bj '
21 H. VIII. (Friday}, Novemb: 19, [1529.] Assembly.
Willm: Sabin, Esqr, Burgess of this Towne, fined 20% for contempt-
uous words spoken to Rob* Dandy, one of the Portmen.
If any burgess or other inhabitant of this Towne shall mannase or
misreport the Bayliffs, Portmen, Justices of peace, Coroners, or other
(a) Sir Thomas Rush, K.', of Chapmans in Sudbourn, Suff., living at Ipswich in 1514, and Sheriff of
Norf. and Suff. in 25 Hen. vin., (Fuller's Worthies, ii.) is the first of this name mentioned in the Visitation
and other pedigrees. He married Ist, Anne, dau. and heir of John Rivers of Ipswich, by whom he had 5 sons
and I daughter; and zndly, Christina, widow of Tho : Baldry, Bailiff of Ipswich, who died 20 May, 1524. His
4th son, Anthony Rush, S.T.P., became Dean of Windsor, by Patent, dated 29 July, 1566, (Le Neve, Fasti
Eccles. Ang. iii. 396) and was installed Dean of Chichester, 10 June, 1570; he died I Ap. 1577, (ib. i. 257)
being then 40 years of age, as appears from a brass inscription stated to be in the possession of J. B. Nicholls,
Esq., of London, (Haines' Mon. Brasses) where he is also described as "Chaplain to the Queen." The
pedigree and arms of this family, " gu. on a fess or, between 3 colts courant, arg. 3 hurts," are recorded in
(T>) Begun at the Black Friars, London, 3 Nov. 21 Hen. vin., the king being present the first day.
Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ser. iv. pp. 2689-91.
2O4
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
head officer of this Town: uppon proofe thereof by two substantial! wit-
nesses, for the first offence he shall forfait 100% or for want of ability
shall be imprisoned 8 daies, and for the 2nd offence shall pay suche fine
for his redemption as shall be thought meete by the Towne, and to be
disfranchised for ever.
21 H. VIII. ffriday before Whitsunday. [May 14, 1529.]
Corp' Chr'i play putt off, and the Court adjourned till ffriday next.
t 1530-31. 22 H. VIII. (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1530.]
Chamberhns,
BayUffs,
Escheators,
Admiralls,
Rob' Dandy,
Job : Pypho.
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rob : Lenakre,
Chr : Hayward.
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Goodwin,
Rob' Bray,
James Hill,
Hen : Stannard.
James Hill,
Rob' Bray,
Edw : Bettis,
Chr : Hayward.
Tho : Cuttler,
Geoff: Gilbert.
Alderm: Guild,
Com: Chr:
Cler:Pac:
Serjeants,
Willm : Legy,
Rich : Copping.
Tho : Hayward.
Joh : Anty,
Will : Perry,
Rob: Bird,
Rich : Holms.
22 H. VIII. Munday after Mathew. [Sep. 26, 1530.]
fforaine ffines taxed after the auncient manner.
Annuity of 6s 8d granted to the Serjeant of ye Admirallty.
ffine assessed for concealem* of Quarry stones.
22 H. VIII. (MondayJ, Octob.-^i, [1530] at the Assembly.
ffine sett uppon p'ticuler persons for offences in Innekeeping, and
selling of candle above id the pound.
All chandlers shall sell candle in this Towne at the rate of id the
pound, and shall not sell above two pounds to any one person at one
time, nor shall they sell any Tallow unwrought.
t On 20 July, 1530, Capon writes to Wolsey that he learns from the Duke of Norfolk that the king is
resolved to dissolve the College by Michaelmas, and that the lands have already been seized to the king's
use; on Oct. 4, he again writes that he has received orders from the king, through Norfolk, to dissolve the
College, retaining only "the sub-dean, schoolmaster, usher, and six grammar children," until the king's further
pleasure should be known. He also states that a commission, consisting of Sir Philip Tylney, Humphrey
Wingfyld, Thomas Rushe, and Thomas Jermyn, had sat on 19 Sep. at Woodbridge, and had given verdict
that by reason of the praemunire committed by Wolsey, as they alleged, all the College lands were forfeited
to the king. Letters and Papers, (Brewer) Rolls Ed. iv. p. 3033. Foedera, xiv. 404.
1532.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
205
22 H. VIII. Munday before Candlemass. [Jan. 30, 1531.]
At this Court Rich : Lenakre was discharged from the number of
the 24% and from being Constable and Hedburrough, and Laur : Stisted,
Tho : Cutler, and Geoffery Gilbert, are wth one concent of the Court
elected into the number of the 24^.
Corp' Chr'i play laide for ever aside by order, fa)
At this Court, 6 headborrowes named did elect Laur: Stisted, Tho:
Melys, and Chr : Limmer to be Cheife pledges or headborrowes, and they
are sworne.
1531-2. 23 H. VIII. (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1531.]
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Admiralls,
j Rob' Joyne,
j John Butler.
Chamberlins,
\ Tho : Partritche,
I Simon ffuller.
Coroners,
( Edw : Bettis,
( Christ : Hayward.
The Bayliffs and
Alderm: Guild,
( Rich : Coppin,
t Joh : Allein.
Justices,
I Rob' Dandy,
John Pipho,
Com : Cler :
Cler : Pac :
Tho : Hayward.
1 Hen : Stannard,
^ Rob' Bray.
John Anty,
Clavigers,
!John Pipho,
Rob: Bray,
Edw : Bettis,
Serjeants,,
VVillm : Perry,
Rich : Skinner.
Rob : Holms.
Chr : Hayward.
William Nottingham and Laur: Stisted elected into the number of
the 12.
They elected allsoe Willm: Sabin alias West into the number of
the 24.
23 H. VIII. Wednesday before Mathew. [Sep. 20, 1531.]
fforaine ffines taxed after the auncient custome.
23 H. VIII. ffriday before George. [Ap. 19, 1532.]
. . . fined 5U for opprobrious words spoken to John Pipho, Justice
of the peace, and uppon petition, 4 pounds thereof was discharged, (bj
(a) -aid. sup. p. 102, note.
(b) D.G. Cap0 xxiiij0. cf. also, p. 28, sup.
206 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1532-3. 24 H. VIII. (Sunday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1532.]
Bayliffs } HenrStannard,
Etcheators, Laur: Stisted.
Admiralls, )
Chamberlins,
Joh : Blewit,
Joh : Barber.
„ ( Chr: Hayward,
Coroners, | Edw : Bettis.
Alderm: Guild, J
Joh : Allein.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
John Buttler,
Rob : Joyne,
Rob' Dandy,
Cler:Pac: (
Com : Chr :
Tho : Hayward, to
hold by himself or
deputy.
Rob : Bray.
(
Joh : Anty,
Clavigers,
Joh : Pypho,
Rob : B'ray,
Chr: Hayward,
Serjeants, \
Will : Perry,
Rich : Holmes,
Tho : Battell.
Edw : Bettis.
24 //. VIII. Munday after Mathew. [Sep. 23, 1532.]
fforaine ffines assessed after the auncient manner.
1533-4. 25 H. VIII. ffriday after Decollat : Joh : Bapt : [Sep. 5, 1533.]
Admirallty.
By a jury of 15, presented that the fishgarth or weare intended to
be sett up by mr Candish against the marshe of him the said Mr Candish,
and in the salt water and river of the liberty of Ipswch, will be to the
prejudice of the liberty of the Towne. fa)
And that Henry Hart hath broken his agreem* w111 Winbon to sayle
to the p'ts of Iseland, to the Dammage of, &c.
And that the said Henry did make an affraye, and drew bloud
uppon the Salt River, wthin the liberty aforesaid, (bj
And two persons are presented for making a Dock to the hurt of
the Channell, and indanger of shipps.
And setting stakes and dooles to the danger of shipps.
And a person drowned, and what persons were wth him.
(a) Various statutes, from Hen. III. to Ed. IV. forbad the setting up of weres, kiddles, or other immov-
able means, in salt water, for the purpose of ensnaring fish, these being regarded as a cause of loss to the king,
("«« desheriteson du roy,") and prejudicial to the ports, ("en aneautance des ports,") and it was ordered
that all such should be pulled up, but only in the presence of the High Admiral, or by his special commission.
The offender was fined according to the length of time the obstruction had existed, and the amount of profit
he was supposed to have made by it. Black Book of the Admiralty, Rolls Ed. i. 74-7, &c. The kiddle or
kidel was a kind of weir fitted with nets for intercepting fish. Successive ordinances were issued from the
time of Richard I. to that of Henry v. against their use in the Thames or Medway. Liber Albus, Rolls Ed.
pp. 498-9, &c.
(b) The maritime laws of the 1 5* cent, punished offences of this kind with a fine. " Pena pro verber-
acione seu affraia, finem faciet secundum discrecionem admiralli, secundum quantitatem etqualitatem delicti,
(et)pro sanguinis extractione decem solidos nomine finis domino admirallo solvet." De Officio Admiralitatis,
xxvij"* Art. Black Book of the Admiralty, Rolls Ed. i. 230-1.
1536.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 207
25 H. VIII. fSundayJ, g Novemb: [1533.]
Uppon a petition or bill of complaint in the starr Chamber by the
Towne against mr Candish for his weare, the matter being uppon full
hearing, uppon witnesses on bothe sides, the wear was decreed to be
pulled up by the Towne, the coppies of the proceedings are in the
Treasury.
1534-5- 26 H. VIII.
Bayliffs, Escheators, Admiralh, j ^Q\ M^e'r
1535-6. 27 H. VIII.
Bayliffs, Escheat", Admiralls, j ^ f ^
Munday before St Matthew, [Sep. 20, 1535.]
Admirallty.
Presented by a jury of 13, that Rich: Brankesfer did finde in the
high sea a hogshead of wine, appraised at ios, and that the moity be-
longs to this liberty, faj
A weare in the River, called the ' Glutton,' is prejudiciall to the
River.
A bote laden wth Ballast is sunk in the River, the owner is ordered
to remove the same under penalty of 2OS.
The Inhabitants of Harwch presented, for taking Ancorage under
Languard.
Two persons for fforestalling of herings.
1536-7. 28 H. VIII. ffriday Mich: day. [Sep. 29, 1536.]
In the presence of Rob* Dandy, one of the Bayliffs, and John
Buttler, elect, but not sworne.
John Butler, lately elected Bayliff for the yere comming, for his
absence at this day, wherein he should be present in Court, to take his
othe for the place aforesaid, shall be fined ioh to the use of the Towne,
conditionally, that if he can shew any good cause for his absence, he
shall be discharged from the paym* of the same.
George Harman is at this Court discharged from his place of
Coroner, and Alexandr Sparhauk is elected in his roome.
(a) The Admiralty regulations, temp. Ed. III., directed that enquiryshould be made concerning all those
who had found things floating (flotson) at sea, "tonnel ou pipe de vin ou doille, ou bales de mader, drap,
coffres, ou autres chases quelconque" and if it were discovered that any had concealed the flotson from the
possession of the Admiral, on being indicted, and convicted by 12 men, the person so found guilty had to
pay the value of what he found, with an additional fine to the king, at the Admiral's discretion. Black Book
of the Admiralty, Rolls Ed. i. pp. 82-3, 150-1, 223, 241. In every case of flotson the Admiral could claim a
moiety, i.e. one-half, the remaining half going to the finder, j'i.pp. 170-1,396-7.
208 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
28 H. VIII. (Friday), October 6: [1536.]
In the presence of Rob* Dandy, one of the Bayliffs, and of John
Butler, Elect, but not sworne.
At this Court John Butler, new elect Bayliff, camme, and according
to the order of the last Court, did pay his fine of iou according to the
said order to the use of the Towne.
28 H. VIII. Munday after. Ltike. [Oct. 23, 1536.]
This Court is holden before John Butler and Rob* Dandy, Bayliffs.
John Holland is elected Constable for the East ward, w* Ralfe and
Tho : Barber, and is sworne.
Geoffery Gilbert and John Sparrow are elected Constables for the
North ward, and are sworne wth George Harman.
Willm: West and Alexand: Sparhauk, wth Rich: Coppin, are elected
and sworne Constables of the South ward.
Tho : Ashly, John Allein, Thomas Melys, elected and sworne Con-
stables of the West ward.
Mr. Pipho and mr Stisted, treasurers, called to accompt w* the
Chamberlins and others, and Auditors elected.
Butchers of this Towne shall sell their Tallow to Chandlers of this
Towne, under penalty of 4d for every pound of Tallow sold to other
p'sons. (a)
Every strange Butcher selling theire flesh in this market, shall bring
theire Tallow therew411.
The Chandlers shall sell theire Candle in this Town at id q'rter : the
pound, under penalty of 4d for cache pound sold above that vallew. (bj
Noe chandler of this Towne shall convey candle out of the Towne
whereby the price shall be raised in this towne above that price of id qr *
uppon the like payne.
28 H. VIII. ffriday after George. [Ap. 28, 1536.]
Laurence Stisted having undertaken the repaire of all defects in
pathing in the streete for 2OS, its ordered he shall have 2OS payed him.
Noe person shall lay uppon the Dikes or parts nigh therto, any
muck or other filth, under penalty of id for every skeppful so laide, the
one halfe to the informer, the other halfe to the Towne. And shall
(a) A similar ordinance existed at an earlier date in the City of London, on account of the scarcity of
the article. Lib. Albus, Rolls Ed. pp. 279, 713. The Corporation of the City of Oxford, by a resolution of
Council, 20 June, 1535, direct "that the bochers of the Towne and suburbys of the same shall sell their talloe
to the chandelers of the Towne, and to noe other persons dwelling oute of the Towne under the payne to
forfayte at every tym that doe the contrarye to the usse of the Chamber of the Towne xxs." Turner's Records
of the City of Oxford, p. 133.
(bj At Oxford the penalty for selling Candle contrary to the fixed price was xxs, and for selling it out
of the town "vntyll suche tym as the Towne and Unyversite be served," x11. ib. p. 133. * I Jd.
1536.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 2OQ
forfait over and above: for cache lode, 2d to the same use, and the
offender shall carry the same away at his own charge.
Noe inhabitant shall from Easter next suffer his swine to goe at
large wthin this Towne or suburbs therof. And if any be found at
large, the Crier shall impound them w^out release, till the owner hathe
payed 4d for every swine, the one halfe whereof shall goe to the Towne,
the other to the Cryer. (aj
Chandlers fined for transgression against the late ordr.
Diverse persons made Guildwardens 'and discharged for the fine
of 40s.
Granted to Rob : Bobbet, parcell of the com : soile under Gray
ffriers or the ffriers minors wall on the West, and abuts on the Greene,
called "Nicolas Greene," on the Northe, 115 foote long, and 13 foote
broad, at 2d rl. (bj
28 H. VIII. Munday after Nativit: Mar: [Sep. n, 1536.]
Admirallty.
Presentm*5 by the Jury.
The casting out of Ballast into the Channell at the Ozes end,
amerced 3s 4d.
The Constable of Trimly, for not summoning, 3s 4d.
One summoned and not appearing, fine 2Od.
Rob' More found an ore at the Poull head, price 8d, and that 4d
thereof is due to the Liberty, wch was paied to the Serjeant of the
Admirallty.
28 H. VIII. Munday after St Mathew. [Sep. 25, 1536.]
Admirallty.
Noe man shall sett any stakes in the river, unless to aide themselves
in ffishing, and then shall carry them away under penalty of 3s 4d.
ffive wainscots (cj found in the high sea, price 6s 8d, and that the
moiety belongs to the liberty of this Towne.
The miller of the new-mill, by clensing of his mill damm choking
the channell wth dirt, is presented, and amerced 2s.
Willm: Goldgelt commanded to take away his Ancor now lying in
the haven, wthin 15 dayes, under paine 6s 8d.
{forestalling and regrating amerced and abbetting thereof amerced.
(a) vid. sup. p. 124.
(b) The monastery of the Grey or Franciscan Friars, who also called themselves, " out of pretended
humility," "Friars Minors," stood westward of S< Nicholas Church, on the bank of the Gipping, and was
founded in the reign of Edw. I. by Sir Robert Tiptot or Tibetot, of Nettlestead, Suff., to whom this lordship
had been given for his services to the king against the rebellious barons. He died at Nettlestead, 25 Ed. I.
(1296-7). Dugdale, Monast. vi. pt. 3, p. 1532. Wodderspoon, pp. 313-9. Clarke, p. 241. Page, Suff. Trav.
p. 608. (c) Boards for wainscotting.
E E
2io BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
1537-8. 29 H. VIII. (Saturday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1537.]
Bayliffs, Escheators, Admiralh, { J°^ /gtist^d.
Wednesday before Arativit: Mar: [Sep. 5.]
At this Court was read mr Edm : Dandyes foundation of the Chantry
of S* Tho: the Martir in the parish church of Laurence, (a)
29 H. VIII. Wednesday before mich: [Sep. 26, 1537.]
At this Court Willm : Sabin was elected into the number of the
portmen, w* pro visor that before Chr'mass next, he shall obtaine the
kings licence in writing for him to use and ocupy the said roome.
They elected alsoe John Sparrow into the number of the portmen
and he is sworne.
John Sparrow and Rich : Smart elected Treasurers of the Towne
for this whole yere.
One Auditor elected for the accompts of all the Town, to Audite
fower times in the yere, viz. Chr'mass, Easter, Midsummer, and mich:
and his fee yerely shall be 2OS. And all defalters in not comming and
accompting shall forfait 40* for cache defalt.
Edw: Betts having lent this towne iou, and beeing now deceased,
and his widow espoused to Henry Burgess, whoe desireth to be free of
this Towne : Its ordered that he shall be admitted ffree Burgess at the
fine of 5 marks, to be deducted out of the said iou. And rest thereof
shall be payed by mr Pyphoes widow. And the said Henry shall provide
Bobbets and pailes of lether before Christmass next for danger of fire, (bj
Every ffree man hereafter to be made, shall wthin one quarter of a
yere after, bring into the moot-hall one lether Bucket of the quantity of
2 Gallons.
29 H. VIII. (Friday}, Inocents Day. [Dec. 28, 1537.]
Two persons of every parish in this Towne nominated to be asses-
sors of the vallews of houses and lands in every parish and Hamlet.
29 H. VIII. Munday before Mich: [Sep. 24, 1537.] At Walton beneath
Landgard, at the Poll Head.
Presentmts of p'sons making defalts, and they amerced.
And p'sons fraiting aliens shipps, whenas there were natives that
might be fraited.
And of Bloudraughts, and a child drowned.
And that aliens Duchemen are more favorably housed then English.
(a) vid. sup. pp. 182-3.
(l>) A similar instance occurs in Turner's Records of Oxford, p. 348, Edmund Darye being admitted free
on payment of 40*, which is to be expended in ladders and hooks.
1538.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 211
29 //. VIII. Tewcsday before mich : [Sep. 25.] at Ipsweh.
Presentm* of taking unlawfull fish, and not good for food of men.
And of p'sons summoned and making defalt, and they amerced.
29 H. VIII. Thursday before mich: [Sep. 27, 1537.] At Shot/y, at
Hosy End. *
A person presented for taking of a bote belonging to another, and
detaining of the same.
That the men of Harwich wth force of arms did hinder the kings
subjects from selling herrings in ffishing time.
29 H. VIII. Wednesday, the first weeke in Lent. [Mar. 6, 1538.] Ipsvtfh.
Plaints uppon attachmts of goods uppon the river belonging to a
man dead, for debt due by him, and therein the i defalt, and soe courts
holden on friday, munday and Wednesday, and uppon cache day a defalt,
and at the 4th defalt the goods are condemned, and ffraitage and Oylage.
1538-9. 30 H. VIII. (Wednesday), July 10, [1538.]
James Hall ordered to pay 2OS for his incrochm*, and shall remove
the pale, or take the ground up by Indenture, at 4d r* yerely.
George Harmans amercemts are remitted, and he shall have the
Easem* of the water in the Brooke for 2 yeres at 2s rent.
Willm : Tapsfeild (a) elected Atturny for this Towne in the Ex-
chequer at the auncient yerely fee.
All persons assessed to pay mony to the Treasurers, shall pay the
same before Christmass next, under penalty of loss of freedome, if good
cause be not shewne, &c.
The eleven Portmen have elected Ralfe Goodwin to be one of theire
number, and he is sworne.
30 H. VIII. (Sunday), Nativit:Mar: (b) [Sep. 8, 1538.]
30 H. VIII. Munday after Allsaints. [Nov. 4, 1538.]
Every Inhabitant shall amend the decaies in pathing before his owne
house before mich: next, under forfaiture of 4OS for defalt.
Auditors for accompts.
Guildwardens elected, and discharged at 4OS fine.
Tho: Selsden, the old mr of Corp' Chr'i elected ; Tho : Shapted to be
his companion.
* Ooze end.
(a) He was of Fressingfield, Suff. and son of Simon Toppesfield, Gent, of Fressingfield, (vid. sup. p. 174)
living in 1551, but dec. before 1563, The arms of this family were : gu. on a chevron, erm. 3 martlets, sa.
(*) But see 31 Hen. 8, Wedn. after Decollation of Jn. Baptist. (R.C.)
212 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Hawes elected Constable instead of Tho: Melys, for the West
ward.
The Portmen and 24^ new elected, shall have their gowns before
Easter next, under penalty of 40* for each defalter.
Mr Sparrow and mr Rich : Smart elected Treasurers for the yere to
comme, and theire amercem* for not accompting pardoned.
Granted to three waites, 13* 4d a peece yerely. (a)
Every Constable shall bring in uppon Munday next all the re-
tailers and Gannikers of ale and beer w^in theire severall wards.
30 H. VIII. Munday after David. [Mar. 3, 1539-]
New mill shall beginne to be repaired by John Ingram uppon the
first of June next, under the penalty of IO1'.
Diverse persons fined to the vallew of 5" a peece, after the rate of
4d for every pound of candle sold contrary to the former order.
Two of the said chandlers p'ticulerly named, shall give theire bonds
of 20H cache, for the future not to sell above the price ordered. And to
deliver to noe buyer above 2, 3, or 4 pounds of Candle at one time.
And not to compell any p'son to take other ware wth the candle.
Excepting shipmen, whoe may take as muche candle at any time as
they shall neede. This order shall continue for one whole yere.
And the Butchers of this Towne shall be equally divided betweene
the chandlers.
30 H. VIII. Thursday after Annunc: [Mar. 27, 1539-]
mr Sabin (bj and mr Dandy elected Burgesses for this Town at the
next Parliam4, 28 Aprill, at Westmr.
The sollars over the fflesh stall granted to John Allen for 7 yeres,
(a) This seems to be the earliest mention of the town musicians, more particularly referred to in suc-
ceeding pages. The name of "waits" or " wayghtes" was indifferently applied to the players and to their
instruments, although more usually to the former. Thorns (Early Eng. Romances, iii. 178) understands the
word to signify a musical instrument, which Butler (Principles of Music, 1636) identifies as the hobby or
hautboy, then of different sizes, the mouthpiece being a quill, and Minshew also writes, " waites, a wind
instrument, vid. hobois," but most lexicographers and general usage have assigned the term rather to the
performers. Skinner (Etym. Ang.) calls them " Lyi icines, Tibicines, Citharaedi," who attend upon "magis-
tratus et alias in pompis," and Nares (Glossary) adopts the same interpretation. Dr. Richardson derives
the name from Fr. Guetter, Germ, wachten. to watch, as indicating their original occupation, which is well
illustrated in the records of the Duchy of Cornwall, where frequent mention is made of a Curia Vigiliae or
Curia de gayte, i.e. Court of Waits, to which suit was owed by those who held their lands on tenure of
keeping watch at the castle gate of Launceston. Notes and Queries, 3"' Ser. vi. 487. Wayte-fees were
similarly paid at Norwich, (Arch. Journ. iii. 340) the castle watch being distinct from the castle guard,
(bpelman, Gloss, sub •voce.) But when no longer needed in this capacity, they still remained as an appanage
of monarchs and municipal bodies, under whom they enjoyed exclusive privileges, receiving 3d. or 4d. a day,
besides board and clothing. As watchmen they were accustomed to pipe the hour, and hence their conver-
sion into musicians. Remembrancia, City of Lond. 275.
(b) William Sabyn or Sabine was the son of John Sabyn, Esq. who in 1516 received a life annuity of I2d.
a day for being in arms in the king's service. Letters and Papers (Brewer) Rolls Ser. ii. p. 876. Previous
to this election Wm Sabyn had been for many years extensively employed as a Captain in the Royal Navy,
and clearly held a position of some importance. In 1512-13, he was in command of a ship bearing his own
name, "The Sabyne," of 120 tons, and carrying 60 men, (ib. i.pp. 455, 551) to which in 1513, (Mar. 25) two
months' wages were ordered from Feb. I, being 6s. a man per month, and the same for victuals (ib. i. p. 969).
In April of the same year he was sent with despatches from the Admiral for the king, (/*. p. 538) receiving
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at 20s rent yerely, Provided that he shall plancher, window, and doore
the same, and lock it sufficiently.
_ All strangers comming by water to the Common Kay, shall unlade
theire Marchandise uppon the Common Kay, paying the Tolls and
Customes of the Towne and King according to the Table in ye Kay
house. And noe person shall unlade at any other Kay, unless the Toll
and Custome shall first be payde.
Bayliffs shall not remitt goods, forraine bought, and forraine sold
wttout the assent of the Towne.
Robert Williams shall have the feeding of the Common ditche from
the old Barr gates to John Harisons house, provided that he dense the
way along the said Dikes next to the Town from all filthe, and that he
shall not lay any muck there during his terme.
The whole fine of Roger May for Ganniking forgiven savine si;-
6s-8d thereof, provided that he offend noe further.
Two of the 24 fined at i2d cache, for departure out of Court wthout
the Bayliffs licence.
30 H. VIII. Munday before George. [Ap. 22, 1538.]
Constables assigned to severall wards, to remove nusances, and to
levy mony to pay Carts for their cariage of the filth away.
for this service the sum of 2ol. (ib. ii. p. 1460) and returned just too late to take part in or to prevent at
ArPfnTc1,*' thedlsaft,rous termination of which he laments in a letter to Wolsey, written while under sail
Ap. 30, 1513 The Admiral, Sir Edward Howard, had put to sea with 32, or, as some sav 42 shins of war
and was blockading the French fleet at Brest, but hearing that 6 French gal leys coming from Mirseines
had reached Conquet i, miles \V. of Brest, he met and attacked them, himself 'boa™ ing U,™ ship c rf the
French commander. Ihe two vessels, however, getting separated during the action, Howard, left with only
a few attendants on board the enemy, was killed. Sabyn declares that the attack was not conducted as he
would have advised it, and, says he, ' ' now we be bodys withowte a hed." ib. i. p. r4g Ranin's Hist En7
i. MI. Whether he afterwards temporarily exchanged his ship is not clear, butPin Tdeclara ion of charts
relative to «• the king's army royal now on the sea," dat. Ap. 1513, W" Sabyn, with John Term™ mister
appears as Captain of « The Less Bark," a vesselof 240 tons, and carrying 193 nW. Lett &Pap i p «g Tsub
sequent list, dat. Aug. 3, ,5,3, again mentions him as Captain of "The Sabyn, "now carrying^ ofmen and
C» J£ September fol owing he was appointed to cruise with his ship during the winter between Dover and
Calais, (ib. pp. 677-8) having on board, as may be gathered from payments made in May ici4) 40 soldiers
55 mariners, and 5 gunners ib. p. 813 In Jan. 1515, he was in command of the king's ships ordtred to the
Firth ,(,*. 11. p. 17) and in Nov. 1517, being upon the French coast, became involved in a dispute with the
French commanders on the subject of piracy, but eventually, on the production of the kine's si™ minuil
obtained restitution of a royal vessel called " The Black Barke" (ib. fp. 1 184-88). On OcMso ^8 Sabvn
was appointed one of the king's serjeants-at-arms, with a salary of I2'd. a day, (ib. p. 1384.) In 1 122 he was
«K fc°,r,\era seas;,wlfnc,e>^tin/. to the.?arl of Surrey- Lord Admi™' ««ffii£ IMS*
o May, 1522 he says that he had fired into Leith and Kinghorn, and after attacking a ship at anchor which
was rescued by the country people, had captured a ship of Copenhagen, laden with rye which his seTvant
will repair and bring to Ipswich; adding, that if he had had two good ships to land 5c^ men he would have
burnt half-a-dozen villages. (,b. m. pp. 1581-2.) Afewdays after, onhis homeward voyage, hechased a Spaniard
and next two French vessels off Orfordness, finally putting into Orwell haven, where he hadleft Ms boat '
the selecdon of f S^CCee.dm,g m°nth he accompanied the Admiral to Dartmouth, and assisted him in
e selection of a harbour to lay the great sh.ps in for the winter, ib. iii. p. 997. In IS2S, Feb. 14 he
succeeded Tho: Baldry as weigher in the port of Ipswich, (ib. iv. p. 500) but in 1529 was again at sea, and in
command of " The Les Bark " ib. p. 3183. In 1538, the Assembly, conditionally on a license from the
Se^ rnei?imln!^rtmianAand "^ame Bailiff in 1540. In 1541, the site of Black Friars' monastery was
fo the churcro'f s^M^ K' aCC°rdl"S l° Davy (Add; MSS,I9, 148) in 1543- Sabyn was a great benefactor
" Key, the S. aisle of which he is said to have built. Wodderspoon 307 Clarke
214 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
30 H. VIII. (Monday), Septemb: 2. [1538.]
Granted to Marg1 Pickarell, parcell of the comm: soile called 'the
mill way,' for Carts and horses, unto a parcell of land at the west of her
dwelling house, at id r4.
30 H. VIII. ffriday before Mathew. [869.20,1538.] Ipsiafh Kay.
One gave pledges by recog: of iou and 5'' suerties, to appeare at the
next Admirall Court, to be holden for the liberty uppon the sea port or sea
shore, to doe and receive, as well for the king as the party in a trespass.
1539-40. 31 H. VIII. (Monday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1539.]
BayKffs, Escheat", Admiralh, f ^illm = vf ^"' v
( Willm : Nottingham.
31 H. VIII. (Tuesday), June 17. [1539.]
If any Free Burgess shall retaine himselfe to any person, then and
from thenceforth he shall loose his freedome.
31 H. VIII. Wednesday after Decol: Joh: Bapt: [Sep. 3, 1539.]
At this Court are elected by the w^in named 24% Edm : Leeche, Rob :
ffisk, and Tho: Atwood, to fullfill the number of the 24^.
Ralfe Gooding and Willm : Reynbade are elected and sworne into
the number of the 1 2 Portmen.
All the above mentioned 1 2 and 24, except 7 persons named, have
agreed that Hen : Tooly shall pay a fine of 40'' for his disobedience, which
he now refusing to pay, is dismissed of his Burgesship and freedome of
this towne.
John Cook shall, before Hollowmass * next, comme and take the
Towne ground wch he hathe in his hand by Indenture for yeres, as the
Town and hee can agree, or else the same shall be demised to somme
other.
John Barber admitted into the number of the headburrowes and
sworne.
31 H. VIII. Wednesday aftr Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 10, 1539] at Pyn mill.
The Constables of 3 townes making defalt of apparance, are amerced.
Persons for taking nets and cords of other men, presented and fined
3s 4d-
A man drowned.
Ordered that noe man shall fish in the River till Thursday after
Ash Wednesday, t
A man presented for dredging oysters all the yere, contrary to the
Custome, and amerced 3s 4d.
* i.e. All Hallows or All Saints, Nov. I. t Feb. n, 1540.
I540-J BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 215
ffriday after Exalt: of the Cross. [Sep. 19, 1539.]
Presentments for transportation of Corne cont. to the law.
1540-1. 32 H. VIII. (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1540.]
Bayliffs, Escheat™, Admiralh, ( J°|^n £ uttler'
( Joh : Sparrow, (a)
32 H. VIII. ffriday, the 7 weeke Lent. [Mar. 26, 1540.]
The Chamberlins brought into the Court the Quietus est: for the
yere past.
ffines uppon forrainers not able to pay, shall be received by the
Bayliffs, and the Wardens of their Company.
All persons shall bring the Sacram* of Corp' Xi from Laurence
churche towards the fishmarket, to the Corne hill, and so to the Tower
Church, and soe from thence on Corp' Chr'i day to Margts Greene, and
thence round about the Towne, till the Tower church againe, [and] there
shall heare a masse, and on the next day shall bring the same from the
same church through the Brookestreet into the ffish mark1 and Corne hill,
and soe to Laurence Church, and there an end.
And that every of the Portmen shall have two torches, and every of
the 24 one torche, and all the Torchers shall waite on the Sacram* uppon
all the said three dayes, under forfaiture of 1 2d for every default.
And cache Portman Torcher shall, uppon the same penalty, waite
uppon the Sacram4 uppon the Sunday.
32/7. VIII. Munday before Math: [Sep. 20, 1540.]
Admirallty.
One presented for suing in the Admirall Court above, cont: to the
liberty.
32 H. VIII. Munday after Faith. [Oct. 11, 1540.]
Rob* Sparrow (bj is elected one of the Serjeants of the mace.
(a) Son of Thomas Sparrow, of Somersham, Suff., and mar. Elizabeth, dau. of John Bacon, of Hesset,
Suff.; elected Portman and joint Treasurer in 1537, and returned Dec. 30, 1541, as one of the repre-
sentatives of the borough in the Parliament which met at Westminster, 16 Jan., 1541-42. The earliest
accounts of the Ipswich branch of this family begin with Thomas Sparrow, of Somersham, A.D. 1419, whose
son, John Sparrow, was slain at Hexham, 8 May, 1464 ; his grandson of the same name, and uncle of the
John Sparrow here mentioned, fell at Bosworth Field, 22 Aug., 1485. Copious pedigrees and notes
relating to the different branches of this family are given by Davy, (Add. MSS. 19,149) and by Jermyn,
ib. 8215.
(1)) Only son of the John Sparrow above, and mar. Ist. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Bacon of Ofton, and
2nd. Dorothy, dau. of Thos. Armiger of Hitcham. He was elected Portman in 1573, and died July 26th> 1594,
aged 84. A grant of arms was made to him by Rob' Cooke, Clarenceux, (Cooke's Grants, E.D.N. B.f. 57.
Coll. Arms.) viz. " Ar. 3 roses, purp. leaved vert, seeded or, a chief of the first," to which, in June, 1594, a
crest was added by Rich. Lee, Clarenceux; — "Out of a mural crown or, a unicorn's head, ar. maned purp.
homed of the first." Misc. Grants, Coll. Arms, I. f. 25. & Harl. 1507. f. 32. The inscription on his tomb (Harl.
1 754. f. 58) ran as follows : "Sub hoc Marmore seputius est corpus Roberti Sparowe nuper unius Portmannorum
hujus villae Gipp'i qui obiit 26 of Julii a° salutis 1594 J&tatis vero suae 84."
216 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Tho: Atwood and Rob* Fisk elected Aldermen of the Guild.
Mathew Gooding allowed to sett up a kay along- the pale, uppon the
void ground where Tho: Birche nowdwelleth, at 2d r4, but shall not pay
any rent for 4 yere.
Phillip Willm5 fined 6s 8d for colloring fforrain'rs goods.
32 H. VIII. Munday after Epiphany. [Jan. 10, 1541.]
Areres for the paving of the Corn hill and the Common Kay ordered
to be payed.
The kings taske faj shall be assessed upon every parish in this
Towne by p'sons nominated in cache parish, and the 4 Hamlets shall
allsoe be contributors therto. (bj
32 H. VIII. Tewesdayafter Convers: Paull. [Feb. I, 1541.]
Rob: ffisk electedAlderm:of the Guild, to associate the old Alderman
Tho: Sharplin.
A Particuler of lands in Holdbrooke entred.
Mr Hervy upon his accompt as Bayliff, is discharged thereof, pay-
ing I3s4d-
32 H. VIII. Munday after Gregory. [Mar. 14, 1541.]
John Humfry fcj dismissed from beeing Chamberlin for this yere
following, and John Dyer is elected and sworn.
John Humfry is fined at 26s 4d.
At this Court Henry Tooly for his disobedience hathe submitted
himselfe to the Commonalty, and is admitted to his freedome and liberty
for 5H fine, wch is sett off for his fee, as he was last Bayliff, and he shall be
received into his pristinate estate, and the decree formerly made against
him shall be voide.
Mr Bayliff Sparrow and the Town Clerk shall ride to London, and
sue to the Court of Augmentation for the halfe market of Woodbridge.
The act made 25 H. 8. for shoddcarts, shall take effect at Easter next.
Scavingers elected in every parish, and all muck shall be caried and
laide at 4 severall places named, and not otherwise, viz : Warwicks pitts,
The Colledge yard, Behinde the Diches next Joh : Herons, and the Dikes
in the Marshe. And if the Scavingers shall not execute theire office
every weeke, they shall forfait i2d for eache default. And every person
for not making cleane against his ground and doore every Satterday in
(a) "Taske alias Taxe (Camden) is a British or Welsh word, signifying Tribute." Minshew. The word
is used in this sense by Fabyan, Chron. cap. cc. p. 263. Ellis's Ed. p. 207.
(bj It seems that hitherto the Hamlet of Stoke was not contributary (B).
(e) Davy (Add. MSS. 19,136) has a pedigree of the Humfrey family of Suffolk, connected in some
of its matches with Ipswich, but which does not identify the John Humfrey mentioned ; see also Term™,
(Add. MSS. 8210).
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the afternoone, shall forfait 3d for every weekes defalt, to be levied by the
Scavingers, whereof the Scavingers shall have id, and the towne 2d. (a)
32/7. VIII. Thursday, ye 4'* week Lent: [Mar. 24, 1541.]
A recognisance of debt due to the Bayliffs, and yet acknowledged
before them. vid. Court booke.
1541-2. 33 H. VIII.
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
Admiralls,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigtrs,
Rob* Dandy,
Tho : Ashley.
Job : Holland,
Tho : Barber.
The Bayliffs and
John Buttler,
Wm Sabyn,
Joh : Sparrow,
Wm Nottingham.
Willm: Nottingham,
Jeffery Gilbert,
Joh : Sparrow,
Rich : Smart.
Thursday, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1541.]
Alderm: Guild,
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Cler: Pac:
et Coronae,
Serjeants,
Treasurer,
Tho : Atwood,
Rich : Bloyse.
Joh : Gardner,
Wm Woodless.
Rich: Bird.
Rich : Holms,
Edw : Draper,
Joh : Sharp,
Rous Julian.
Joh : Holland.
33 H. VIII. (Wednesday}, May 25<h: [1541.]
Thorn : Ashly sworne into the number of the Portmen at this Court.
Whereas 9 or 10 yeres since it was ordered that the inhabitants of
this Towne shall pave against theire houses and grounds, where it shall
be thought convenient, and to kepe them in sufficient repaire, and that
the Bayliffs for the time beeing shall compell the owners to pay therfore,
and uppon refusall that the Bayliffs shall have authority to imprison them
till paym* be made. And if the owner be not inhabitant, then to distraine
wthin suche house and ground, or to take the yerely p'ffit, &c.
Noe Draper, Grocer or Peuterer shall hold any butchers stall uppon
the Cornhill, but shall onely kepe theire houses and shopps.
John Ward al's Bently, Jeffery Gilbard, and John Barber, are at this
Court elected Constables of the North Ward, And Rich : Smart Constable
of the West Ward, and are made Headburrowes.
(a) The office of Scavenger, (A.S. Scafan, Germ. Schabeii, to scrape) appears formerly to have included
duties beyond those of simply cleansing the streets and public places. In London, scavengers, on appoint-
ment, besides clearing away refuse, were sworn to see that houses were roofed with uninflammable materials,
such as lead, tile, or stone ; to regulate the height of pavements, and keep them in repair, and especially to
inspect chimneys, furnaces, and reredoses, (terrailles) and report those not properly built to the Alderman
of the ward, receiving 4d- for every dangerous furnace removed. Lib. Albus, pp. 313, 333. At Oxford, in
1541, a " Comon Skavinger " was appointed, every householder paying id' a quarter for his services, " they
that have horses to paye for there dong caryage as the skavinger and they can agree." Turner's Records
of Oxford, p. 162.
F F
218 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Three Chandlers bound in 2OU a peece, to sell Candle to the inhabi-
tants at idqr the pound, without buying any other ware, and shall sell to
one p'son not above 4 pounds at one time, unless to shipps.
33 H. VIII. (Thursday), May 5. [1541-]
Tho : Raynburrow presented by the Hedburrowes for incrochem4
uppon the Dayry Lane, wth a ditche, and laying open and bare the town
conduit, and stopping a stile and way to the conduit heads in the close of
the said Thomas, and he is commanded [to] amend the same and enlarge
the Causey along the highway in bredth 1 2 Inches, vid. Hedbr : booke.
33 H. VIII. ffriday, Swithin. [Trans. July 15, 1541.]
fforrainers meete and able to be free burgesses, shall take up theire
freedome, or shall be putt to their forraine fine.
33 H. VIII.
The 24 have elected into theire number Joh: Stiward, John Bennet,
and Rich : Bloyse.
If any forrainer shall buy or sell any marchandise, except of or to
a freeman or fforrainer contributory, the goods shall be forfeit as for-
raine bought and forraine sold, and the Taker shall have one halfe, and
the Town the other halfe. And the seisure shall be by one that is a free-
burgess, (a)
Noe retainer to any greate p'son, man of worship, or gentleman,
shall be admitted to be a free Burgess.
Granted to mr Bayliff Sparrow, two tenem*5 at S. Maryes Churche
gate, for 40 yeres to comme, at 5s rent, provided he shall mantaine and
repaire them and soe to leave them.
33/7. VIII. Munday before Mich: [Sep. 26, 1541.]
John Blode is assessed 5s for forraine bought and forrain sold, and
5s to the taker.
33 H. VIII. ffriday bef: Circumsciss: [Dec. 30, 1541.]
Ralfe Gooding and Joh: Sparrow elected Burgesses of the Towne
at the next Parl'm'.
(a) In London, foreigners were forbidden, by a mandate of Edw. I., to sell to other foreigners for the
Rolls Ed. 492-3. The "Hansa Teutonicorum," or merchants of Almaine, was formed about the year 1 169,
under the name of "Easterlings."
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ffower old records and the Indenture for Woodbr : markett, shall be
delivered to John Ward to be carried up to London for the mantaining
of the liberties of the Towne.
I542-3- 34 H. VIIL Nativit : Mar : ffriday. [Sep. 8, 1542.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat1'3,
Admiralls,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Hen : Tooly, (a)
Willm : Reynbald.
Job : Holland,
Tho : Barber.
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Dandy,
Tho : Ashley,
Joh : Buttler,
Wm Nottingham.
Willm: Nottingham,
Joh: Sparrow,
Rich: Smart,
Jeffery Gilbert.
Chamber tins,
Com : Cler:
Cler: Pac:
Serjeants,
Treasurer,
Tho: Gooding,
Joh: Harbottle.
Rich: Bird.
Rich: Holms,
Edw: Draper,
Jos: Sharp,
Rich: Julian.
Joh: Holland.
ffriday in Whitsun weeke. [June 2, 1542.]
Every householder, w& their family, shall follow the pageants of
Corp' Christi in due order, under penalty of 4d, if lawfull cause be not
shewen, except the 12 portmen and theire wives, and the 24^.
Every Warden and Master of the Trade shall offer to theire Page-
ants uppon the day of Cor? Chr'i, each of them id, the one halfe whereof
shall goe to ye parish preist, the other halfe shall be divided between the
Clerk and the Sexton, and every defalter shall loose 4d.
Every Burgess shall offer on the Guild Sunday one halfe penny to
the preist, to be divided, the one halfe to the preist, the other to the
Clerke and Sexton, and every defalter shall loose 4d.
John Allein is sworne into the number of the 12 Portmen, and hath
given bond not to exercise his trade of shoe making any more.
Granted to Archer, parcell of the Common soile lying in Mar: Elms
parish.
(a) It appears from Blomfield (Hist. Norf.) that the family of Tooley or Toly (a crasis for St Olave or
Olaf) were resident at an early period in that county, and several of this name held municipal offices in the
city of Norwich, of which Richard Tolye or Tooley was Mayor in 1620. Henry Tooley, whose father was
of Catton, in Norfolk, was Portman of Ipswich, and one of its foremost benefactors, being the founder, by
will, dated Nov. 4, 1550, of the almshouses bearing his name, primarily intended for those who had been
injured in the wars, or in default of such, for other " aged and decrepid persons." He lived in the
parish of St. Mary Key, in a house subsequently the Ram Inn, and there died, 22 Aug. 1551, and was
buried in the north aisle of the church, where there is an altar tomb, (the only one in Ipswich) bearing in
lozenge-shaped panels the arms of the borough, and those of the Merchant Adventurers. Above the tomb,
within a slightly recessed and arched canopy against the eastern wall of the aisle, is a brass, with the
armorial achievement of the borough, and kneeling figures of Tooley, his wife Alicia, (who died 8 Feb. 1565),
and their children; below, a rhymed inscription sets forth their virtues. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,152.
Wodderspoon, p. 338. Ipswich Gifts and Leg. pp. 1-30.
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[A.D.
34 H. VIII. (Wednesday), July 5. [1542.]
Headburrowes think meete that Anthony Cabo shall have for his
life parcell of the wall diches next the old Barr gates, 69 foote long-,
alongst the wall, and 14 foote broade at the east end, next the Barr Gates,
and the west end next Bennets garden, 16 foote broad, at 4d r*.
34 H. VIII. ffriday aft: Mathew: [Sep. 22, 1542.]
Thorn: Gooding is discharged of his office of Chamberlin for 5'' fine,
And Chr: Mecill ordered to be in his place, and John Harbottle is dis-
charged from the like place at 4'' fine.
On Corp' Chr'i. day* and the Sunday after, the preist of Mary Tower
for a masse and other Ceremonies, shall have every day 2Od, and the
Clark for his attendance there and at the procession, i6d for the said
Two dayes, his forraine fine shall be remitted him, and the Sexton shall
have for his service i6d.
Demised to James Leman, ground and medow on the east end of
S. Tho: chappell (a) in Whitton, containing 6 acres more or less, and
another peece of ground and pasture by Lomkins, for 10 y: at the rent
of 22s 8d.
1543-4- 35
Bayliffs,
Eschealors,
Admiralls,
Coron"'
Justices,
Clavigers,
H. VIII. Satterday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1543.]
Rob' Dandy,
Chr : Lymner.
Job : Holland,
Tho : Barb'.
The Bayliffs and
Wm. Nottingham,
Hen : Tooly,
Wm. Reynbald,
Ralfe Gooding.
Willm. Nottingham,
Joh : Sparrow,
Rich : Smart,
Geoffery Gilbert.
Chamberlins,
Com: Chr:
Chr: Pac:
Serjeants,
Treasurer,
\
Andrew Ingforby,
Rob' King.
Rich : Bird.
Rich : Holmes,
Edw : Draper,
Joh : Colleins,
Joh : Deye.
John Holland.
35 H. VIII. Wednesday before Peter. [June 27, 1543.]
Chr: Limner sworne into the number of the 12 Portmen at this
Court, and John Ward afs Bently discharged from that number, and
from beeing Bayliff, for 20'', and Rich : Smart likewise discharged from
both the said places for the like summe of 2OH.
* The Thursday after Trinity Sunday. This festival was instituted by Pope Urban the IV in 1264 in
honour of a miracle.
(a) According to Bacon (Liber Regis) and Ecton, (Thesaur. Rer. Eccl.) the church of Whitton was
dedicated to St. Mary, and that of Thurleston, not now existing, to St. Botolph ; there does not seem to be
any account of any other religious edifice, and Whitton church may therefore have had an earlier dedication
to St. Thomas; it certainly was, at one time, known as Whitton chapel.
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John Harbottle likewise is discharged from all offices in this Towne
for terme of his life for the summe of i6u 13* 4d, conditionally that the
said John Harbottle shall, after Mich : next, bring in his Chamberlins
accompt uppon demand.
John Gardner is elected into the number of the 12 Portmen.
Every Burgess defalter at the Portmens moote shall forfait 1 2d, and
suche as shall not comme this day before noone shall forfait 6d.
James Dyer and Tho : Gooding elected Guild Wardens.
John Bennet discharged from beeing Guildholdr during his life, for
the summe of 4OS.
At this Court Rob' Baker, and Wm Woodier, and John Dyer, and
Mathew Gooding, are elected into the number of the 24^.
Robert ffiske and Tho: Patriche are elected Headburrowes, and
Rob* ffisk elected Constable.
35 H. VIII. Thursday before Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 6, 1543.]
The lands late Birds, nigh Sl Tho: chappell, are demised to John
Sparrow for 10 yeres, at 9" yerely rent.
Demised to Robert Stile, all the lands &c, late Rob : \blanK\ sonns,
at 4H 6s 8d rent, for to years, from mich : next.
The Crier shall impound all the swine that he shall finde in the
streets or lanes in the yards next the moote hall, and the owner shall pay
1 6d a peece before they shall be delivered, the one halfe whereof shall be
the Criers, the other the Townes. And if yc swine shall not be redeemed
w^in 4 days after proclamac'on made, then shall the same be sold to the
use of the Town, and the Crier shall have 2d for every foote. (aj
Noe person shall lay any horsdung in any place within this Burrow
and liberties thereof, nor any manner of muck or filthe uppon the Dikes,
or nigh to the same, under forfaiture of 3d cache skepfull, and i2d each
lode : nevertheless the sweeping of the streete may be laid on the com-
mon ground called 'Warwicks pitts.'
Every fforrainer for the Craning of one Tunne at the Common Crane
or elsewhere, shall pay 3d, and after that rate for more. And every Bur-
gess shall pay 2d, and soe after that rate, and the Water Bayliff shall
have power to distraine for the rights as above said.
John Allein is discharged of the lease of the sollar (b) over the flesh
stalls, for ios paid to the Treasurer.
35 H. VIII. Wednesday before Mich: [Sep. 26, 1543.]
Robert Baker and John Harbottle shall cache of them becomme
bound in 100 marks, not to depart the realme till they have discharged
the fee farme to the king this next terme comming.
(a) vid. sup. p. 124, note. (b) The upper room of a house or building.
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[A.D.
Noe forraine dweller in the country not paying a forraine fine shall
stand and retaile uppon the Corn hill or fish market uppon paine of
theire goods seised as forraine bought and forraine sold.
John Bird sworne to be trew searcher and sealler of lether, accord-
ing to the statute.
35 H. VIII. ffriday before Martin. [Nov. 9, 1543.]
Rob* Deerhaugh, gent., faj shall pay ios for his fforrain fine for ye
yere past.
The Water Bayliff shall distraine for areres of Willm. Bemond and
Tho : Wood.
fforraine ffines shall be levied by the Chamberlins for the time beeing.
35 H. VIII. Wednesday aft : Exaltat : S. Cross.
Levington. Admiralty.
[Sep. 19, 1543.] at
A man drowned at Langarde fHeete, was found betweene Shotly
bridge and Pache ffleete, cum camisa et a peticote, price 6d, and xd mony
in his purse.
A wreck cast uppon the marshe of Bloss of Shotly, and is worth &c.
A Porpose found beneathe ffaybury Cliff and ffalse Cliff, and ap-
prised at 13s 4d.
1 544-5- 36 H. VIII. Munday, Nativit : Mar : [Sep. 8, 1544.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Admiral Is,
iWm Nottingham, (£)
John Allen, (c)
Alderm: Guild,
{
Wm. Woodier,
Rob' Barker.
Coronrs,
f Tho : Barb',
( John Harman.
, The Bayliffs and
Chamberlins,
t
Tho : Sharpley,
Rob' Brand.
Justices,
I Rob' Dandy,
< Christ : Lymner,
Cler: pac:
Com : Cler :
!
Rich: Bird.
/ Hen : Tooly,
i
v Wm Reynbald.
Rich : Holmes,
Clavigers,
(mr Sparrow,
mr Ashley,
\ m' Smart,
Serjeants,
Edw : Draper,
Rich : Julian,
Rob : Hay ward.
( mr Gilbert.
(a) The family of Derehaugh or Dyrhawe was of Colston Hall in Baddingham, and of Gedgrave, Suff.
Robert Derehaugh of Gedgrave was appointed in 24 Hen. vill., 28 Sep., collector of customs and subsidies
in the port of Ipswich (Index. Originalia, ii. ff. 108-9), on account of which he was specially exempted (26 Sep.
36 Hen. vili.) from attendance upon the king in his wars. Harl. 1 765, f. 15. In 38 Hen. vill. he did homage
for the manor of Gedgrave, and died in 1557, leaving one son, William Derehaugh, of Gedgrave. The
arms of this family were: sa. 3 martlets in bend, between 2 cotises, arg. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,126, and
(Jermyn) 8207. Harl. 1560, f. 208.
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36 //. VIII. Muii day aft : Peter ad Vine: [Aug. 4, 1544.]
Order for Bowmen, Billmen, horse Harnies.
Edm: Lerthe discharged from the masters place of Corp' Chr'i
Guilde for the fine of 3''.
36 H. VIII. ffriday bef: Mathcw: [Sep. 19,1544.]
Noe swine shall be suffered to goe at large upon paine of forfaiture;
if they be found abroad in the Towne, the forfaiture to be to the towne,
and to be received by the Chamberlins or theire deputies, whoe allsoe
shall have theire charges allowed.
36 //. VIII. Tewesday aft: Bartholomew. [Aug. 26, 1544.]
The 12 Portmen shall pay (towards the harnessing of soldiers) eache
of them 6s 8d. And eache of the 24^ 3s 4d, and the Commons accord-
ingly, viz : the third part of the whole summe.
36 H. VIII. Wednesday after Mathew. [Sep. 24, 1544.]
Rob4 Bobbet is discharged from the number of the 24% and from
being Headburrow and constable for ever.
36 H. VIII. Munday after Luke. [Oct. 20, 1544.]
The yerely fee of 2OS granted to Willm. ffoster, soe long as he shall
behave him selfe well.
The Common Council of this Towne shall use all means to compell
the 4 Hamlets to comme to the Sessions of this Towne, and to be con-
tributory to the Charges for the king.
Auditors named, and accompts ordered to be made.
Holbrooke tenants shall hold theire former farmes for 7 yeres from
Mich: last.
John Stannard sworne Constable and Headburrow.
36 H. VIII. (Mondayj, Candlemass day. [Feb. 2, 1545.]
Tho: Gooding, Rob* King, Andrew Ingforby, Tho: Sharplein, Tho:
Whiting, and Henry Burgess, Elected into the number of the 24^, and
(bj William Nottingham, who successively filled the offices of Portman, Claviger, Justice, and Bailiff,
seems to have been the son of John Nottingham of Bury, and his wife Rosa, dau. of Thomas and Agnes
Dunne. This John Nottingham was Seneschal or Steward to the Abbot of Bury, and built the south porch
of St. Mary's church there. Rose, daughter of William Nottingham, openly espoused the Protestant cause
in the reign of Q. Mary, and venturing, with other women, subsequently executed, to encourage one Robert
Samuel, an Ipswich martyr, on his way to the stake, she was obliged to flee the town and remain in conceal-
ment ; she afterwards married the Rev. Richard Proud, rector of Dunsmore, Warw. Foxe, Acts and Mon.
(ed. 1843) vii. 574 and viii. 598. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,143.
(c) Davy (Add. MSS. 19,114) has various pedigrees, with notes of the families of Allen of Thaxstead,
Essex, and of Bures, Icklingham, and other places in Suffolk, without, however, any evident mention of the
Bailiff. References to the same are found in Add. MSS. 8201, (Jermyn).
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[A.D.
all and every of that Number shall have theire livery gowne ready uppon
Assumption day next coming-, (a) uppon paine for every default 5''.
John Dier sworne Constable and Cheife pledge.
Every Portman shall pay towards the kings harness (bj ios, and
every of the 24*}' shall pay 5s. And every of the Commons shall be rated
according to theire substance by two honest persons wthin their parish,
as well wthin the Towne as the Hamletts.
Three persons fined is a peece for departing the Court wthout licence,
before the Court ended.
Tho : A' wood, formerly fined 2OU, this Court abated thereof 1 5'', pro-
vided that he shall serve the Towne wth candle according to his portion
till Easter next, uppon paine of 2OU.
Rich : Gosling shall have a new lease of his farme in Holbrooke for
7 yeres from Mich : last, by the old forme. And the other Tenants of
Holbroke shall have the like leases.
George Harman shall comme in at the next greate Court, and take
up his farme, or shall avoide the same at mich: next.
At the Home and Trump (cj blowing, every Portman shall be at
the Hall wthin one hower after the time appointed, under the paine of
3s 4d for eache default, and every of the 24 under the paine of 2od, and
every Commoner under the paine of i2d. wthout lawful! cause shewen.
36 H. VIII. (Wednesday), Aprill the is(- [1545.]
Rob* Barker and Wm. Woodier discharged from being mrs of Corp'
Chr'i : Guild, and allsoe Mathew Gooding, and their fines severally sett at
3 marks or 5 marks.
37 H. VIII.
Tewesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1545.
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Admiralls,
) Ralfe Gooding.(rf)
j Wm. West.
Alderm: Guild, \
Rob' King,
Tho : Whiting,
Andr : Ingforby.
Coroners,
( Tho : Barbr,
( George Harman.
Chamberlins,
Hen : Burgess,
Tho : Whiting.
, The Bayliffs and
C'nm • C'ltr • \
( Wm, Nottingham,
O (///£ . O ICt .
/~1 "lay • Pfjf • \
Rich : Bird.
Justices,
| John Allen,
\^ltCf . / (:! .
| Joh : Sparrow,
(
Rich : Holms,
Clavigers,
v Tho : Ashley.
!John Sparrow,
Tho : Ashley,
Rich : Smart,
Jeoffery Gilbert.
Serjeants,
Treasurers,
Edw : Draper,
Rob : Hayward,
Joh : Collens.
Tho : Barber,
Rob' ffiske.
(a) Aug. 15. (b) Harness = armour, Fr. Harnois.
(c) The Great Court Trump of Ipswich, believed to have been given to the town by King John, on
the granting of his Charter, and still in the possession of the Corporation, is an instrument of brass, weighing
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225
37 H. VIII. (Saturday), Apr ill 17'*, [1545.]
Willm. Richard acknowledged a recognisance of 81' debt due to
Ralfe Gooding, one of the Bayliffs, and this was taken before the said
Ralfe Gooding onely.
37 H. VIII. Thursday after Exalt: S. Cross: [Sep. 17, 1545.]
At Pynn Mill.
Wreck betweene ffaybury cliff and the poull head was pillaged of
her tackle and sailes by A: B: &c: apprised at &c.
Trespasses in taking of botes and &c.
A trendle of rosin found in the haven prised at—
ffriday after, at Ipswch Kay. [Sep. 18, 1545.]
Regrators presented for cabbage and oysters regrated at the Com :
Kay, with fines.
38 //. VIII. Wednesday, Nativ: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1546.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Admiralls,
Conn",
Justices,
Clavigers,
Tho : Ashley,
Jo: Smith, a/.Dier.
Tho : Barder,
Georg : Harman.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Goodwin,
Wm West,
Hen : Tooly,
Wm Reynbald.
Wm Smart,
GeofP Gilbert,
John Hawes,
Rich : Bloyse.
Alderm: Guild.
Chamberlins,
Cler: Pac:
Com: Cler:
Serjeants,
Treasurers.
Rob : Brand,
Tho : Goodwin,
Andr: Ingforby.
Wm Lyon,
Rob' Bray,
Rich: Bird.
Rich : Holms,
Edw : Draper,
Ro : Hayward,
John Collein.
Rob' Barber,
Tho : ffisk.
38 H. VIII.
At this Court Joh : Holland is elected Bayliff for the yere following
w* John Dier, in the place of Tho: Ashley, lately dead.
Rob4 Brand is elected Alderman of the Guild wth Andrew Ingforby.
Willm. Lyon is discharged from being Chamberlin for this time,
and Math : Buttler is elected in his place, to hold wth Rob* Bray.
John Gardener is sworne at this Court into the number of the 1 2
Portmen.
4^ Ibs., two feet nine inches in length, and curved upwards at the wider end. It was blown at midnight
before the door of the Bayliff's residence, and then in each ward, upon the night preceding the day for
holding a great Court. The Corporations of Ripon, Dover, Sandwich, and others, possess similar relics.
Wodderspoon, pp. 102-3.
(d) Portman in 31 Hen. VIII. Davy (Add. MSS. 19,132) has copious pedigrees and notes on various
families of Gooding or Goodwin, none of which, however, touch the bailiff, although several individual
members are mentioned as of Ipswich. Jermyn (Add. MSS. 8209) assigns the arms, " or, a fess between
6 lions' heads, gu."
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[A.D.
38 H. VIII. ffriday before Allsaints. [Oct. 29, 1546.]
Andrew Ingforby at this Court is sworne into y° number of the
Mathew Gooding is sworne Constable and Cheife pledge.
Order for levy of subsidy to the king.
Recognisance to binde the Collectors to make paym1.
Recognisance to binde Chandlers to sell candle at id qr the pound
Auditors elected.
EDW: VI.
1547-8. i E. VI. Thursday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1547.]
Bayliffs,
Alderm: Guild,
Stephen Lully.
Escheatrs>
John Gardner, (a)
Admimlls,
Rich : Bird, (b)
I
Rich : Bird,
Cl«. Mark .
Chamberlins, \
cooper,
Tho : Barb',
\
Bastian Man.
C oronrs ,
Geor: Harman.
Com : Cler: )
The Bayliffs and
Cler: Pac: \
Willm. Whetcroft.
John Holland,
/us/ices,
[oh : Dyer,
I
Rich : Holmes,
Rob' Dandy,
Ralfe Gooding.
Sergeants,
Edw. Draper,
Rob* Hayward,
( Rich : Smart,
(
Jo : Collen.
Clavigers, \ ?e,off*7 Gilbard'
1 Job : Hawes,
( Rich : Bloyse.
Treasurers,
Tho : Barber,
Rob' ffisk.
i E. VI. Munday after Candlemass. [Feb. 7, 1547.]
The 1 2 Headburrows shall goe quarterly about the Towne, viz : 8
dayes after Candlemass,* and 8 dayes after Chrouchmasse,f and 8 dayes
after Lammass,^ and 8 dayes after All Hallowmass,|| and they shall view
the Annoyances of the Towne. And they shall be warned thereto by
a serjeant, and all defalters warned shall forf* 5s, and at suche a day as
the Headburrowes shall bring in theire bookes, (which shall be wthin 8
dayes after inquiry) the Chamberlins shall deliver them 5s towards theire
Charges. And the Bayliffs shall quarterly levy all the Amercements,
before the next quarter after the presentment shall be brought in.
(a) A collection of pedigrees of the families of this name in Suffolk, will be found in Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,131, and (Jermyn) 8209.
(b) Davy (Add MSS. 19, 1 18) has slight pedigrees and a few notes on the families of Bird of Yoxford
and Denstone, and there are some references in Jermyn, ib. 8203.
* February 2. t i.e. according to Paston Letters (Ellis) iv. 193, the Festival of the Invention of the
Cross, May 3. + Aug. I. || i.e. All Saints' Day, Nov. I.
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i E. VI. Thursday, the i weeke Lent. [Feb. 24, 1547.]
ffower Butchers are agreed to deliver to the Towne Chandlers
tallow at g5 the hundred. And the chandlers shall sell Candle at the
price allready sett.
Ralfe Gooding shall serve the Towne wth Candle, good ware, at id
qr the pound, and not above.
i E. VI. Wednesday, 4"* weeke Lent. [Mar. 16, 1547.]
Robert Brand is discharged from beeing Alderm : of the Guild for
4<DS fine, and Steven Lully is elected into the said place.
A yerely election shall be of a Clark of the market, to searche and
sell fishe at the Kay and fish market, whoe shall be sworne to deale
indifferently betweene the buyer and the seller, and shall have for his
wages 2OS yerely, besides advantages. And he shall doe other things
concerning his office.
i E. VI. (Wednesday), May IIth. [1547.]
Headburrowes agree that Wm Candler shall have a garden at the
wall ditches in fee farme, 100 foote long, and 93 foote broad Northward,
and on ye West head 42 foote, and 45 foote Eastward, abutting on a
little way belonging to mr Darbies Wood house, and uppon the wall
Ditches south, at 6d r*. vid: the Grant: 4 July. 2 E. 6. uppon the file.
Tower parish.
i E. VI.
Common soile in Peters parish granted unto Buttler, as it lies nigh
the ffriers Lane, see after.*
i E. VI. Wednesday after Corp'' Chr"i: [June 15, 1547.]
Mr John Southwell (aj is elected to be of Councill wth this Towne,
and to have the yerely fee of 2OS.
Thomas Wine is elected wth Bastian Man to be Masters of the
Mercers Company, and it is determined that Ralfe Gooding is none of
that Company.
i E. VI. Thursday, Vigitt Mar : Magd : [July 21, 1547.]
The Towne marsh shall not be demised to one p'ticuler person.
Every of the 12 Portmen shall pay to aCom'ertha ios a peece, and
the 24*y shall pay 5s.
* Next page.
(a) Qy. Son and heir of Robert Southwell, Esq., serjeant-at-law, of Barham Hall, Suff. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,149, ff. 285, 291, 297. ib. (Jermyn) 8215. Visit. Suff. 1561, £c. Harl. 1177, f. 39; 1560, f. 2536.
The arms of this family were : arg. 3 einquefoils pierced gu. each charged with 5 bezants.
228 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
i E. VI. Wednesday, 31 August. [1547.]
John Butler at this Court is discharged from the office and number
of the 12 Portmen, and Rich: Bird is elected into the said number, and
shall have one yere respitt before he shall be elected Bayliff.
All fforrainers shall have a day given them yerely, to comme and
make theire fines before the Bayliffs and others appointed. And two
inhabitants in cache parish shall warne the forrainers in suche parish to
appeare before the Bayliffs for that end.
Noe ballast shall be landed uppon the Kay, and if any be, the
offender shall carry the same againe away, and pay the fine of 4d for
such offence.
Granted to Willm. Nottingham, (a) parcell of Com : soile north of
the wall dikes, westw: 60 foote broade, and Eastw: 74 foote, at 2s r*.
Granted to John Butler, parcell of the common soile lying by the
way from the white ffriers back gate, towards the Back gate of the late
Colledge, formerly St Peters, towards the west, 98 foote long: the East
side next the gardein of the said John Buttler, and there containeth in
length 100 foote \, abutting north on Little Colehill, and in bredth
there 38 foote, and south on the common soile, in bredth there 23 foote
and \. And the said John Buttler shall leave the highway betwene
the said parcell and the ^garden of the late Lo: Curson and others,
1 7 foote broade, at 2d r*. See the gr* uppon ye ffile. pet: par:.
i E. VI. Wednesday, Vigill Mic: [Sep. 28, 1547.]
John Gosnall, and Joh : Dyer al's Smith, are elected Burgesses for
this Towne at the next ParPm*.
Willm. Whetcroft (bj is elected Common Clerke for this yere, pro-
vided he shall abide uppon his office.
John Southwell is elected ffree Burgess, provided that he shall
neyther beare the office of Bayliff or Portman.
Holbroke tenants whoe have not lawfull leases, shall be warned out
of theire farmes against this time 1 2 month.
i E. VI. Wednesday ye 12 of Octob: [1547.]
Constables nominated; three to eache ward.
All muck shall be carried out of the houses, yards, and streetes, into
suche common places as are appointed, or other places, provided that
it be no noysance to the Towne nor the people inhabiting there, or
repayring thither, under the penalty formerly mentioned.
(a) vid. sup. p. 223, note.
A AAbj> cVyU'm Whetecroft appears in a list of Suffolk freeholders a° 1561. Lands. MS. 5, f. 2ob. Davy
(Add. MS. ^19,155} has some notes on this family, to whom he assigns the arms, "sa. a bend raguly arg. betw.
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229
The Hedburrowes shall give order to every of the inhabitants to
pathe the streetes, every one against their owne houses, gardens, and
yards, by a certaine day, and under a certaine paine by them limited.
And they shall present the defalters that shall suffer theire hoggs to goe
abroad in the streetes, and every person that is owner of suche hoggs
shall for such defalt forfait 4d.
The Constables are allowed to licence victuallers wthin the Towne,
and all offenders wthout theire licence shall forfait i2d for every daies
transgression.
Noe person shall keepe open his shopp or shopp window uppon
Sunday after 8 of the clock in the morning, under the forfaiture of 1 2d
for every offence. Nor shall any beerebrewer carry beere on that day,
under the like penalty for every offence.
Noe ballast shall be laide wthin the Towne or the liberties thereof,
or the haven, wthin the space of 20 foote of the high water mark, under
penalty of 1 2d for every Tunn of Ballast otherwise laide. And if any
ballast shall be laide at the Common Kay, the same shall be removed
by the party laying the same, w^in 4 dayes after, uppon the like paine
for every Tunne.
I E. VI. (Thursday), Novcmb: 10. [1547.]
Ordered by the Headburrowes that George Harman and Tho:
Pattriche may stopp a way on the wall ditches leading from Math:
Goodings to Tho : Patriches, and in considerac'on thereof, they shall pay
to the Town id yerely rent.
1548-9. 2 E. VI. Satterday, Nativit; Mar: [Sep. 8th, 1548.]
Chamberlins,
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Admirlls,
Clerks MarW,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rob' Dandy,
Hen : Tooly.
Tho : Barber,
George Harman.
The Bayliffs and
John Gardner,
Rich: Bird,
Joh : Dier,
Wm Nottingham.
Rich : Smart,
Geoff: Gilbert,
John Hawes,
Rich : Bloyse.
Rich : Skinner,
Wm Borle.
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac:
Serjeants,
Wm Whetcroft.
Ri : Hollmes,
Ed : Draper,
Ro : Hayward,
John Collen.
Treasurer, j Joh : Holland.
And because Henry Tooly is sick, he is respited to another day to
take his othe.
230 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
2 E. VI. Wednesday, yc 4 weeke Lent. [Mar. 7, 1548.]
Two persons made common Chandlers for 7 yeres, to finde Candle
for the Towne at id ob. the pound for the i yere, and at id qr the pound
for the rest of the Terme. And the Butchers shall sell their Tallow
onely to them, under penallty of being inhibited their trade wthin this
Towne. And noe other person shall make or sell Candle in this Towne
during the said Terme, under forfaiture of ios for every pound sold or
made : and the Bayliffs shall not pardon the same, but it shall goe to
the use of the Towne.
The Towne being indebted to the Chamberlins, the Treasurers are
ordered to pay them 4OS /. anmC , till the whole be payed.
Holbroke lands shall be demised, all of them, to one man for 10
yeres, at suche rent as any man will give.
2 E. VI. ffriday after Marke. [Ap. 27, 1548.]
All inhabitants wthin this Towne shall, before Allsaints next,* amend
all suche pathing in the streetes against eyther of theire houses and
grounds as shall be deemed necessary by the headburrowes, or 7 of
them, and every defaulter shall pay 6s 8d to the Town.
Rich: Blowgate shall have I3s4d during his life, if he shall so long
continue in this Towne, the same shall be payed by the Crier of the
Town for the time beeing.
Tho : Whiting at this court sworne into the number of the head-
burrowes.
Rob: Bray at this Court is elected into the number of the 24% and
shall provide himselfe of his livery before the Nativit: Mar: next, under
the former penalty.
2 E. VI. Wednesday, July 4. [1548.]
Mathew Gooding is elected at this Court into the number of the
Portmen, and is respited from being elected Bayliff for two yeres next
ensuing.
The Bayliffs from time to time shall cause all persons inhabiting in
this Towne, or having lands and houses, to pathe sufficiently the streete
against their houses and buildings, as by theire discretion shall be
thought most meete.
The Tresurers shall have power to sell unto John Sorrell of
Bramford, certaine parcells of land belonging to the Town of Ipswch,
lying Towards the River, amongst the said Sorrells grounds, for the
benefit of the Towne.
* Thursday, Nov. i.
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231
2 E. VI. Thursday before Mich. [Sep. 27, 1548.]
Granted to Rob* Wingfield Esqr, a tenem* late Humphrie Wing-
feilds, knight, for 10 yeres at 2Osrent, maintaining the houses and build-
ings in repaire, and so yeelding the same up at the end of the Terme.
At an assembly holden 24 Decemb. by the portmen and 24% for the
uniting of diverse parishes in Ipswch, viz: Nicholas, Stevens, Mar: Elms,
Hellens.
2 E. VI. ffriday after Hillar: [Jan. 18, 1549.]
Bastian Man at this Court is elected into the number of the 24^.
Rich: Bird, cooper, is ordered to pay 2OS in full of all his amercem*3,
and the rest is remitted.
John Holland is elected Treasurer, rendring accompt quarterly to
the Bayliffs.
2 E. VI. Wednesday after Exalt: S. Cross: [Sep. 19, 1548.] At Nation.
One Ancor found beneath Landguard, price, &c.
A Butt of Sack found in ffaybury Hope, price, &c.
Casting out of Ballast into the channell.
1549-50. 3 E. VI. The Lo: day, Nativit: Mar:
[Sep. 8, 1549.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat ,
Willm. Reynbald,
Chamberlins,
STho: Samson,
Tho: Bobbet.
Admir11",
John Allen.
Clerks Mark*'
„ ( Geo: Harman,
Coroners, j Tho: Barb'.
Cler: Pac:
Com: Cler:
| Willm: Whetcroft.
The Bayliffs and
Justices,
Rob* Dandy,
Hen: Tooly,
Wm. Sabyn,
Joh: Holland.
Serjeants,
!Rich: Holms,
Ed: Draper,
Rob: Hay ward,
Joh: Collen.
IRich: Smart,
Geoff: Gilbard,
John Hawes,
Rich: Bloyse.
Treasurer,
j Rich: Smart.
3 E. VI. ffriday after Phil: & Jacob: [May 3, 1549.]
Willm. Harvy is at this Court discharged from exercise of the Trade
of victualler in this Towne.
Granted to Katharin Blomfeild, widow, 26s for the price of a horse
belonging to her, and taken in post and soe destroyed. The paym*
shall be made by the Treasurer.
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
ffor the scarcity of Tallow this yere, the price of candle is sett at
id ob. the pound, and the price of tallow at i2d the hundred.
Willm. Harvy is restored to his Trade of victualling w^in this
Towne, paying ios fine for his misdemeaner.
3 E. VI. (Friday}, May 24, [1549-]
Recognisance of debt taken before one Bayliff. vid. 25 Jan: 6 E.
vi. & I. el. 2. Ph: M: Novemb: 10: & 23 Jan: & 19 Octob: 2 et 3 Ph: M.
& 6 Eliz: febr: 6.
3 E. VI. Thursday before Mich: [Sep. 26, 1549.]
Persons appointed to inquire of Trespasses donne in the Towne
Marshe called 'Leyham Marshe,' and to assess dammages.
Assessors to assess the Burgesses and inhabitants of this Towne to
pay Scott and Lott for the Town debts. And the Bayliffs shall assess
the assessors. Provided if the order be found contrary to the kings
lawes, the same shall be voide.
3 E. VI. (Friday}, Novemb: 8, [1549.]
At the Assembly holden, Collectors are appointed to levy dammages
assessed uppon Trespassers uppon the Town Marsh, and suche as refuse
to pay shall be committed to ward till they make paym*.
3 E. VI. (Monday} , Novemb : n, [1549.]
At the Assembly holden, It is ordered that every Assembly shall
be called by the Bayliffs, and by their direction warning shall be given
to meete at 8 of the Clock in the morning, if the same be to be holden
in the morning. And every Portman defalting shall forfait 3s 4d, and
every of the 24^ shall forfait 2Od for eache default, if cause be not shewed
to the contrary.
1550-1. 4 E. VI. (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1550.]
Coroners,
Com-.Cler:
George Harman,
Tho: Barber.
Willm. Whetcroft.
Chamberlins,
Serjeants,
\
Phill: Will'ms,
Rich: Swayne.
Rich: Holms,
Ed : Draper,
Jo: Collens,
Rich: Hayward.
4 E. VI. Munday after George: [Ap. 28, 1550.]
Rich: Skinner is elected into the number of the 24^, and is allsoe
elected and sworne Constable for the East Ward.
1550.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 233
Granted to Tho: Bobbet a lease of the heathe for 60 yeres from
Mich next, at 5 marks yerely rent, wth a clause of distress and a covenant
to barre him from Alienating or assigning over the same, or any part
therof, wthout the assent of the Towne, under paine of forfaiture of the
estate.
And bond likewise shall be given for the paym4 of the rent.
Diverse presentmts by the Headburrows concerning incrochem4 into
Dayry Lane by the tenants on the west part of the way. vid. Hedbur :
19 May, 4 E. VI.
4 E. VI. Munday before Mich: [Sep. 22, 1550.]
The water bayliffs place demised to the Chamberlins for the yere en-
suing at 1 2H rent, and to give accompt of the surplusage of the promts
if any shall be.
One close containing 8 acres, parcell of 3 closes in Whitton somme
times called the Grammer Schoole lands, faj demised to the 2 late cham-
berlins for 21 yeres, at the rent of 14% provided they shall not alien or
sett over the same wthout licence. This was for a deb* due to the chatn-
berlins from ye town.
The Bayliffs have their fee granted to them, wch was due to them
for theire service the last time that they were Bayliffs.
4 E. VI. ffriday* 7 Octob : [1550.]
The butchers of the towne shall deliver to the Bayliff, Mr Gooding,
and to Rich : Bloyse, all their tallow of beasts by them sold in the Towne
Mark4, before Shrovetide next, at iosthe hundred, and all refusers shall
be discharged of theire trading as Butchers in this Towne.
The order made Thursday before Mich: last for Scott and Lott con-
firmed by another order of this Court.
4 E. VI. ffriday,\ 27 Novemb: [1550.]
Collectors nominated to levy the mony assessed uppon this Towne,
of \vch number the Bayliffs are two.
4 E. VI.
Mr Tooly by will gave to the Towne of Ipsw^1 all his tenem43 in
Ipswch, and Rob1 Stiles his tenem4, and Grymseyes tenem4, and Shank-
fords tenem4 in Claydon, and Skimings tenem4, and the manners of Ulves-
ton Hall and Sackviles, to charitable uses, (bj
(a) vid. sup. p. 202. * Should be 'Tuesday,' unless we are to read ' IO Octob.' t Should be
' Thursday.' (b) Ipswich Gifts and Legacies. 1727, pp. 3 et seqq.
H H
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[A.D.
1551-2. 5 E.
VI. Tewesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep.
8, 1551-]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
( Joh: Smith als Dyer,
( Rich: Smart.
Com : Cler: Willm : Whetcroft.
Coron",
( Tho : Barber,
( George Harman.
Chamberlins,
Willm : Barber,
Geor : Coppin.
Justices,
Clavigers,
, The Bayliffs and
( Rich : Gooding,
{ Willm : Sabyn,
Joh : Holland,
v Rich : Bird.
( Geoffr : Gilbert,
( Joh : Hawes.
Serjeants,
Treasurer, Rob'
Rich : Holms,
Ed : Draper,
Wm. Hay ward,
Joh : Collen.
ffiske.
5 E. VI. ffriday after Candlemass. [Feb. 6, 1551.]
Tho: Atwood, instead of Ralfe Gooding-, now Bayliff, shall \v&
Rich: Bloise serve the Towne wft candle for one yere next comming, at
the like price as the said Ralfe formerly did.
The Treasurer shall pay mr Bayliff Gooding 5" w°h was owing to
mr Sabyn for his fee in attendance as Burgess of this Towne at the
parlm*. (aj
Willm. Harvy and John Crawford made Chandlers for the Towne,
to serve the same wth Candle made wth Clean Cotton at id ob. the pound,
for the year ensuing.
Adam Wetherby payed 2os composition to the Town for his goods
forfaited to the same by utlary.*
5 E. VI. Wednesday, 13 May. [1551.]
Two persons drowned by occasion of a shipp of Woodbridge, w^in
the river of Orwell over against ffaybery Cliff. The owners are ordered
to pay to this town 2OU in Hew of the Deodand. vid. ye Admir: Court
at Levington fleete. Tewesday ^ S' Math: (Sep. 21) 5 E. VI.
5 E. VI. (Wednesday}, Septemb: 16. [1551-]
Whereas mr Bayliff Smart formerly compounded wth this Towne for
the summe of 2ou, to be discharged from beeing elected Bayliff, and not-
withstanding the same he is now elected : It is ordered that at the passing
of his, the Bayliffs accompt, the said 20" shall be forthwith allowed unto
him.
Early feild belonging to Rudlonds, sold to the Town by Edw:
Grimston for 2OU.
(aj Begun at Westminster, Ap. 28, 1539; vid. sup. p. 212. * Outlawry, t Should be "Monday."
I551-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 235
5 E. VI. Wednesday, 21 Octob: [1551.]
Mathew Gooding- hathe by demise for 2 1 yeres, ffrom the Towne,
lands in the occupation of the widow Tayler and Rich : Tailer her sonne,
lying in Bramford, for the rent of 4" yerely, w& clause of distress and
saving the wood and Timber.
ORDERED : that fower sermons shall be made by the Common
preacher of this Towne (a) at the Tower Church uppon fower dayes yerely,
viz : Easter Munday, Assention day, Whitsunday in the afternoone, and
Mich: day in ye forenoone, to wch sermons the Bayliffs, Portmen, and
the 24^' shall resort in their liveries, and the Wardens of the Companies,
under the penalty of forfaiture of 3s 4d for the Portmen, and 2Od for cache
of ye 24*y, and of the Wardens for every default wthout sp'iall cause shewen.
Granted to Rich : Bloyse, parcell of the common soile in ye Tower
parish, 211 foote long, and Westward 75 foote broade, and Eastward
63 foote, at 2s rent, and the said Rich: Bloyse shall maintaine the Towne
wall and Dike over against the same.
Granted to Edm : Jolly, a lease of the Conduit house in Laurence
Parish for 10 yeres, at 6s 8d r*, and finding all reparac'ons, and saving to
the Towne free ingresse and egress to see, &c. (bj
5 E. VI. Wednesday, 2 Decemb: [1551-]
Auditors appointed, and the Audite sett uppon Munday next, and
all accompts to be ready.
Surveyors of the Common Marshe nominated.
Two in every parish shall be nominated by the Bayliffs to inquire
into the poore of every parish, and thereof to make certifficate to the
Bayliffs.
Noe person of any craft or mystery shall sett up wthin this Towne
the publique exercise of the same wttout allowance first had of the War-
dens of the said mystery and occupac'on.
5 E. VI. (TttesdayJ, Novemb: 10. [1551-]
By the HEADBURROWES : Liberty allowed to George Carman to take
to his house water out of Cal dwell brooke, paying 2d yerely to the Towne.
And unto John Ward like liberty for his tenem*, paying 4d yerely to
the towne.
5 E. VI. (Thursday}, 17 Septemb: [1551] at Pyn Mill.
ffelony presented for stealling a bote of a Dutcheman, apprised at
26s 8d, and this felony is layed at the Kay at Ipswch.
(a) A list of Town Preachers or Lecturers from this date until the abolition of the office on the
passing of the Municipal Corporations Act, 9th Sept., 1835, is found in Wodderspoon, pp. 366-77.
(b) Wodderspoon (p. 232) mentions that a Conduit house was let to William A-ttfen and Robert
Andrew, 9 Ed. IV.
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BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
One drowned, and the Deodand belonging to the Towne of Ipswch,
Git1 admirallo U'ni Regis; the drowning is presented to be in the river
against Nacton.
(Friday), 18 September: [1551] at Ipswch.
Excessive wages taken by Carpenters and Shipwrites presented.
Persons presented for destroying frye of fishe.
1552-3. 6 E. VI. Thursday Nativit:
n ,.„. , , ( John Holland, (a)
Bayhffs elect, } ijath : Gooding. (,
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavig™,
I
Tho : Barber,
George Harman.
The Bayliffs and
Joh : Gardener,
Joh : Smith,
Rich : Smart,
Rich : Bird.
Geoffery Gilbert,
Rich : Bloise,
Joh : Hawes.
it: Mar: [Sep. 8,
'552.]
Com: Cler: f
Willm. Whetcroft
Chamberlins,
Willm. ffoy,
Joh : Brend.
Treasurer,
Rob : ffiske.
Alderm: Guild, j
Rob : Bray,
Joh : Humphry.
Serjeants,
Rich : Holmes,
Rob : Wayward,
Rob : Barne,
Rob : Pinswein.
6 E. VI. Thursday, 3 of ' Marche. [1552.]
Rich : Bloise and Chr : Ward made common Chandlers for the next
yere. And by reason of scarcity of tallow, the price thereof is sett at 1 5s the
hundred, and the price of candle at 2d the pound. The butchers shall
sell noe tallow to other then the said common Chandlers, whoe shall
serve the country wth noe more provision of candle then may stand with
the provision for the Towne.
6 E. VI. (Monday), May the 2d. [1552.]
The Hedburrowes agree that W. Whetcroft shall have in fee farme
parcell of the common soile at his back gate, 1 1 foote long, and 5 foote
broade at the East and West head.
They also granted liberty to Edw: Grimston to impale before his
house, late Godsalves, from the hall doore northward, all the length of
his house by the highway, not exceeding three foote from the sell of the
house, paying yerely id rnt.
Mr Dier and others payned for not scourring theire ditche in Dayry
Lane, betweene their ground on the west, and the Conduit.
(a) Pedigrees of the Hollands of Norf. and Suff. are given in Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 136, and (Jermyn)
8219 ; neither, however, distinctly mentions the Bailiff.
(b) Mathew Gooding of Ipswich, gent., appears as the son of Mathew Gooding of Blaxhall, Suff., and
Margery his wife ; he mar. Jane, dau. of William Gardener, of Suff., and had issue Edw. Gooding of Ipswich,
and Robert Gooding of Wherstead, which last died in 1618, aet. 80. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,132. f. 253.
and 8209 (Jermyn) f. 153 ; Harl. 1820. f. 25, and 891. f. 31. where the arms assigned are " or, a fess gu.
between 6 lions' heads erased."
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6 E. VI. ffriday, June 3. [1552.]
Peter Noon elected free burgess for 4OS fine, is discharged of the
said place and fine, paying ios.
The .Guild shall be holden uppon the Sunday after Trinity Sunday,
yerely, according to the auncient order: and the Communion shall be
celebrated at the Tower Churche, beginning at 9 of the clock the same
day. The Bayliffs, Portmen, and 24^, and the wardens of the severall
Companies, all of them in theire severall habitts or gownes, and they
and all the Burgesses shall offer, and the offerings shall goe to the
poore : the defaulters of the Portmen shall forfait 1 2d a peece, and of
the 24*7 the forfait shall be 6d, and of the Burgesses 4d, unless reasonable
cause shewed. The Priest, Clark, and Sexten, shall have theire dinner,
and the preist shall have 1 2d, and the Clark and Sexten 6d cache of
them, fa)
Two alderm : of the Guild elected.
Granted to Wm Whetcroft, parcell of the Common soile at his back
gate, allready impaled, wherein he layeth his horse muck, at the rent of 2d.
Uppon every Munday and Wednesday in every weeke, betweene
theNativit: Mar: fbj and Michalmass, the Bayliffs for the time beeing, and
new Elects, the Clerk, Coroners, and Chamberlins for the time being,
and suche as are new elected therto, shall assemble by 8 of the clock in
the morning, in the Moote hall, and there shall be read the Orders and
Constitutions in Domesday booke. (cj If any of the Bayliffs shall make
default, they shall eache of them forfait ios, and cache of the other officers
defalting shall forfait 5s, and thereof the Chamberlins shall render ac-
compt.
Portmans me&efdj and the Common Marsh demised to Willm. Lyons
for 20 yeres from Mich: next at 13" rent, and the lessee shall fill up the
Creyks, and repaire the banks, and shall not alien or demise but by con-
cent of the Towne.
Mr Argentine (ej shall have 4OS for translating the Charter into
English, to be payed by moities at Midsummer and Michlemass.
6 E. VI. (Saturday}, September 3. [1552.]
At the Assembly the Portmen elected Richard Smart portman of
this Towne, and he is sworne.
(a) mdesup. p. 215. (b) Sept. 8. (c) Now in Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 25,012, as also a translation
made, temp. Hen. VI. Add. MSS. 25,01 1. Both are printed in extenso in the Black Book of the Admiralty,
Rolls Ed. Appendix, vol. 2. vid. sup. pp. 18-38. (d) vide p. " I, note, (e) This was very probably Richard
Argentine, alias Sexten, M.D., Camb., who published a translation of a work by Zuinglius, printed at Ipswich
in 1548,35 well as translations of Sermons by Luther and others, with a dedicatory preface, dated at Ipswich.
Gent. Mag. 1787. vol. 57, p. 217. He diedcir. 1568. Cooper's Biog. Diet. Page's Suff. 231.
238 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [AD.
6 E. VI (Tuesday}, Sept: 20. [1552.]
Common soile granted to Reward, as it lies in Georges Lane fa} in
Math: parish.
6 E. VI. (Wednesday}, Septemb:^. [1552.]
Sr John Jermy fb} commanded his tenants in Wicks BP not to serve in
the watches of this Towne, and thereuppon mr Bayliffs, and such of the
twelve and 24^ as they shall think meete, shall advise wth the Councill
of the Towne concerning the same, and doe therein as they shall think
meete.
The Bayliffs hereafter shall allwaies uppon the Annuciac'on of the
Virgine, fc} receive theire fee due for theire Baylywick, wch is IOH, out of
the new mill.
Auditors for Ralfe Goodings accompts appointed.
Noe Burgess shall buye any marchandise by water measure, and
shall sell the same againe by the same measure to any forrainer, under
perill of loss of his freedomme.
The Bayliffs for the time being shall receive to theire owne use all
the fines and amercements in the petit Courts, according as they have
used by the auncient order.
6 E. VI. (Wednesday}, 17 Aug. [1552.]
Mr Tooly made a feofm* to diverse Townsmen to the uses contained
in his last will and testam*.
6 E. VI. Munday before Mathew. [Sep. 19, 1552.]
Willm. Dandy, fd} elected Chamberlin, is therof discharged for the
fine of 5H, and John Brennd is elected in his stead.
Handford Hall, called 'Rudlonds,' demised to John Steward for 10
yeres, at the former rent, and fine of IOH, provided he shall not alien.
Noe craftsmen shall hold stalls in the market or cornehill on the
market day, but Tanners, Cardmakers, Smiths, and Glovers, unless they
shall pay cache market day 4d a peece.
(a) Now Globe lane ; it was so called from the chapel of S' George, which formerly stood there.
Wodderspoon, p. 228. In 1610 this Chapel, described as a stone building, was used as a barn, and held
on lease by Richard Parkyus of Ipswich. Add. Charters, 4832. Clarke's Hist. Ipswich, p. 170.
(b) Sir John Jermy, k', was son and heir of Edmund Jermy, Esq., of Metfield in Mendham, SufF., and
mar. Margaret, dau. and coh. of Sir Thomas Teye, k', of Peldon, Essex and Brightwell Hall, Sufi. He
was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn, May 30, 1533 ; he died 3 Eliz.
(1560), and was bur. in S' Stephen's, Coleman S', London. Pedigrees and notes are given in Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,137, and 8211 (Jermyn). See also Blomfield (Norf.) v. 386; Page's Suff.pp.3i &c.; Harl. 1449
f. 85, and 891 f. I. The arms assigned are "arg. a lion ramp. gard. gu." (c) March 25*. (d) William
Dandy or Daundy was grandson of Edmond Daundy of Ipswich (vid. sup. p. 183) and mar. Frances, youngest
dau. of William Brampton, gent., of Letton, Norf. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 126.
1 553-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 239
6 E. VI. Munday after Andrew. [Dec. 5, 1552.]
Willm. ffoy, late elected Chamberlin, is discharged thereof, and
Rich: Hayward elected and sworne.
Birds and Lemans lands in Whitton demised to Gardner for 2oyeres,
at the former rent and 2OS fine.
New mill demised to Rob* ffisk and Geoffery Gilbert for 20 yeres at
30" rent, taking no toll, but onely mony, viz: id every bushell of bread
corne, and id for every combe of malt.
6 E. VI.* Thursday, \^ffebruary. [1553.]
John Smith al: Dier, and Rich: Eird(aJ elected Burgesses for the
Towne at the next Parliam*, i March next, (bj
The new-mill demised to ffisk and Gilbert at the same rent and
covenants that John Ingram had the same for 20 yeres, and the former
ordr shall be voide.
6 E. VI.^ (Wednesday) , ffebruary 8. [15 53.]
Granted by the Hedburrowes to Tho : Whiting, part of the Common
soyle at the old Barr gates, in lengthe 7 1 foote, and in bredth 1 3 foote,
being formerlie Tabors, at 2d r*.
6 E. VI. ffriday after S* Math: J [Sep. 22, 1553.] ffilstow.\\
A porpose taken at Nacton, prise 5s, belonging to the Admiralty
oflpsW*.
1553. 7 E. VI. Wednesday in Whitsun weeke. [May 24, 1553.]
ffower common Chandlers elected till Easter next, to serve the
Town wth Candle at id ob. the pound, and giving to the Butchers for
theire Tallow after the rate of i Is the hundred. And the Butchers shall
sell all theire Tallow to them (under perill of being discharged from
victualling for one whole yere) except onely Sewett. And the Chandlers
shall make good provision for the town, and of the overplus shall sell
to the country at suche moderate prises as are at other mark*5. And
the chandlers shall be bound herto by obligac'on of 100 marks.
Noe person having small tenemts wthin this Town and liberties therof
shall demise the same to any poore Alms people, other then such as have
theire abode in the Towne by the space of 3 yeres, under perill of for-
faiture of the 2ble yerely vallew to the Towne.
* This would seem to be ' Tuesday 7 E. VI.,' since in 6 E. VI. the 14* Feb. falls on Sunday, (a) vid.
sup. p. 226, note. Fitch (Add. MSS. 23,964) has some abstracts of wills of Ipswich Birds. (f>) Begun at
Westminster, Wednesday, Mar. i, 1553. Parry's Parl. of Eng. p. 209. f Calculated as ' 7 E. VI.' J S'
Matthew having already occurred in 6 E. VI., this is probably also 7 E. VI. || Felixstowe.
240
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Q. MARY.
1553-4. i Mar: ffriday Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1553.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Coroners,
Justices,
Clavigers,
Rich : Bird,
Rich : Skinner. (a)
George Harman,
Joh : Stannard.
The Bayliffs and
John Holland,
Math : Gooding,
Wm Reynbald,
Jo : Gardner.
Geoff: Gilbard,
Rich : Bloies,
Joh : Hawes.
Com : Cler:
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
SerJ">,
Willm. Whetcroft.
Rich : Ceely,
Joh : Golding.
Rob : ffisk.
Rich : Holmes,
Rich : Hay\vard,
Rob : Pinswein,
Ed : Draper.
Mathew Butler and Willm. Dandy, Aldermen of the Guild for two
yeres, and at the next election day they shall be new chosen.
I Mar: Tewesday, I August. [1553.]
Scott and lott shall be assessed by perticuler p'sons named, whereof
6 at the least shall performe the work wthin 6 dayes, and every defalter
of ye 12 portmen at the time of the assessment to be made, shall forfait
5s, wthout reasonable cause shewen to the contrary. And defalters of
the 24^ shall forfait 3s 4d, and defalters of the Burgesses 2Od. And the
assessors shall be assessed by the Bayliffs, and 4 others named. And
Collectors are appointed in cache parish, and refusalls of paym* shall be
remedied by distresse and disfranchisem*.
Suche as have not payed theire assessm* made 3 E. 6. shall forthw*
pay the same, or it shall be levied, and the parties disfranchised.
i Mar: Thursday* 16 A*(gust. [1553.]
Auditors assigned for Ralf Goodings accompts, and suche of them
as shall defalt in appearing, shall forfait 2OS.
Wednesday, Vigill Mathew. [Sep. 20, 1553.]
Steven Cardnall, the last Court elected Chamberlin, is discharged
at this Court for 5'' fine, to be paied by the next greate Court after Mich :
or else to be disfranchised. And Rich : Ceely is elected Chamberlin wth
Joh: Golding.
(a) Notes of a later date on this family are found in Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 149.
* Should be " Wednesday."
1 5 54-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 241
John Gosnall (aj and John Sulyard Esqrs (bj elected burgesses for
this Towne at the next parlm* at Westm : 5 Oct. next.*
i Mar: Wednesday, \$ Decemb: [1553.]
John Bobbet, tenant to the Towne of the heathe, hathe a licence
granted to demise the same, or any p1 thereof, for 2 1 yeres, and not above.
i Mar: Munday, 29 ffebruary.^ [1554.]
The chandlers appointed, the one to serve the one halfe of the Towne,
the other the other halfe of the same, wth Candle till Easter next, accord-
ing to. former agreemts, these are Richard Bloies and Tho: A' Wood.
The Town walls and Ditches shall be Cast up and repaired by the
inhabitants that have any ground adjoining to the wall diches, before
Easter next, and that Turnpecks shall be sett up before that time.
All inhabitants using Cranage, shall pay after the auncient order
mentioned in Domesday booke.
i Mar-: Munday after Palm Sunday. [Mar. 19, 1554.]
Clement Higham, Esqr, fcj one of the Privy Councill to the Queene,
and Tho : Pooley, Esqr, fdj elected Burgesses for this Towne at the next
Parli'm4, at Oxenford, 2 Apr: next (ej. On Maundy Thursday ffj next
shall be kept at the Tower, the Maundy, as in time past hathe been used.
(a) The ancient family of Gosnall or Gosnold was of Otley, Suff. The John Gosnall here named, son
and heir of Robert Gosnold of Otley, became Solicitor General May 21, 1552, and was also representative
in Parliament for Ipswich in 1547. vid. sup. p. 228. Davy (Add. MS. 19,113) has copious pedigrees and
notes ; see also Jennyn, ib. 8209. The arms assigned are : " party per pale crenelee, or and az. quartering
arg. a fleur-de-lis sa. charged with 3 bezants, or." Harl. 1560. f. 67; 1177, f. 52b. etc.
(b) High Sheriff of Norf. and Suff. in 2 and 3 Ph. and Mar., and apparently son of John Sulyard, Esq.,
of Wetherden Hall, Suff., and grandson of Sir John Sulyard, K.'. Puisne Justice of the King's Bench, Oct.
20, 1485. vid. sup. p. 125. This family was for several generations of Eye, and afterwards of Haughley,
Suff. Arms: arg. a chevron gu. betw. 3 pheons, sa. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,150; (Jermyn) 8215. Page's
Suff. 556-7. Harl. 1177, f. 28; 1103. f. 28.
* Thursday.
t Qy. "January," since the 2gth of February is on a Thursday.
(c) This family takes its name from Heigham, a hamlet of Gaseley, adjoining Barrow, in Suff. This
Clement Higham (afterwards knighted) was the son and heir of Clement Heigham of Lavenham, Suff.,
and became Speaker of the House of Commons in I & 2 Ph. & Mar., and Chief Baron of the Exchequer,
Mar. 2, 1557; he died 9 March, 1570, (Inq. p. m. Will proved, P.C.C. Holney, f. 27.) and was bur. at Barrow,
where there is a canopied tomb with effigies in brass, inscriptions, and arms. Hervey's Visit. Suff. (Howard)
ii. 235, 290; Gage's Thingoe Hund. p. 12, et seqq. Harl. 1449, f. 83. Arms: sa. a fess chequy, or and az.
betw. 3 horses' heads erased, arg.
(d) The family of Pooley or Poley was of Boxsted and Badley, Suff. The authorities quoted give
copious pedigrees and notes, but do not distinctly indicate the Tho : Pooley here named. Hervey's Vis. Suff.
(Howard) i. 269, &c. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,145, and (Jermyn) 8213. Harl. 1449, f. 18; 1177, ff. II, 12, 29.
Arms: or, a lion ramp. sa.
(e) (Monday) Summoned to meet at Oxford, but was removed, and met at Westminster. Parry's
Parl. Eng. 210.
(f) The Thursday before Good Friday.
II
242
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
i Mar: Tewesday* 1 6 Apr ill. [1554.]
Willm. Harvy, Butcher, is summoned to this Court, and making
default, is fined at 20% to be payed forthwth, or shall be imprisoned.
If Willm. Harvy shall persist in refusall of delivery of his tallow at
i Is the hundred, he shall be disfranchised.
Tho: Rouse is discharged from victualling wthin this Towne for
refusing to sell his tallow at the sett price.
I Mar: Wednesday, 27 June. [1554.]
The Justices of peace of this Towne named assessors according to
the stat. 32 H. 8 faj for the reparac'on of Bourn bridge, and Collectors
are appointed in every parish, Stoke being joyned to Peters.
Bayliffs,
Escheat™
Coron™,
I & 2 Phill: Mar: Satterday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1554.]
Clavigers,
Chamberlins,
( Tohn Holland.
Justices,
I Rich : Skinner,
^ Rich : Smart.
Serjeants,
Rob' Dandy, (V)
John Gardner, (c)
George Harman,
John Steward.
The Bayliffs and
John Holland,
Rich : Bird,
Rich : Skinner,
Rich : Smart.
Com:Ckr:
Willm. Whetcroft.
Geoffry Gilbard,
Rich : Bloyes,
John : Hawes.
Willm. Baker,
Rogr Warren.
Rob: ffiske.
Rich : Holms,
Edw : Draper,
Rob : Hayward,
Rob : Pinswein.
Election of the Alderm : of the Guild is deferred to the next Court,
at the request of Math : Buttler.
Sr Nicholas Hare (d) Elected of Councill for this Town, and to him
is granted the yerely fee of 31! 6s 8d, to be payed by the Chamberlins.
i & 2 Ph: & Mar: Tewesday after Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 1 1, 1554.]
Robert Reward elected Chamberlin in the stead of Roger Warren.
* Should be "Monday."
(a) Cap. 18. "For Reedificng of Towues," in which "Ipeswiche" is particularly mentioned. Statt.
Realm, iii. 768-9. ed. 1817, fol.
(b) 2nd son of Edmund Daundy, (vid. sup. p. 183) and a Portman of Ipswich; he mar. Joan, dau. of
Tho: Rede, Esq., of Beccles; he was bur. at S' Lawrence, Ipswich, II Ap. 1^8, and his wife «j Mar.
1579; her will dat. 1578.
(c) Davy (Add. MSS. 19, 131) and Jermyn (ib. 8209) both give various pedigrees of Gardiner, none of
which, however, seem to identify the Bailiff.
(d) This family, claiming to be derived from the Harcourts of Lorraine, was of Holmersfield and Brus-
yard, Suff. Sir Nicholas Hare was son of John Hare, of Holmersfield, Esq., and was Speaker of the House
chief indented, or.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
243
i & 2 Ph: & Mar: Munday after Luke. [Oct. 22, 1554.]
Ralfe Gooding and Joh: Smith elected Burgesses for this towne at
the next parlm* at Westmr, 12 Novemb: next.*
The 2 Bayliffs and 5 Portmen, and 5 of the 24% and 5 other free
Burgesses, are appointed to collect and draw a booke of ordinances for
the Common Welth of this Towne, and the same shall be written in a
table, and hanged up in the moote hall to be read yerely on Michalmass
day, when the Bayliffs take theire othes.
i & 2 P: et Mar: ffriday, ^weeke Lent. [Mar. 22, 1555.]
Ralfe Gooding and Wm. Hervy elected Corn Chandlers for the
Towne for one yere, ending at Easter, comme 12 month, eache of them
to serve his moity of the Towne according to former agreemts.
Mathew Buttler, Wm. Dandy, Wm. Barker, elected Guildholders,
to hold the Guild and Maundy at theire accustomed times.
At the Admirall Courts diverse presentmts are, as transportation of
inhibited commodities, and of destroying the young frie of ffishe. And
assalts and blondraughts, and hier of strangers mariners to serve, and
casting out of Ballast into the channell.
[Sep. 8, 1555.]
(Rob : Sparrow,
Jeffery Cauche.
Wm : Whetcroft.
Rob : ffisk.
Rich : Holms,
Rob : Gilbard,
Ro : Pinswein,
Jo: Micklefeild.
Wm Barber,
Joh : Golding.
1555-6- 2
Bayliffs,
Eschealors,
Coron™,
Justices,
Clavigers,
P: et Mar: Sunday, Nativit: Mar:
\ Willm : Reynbald,
Rob : Barker, (a)
Geoffrey Gilbard,
Rob : Fisk.
The Bayliffs and
Matthew Gooding,
Rob : Dandy,
Joh : Gardner,
Ralf Gooding.
Rich : Smart,
Rich : Bloyes,
Jeffery Gilbard.
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Treasurer,
Serjents,
Alderm: Guild,
Every Burgess taking apprentice shall inroll the Indentures wthin
one yere : otherwise the apprentis shall not have any benifit thereof for
his ffreedom.
2 & 3 P: et Mar: Wednesday, 7 August. [1555.]
An Ashburners oven sett up, found to be annoyance to the Towne,
and the same ordered to be demolished. And it is ordered that noe
such oven be hereafter sett up in this Towne or the liberties thereof,
under paine of iou forfaited to the use of the Towne.
* Monday.
(a) Son of Robert Barker, gent, of Ipswich; he was a Portman, and Burgess for Ipswich in 1559, and
was bur. in S' Lawrence Church, 30 Aug. 1571. Page's Suff. 69. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 116; (Jeimyn)
8202. Harl. 1560, f. 264. Arms: per fess nebuly, az. and sa. 3 martlets or; on a canton erm. a martlet.
244 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Edm: Leeche of Margts parish, having w^out licence from the Town,
built a water mill uppon the water course from Caldwell brooke, running
through parcell of the said Edm: tenem*, late Patriches, towards the
Haven, to the dammage of the Town in theire haven, and of diverse
inhabitants of the Key and Clemts parishes, by stopping the water, over-
flowing theire gardeins, and hurting theire walls: Its ordered that the
said Edm : shall take away his fludd gate and mill wheele before Mich :
next, under 20'' paine, to be levied uppon his goods and chattells. And
that noe person shall henceforthe kepe any water mill there for the grind-
ing of corne under the like paine.
2 & 3 P: et Mar: ffriday before Mich: [Sep. 27, 1555.]
Steven Baxter, suerty for Tho: Lease in a plea of debt of 47% shall
pay the same debt and charges of suite, and shall discharge the Bayliffs
thereof. And the said Baxter is allsoe fined ios for misusing the Bayliffs
wth divers words and Comminations. And Commanded that he shall
not disturbe the Bayliffs concerning that ace' on, nor prejudice the liber-
ties of the Towne, under perill of disfranchisem*.
2 & 3 P: et Mar: Sunday: Mich: [Sep. 29, 1555.]
Tho: Gooding faj elected Coroner, and refusing to comme this day
to take his othe, wthout reasonable cause shewen, is fined 2OS, and dis-
charged of that place for this yere, and in his stead Rob : ffisk is elected
Coroner, to serve wth Jeffery Gilbard.
2 & 3 P: ct Mar: Munday, 7 Octob: [1555.]
John Sulyard, Esqr/^ and Rich: Smart, elected Burgesses for this
towne at the next Parlm* at Westmr, i Novem: next (cj .
2 & 3 P: et Mar: Thursday, vigill Nick: [Dec. 5, 1555.]
Edm : Leeche not having taken away the floud gate and mill wheele
uppon the streame from Caldwell brook, Its ordered that he shall doe
the same before Christide next, under perill of 2OH forfaiture, and for
the fine allready set uppon him, he shall abide the order of the next
Court.
(a) He was of Freston, Suff., son of Matthew Gooding of Blaxhall, and brother of Matthew Gooding
before mentioned. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,132, and (Jermyn) 8209. Harl. 891, f. 31 ; 1560 f. 27/b. &c.
(6) •vid. sup. p. 241.
(c) This Parliament was begun on Monday, 21 Oct. See Parry's Parl. Eng. p. 212. The return from
Ipswich was made 7 Oct. Parl. Returns, (1878) pt. i, p. 394.
1556.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 245
Horswad Mill demised to John and Ralfe Engram for 2 1 yeres, at
the same r* that Sparhauk had it, and not to assigne or sett over the same,
but unto a free Burgess of this Towne. And that the said ffarmers shall
pay 45U for a fine in consideracon thereof.
Town lands in Whitton, in the occupac'on of Stiles, demised to him
for 10 yeres, at 4'' 6s 8d r4, and a fine of 5U.
2 & $ P: et Mar: Munday* 21 Jan. [1556.]
Holbroke lands demised to Edm : Leeche for 2 1 yeres, and the for-
mer r* and Covenants. Noe lease shall be allowed by the Bayliffs, nor
sealled, of lands belonging to the Towne, but the same shall be read and
passed in the great Court before the ensealling thereof.
Noe house wthin this Towne shall be demised to any stranger that
is a poore person, wthout the allowance of 3 Portmen, 3 Headburrowes,
and 3 of the 24^, appointed to be searchers of that Ward, or the greater
number of them, under perill of forfaiture of 40% to be payed to the
Treasurer uppon demand, or the party shall be imprisoned untill paym*
made.
Noe owner shall suffer more dwellers then one, in one house wthin
this Towne, wthout sp'iall licence of the searchers, or the greater number
of them, under perill of forfaiture of the like summe, to be levied as
aforesaid.
Noe person likewise shall hereafter set up any shopp or shopps of
any occupa'con w^in this Towne, w^out licence from the searchers, or
the greater number of them, under perill of imprisonm* untill suche fine
shall be paide as by the Bayliffs shall be thought fitt.
ffower Chandlers allowed to the Towne, each one for his own Ward,
for one yere, from Easter to Easter, to sell Candle to the Townsmen at
2d the pond, and to forfait Is for every pound sold to the Townsmen for
more; the one halfe shall goe to the informer, the other halfe to the
Towne, to be received by the Chamberlins.
Noe butcher shall sell above 2 pounds of Tallow in one day, under
perill of forfaiture of is, for every pound soe sold over and above that
rate.
Munday next after Passion Sundayf is appointed for the Buttaling
of Bramford lands by p'sons perticulerly named.
2 & 3 P: et Mar: Wednesday, 4 March. [1556.]
John Golding at this Court elected one of the Aldermen of the Guild,
to hold the place together w411 Wm Barber.
* Should be "Tuesday." t i.e. 22 March, 1556; Passion Sunday was the fifth Sunday in Lent.
246
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.B.
2 & 3 Ph: et Mar: Wednesday, 23 September. [1556.]
George Copping elected at this Court into the number of the 24%
and is sworne.
Noe butcher of this towne shall sell any kinde of ffleshe in open
shopps, eyther in the Mark4, or in their houses, uppon any Wednesday
after Mich : next comming, under perill of forfaiture of 3s 4d for every
peece of flesh soe sold.
At the Admiral Court at Nacton presentm* was made of casting
Ballast into the Channel, and of assalts, and of Constables not appearing
and returning their precepts.
J556-7- 3^4 P: et Mar: Tewesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1556.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Conn",
Justices,
Chamberlins,
Ralfe Gooding,
Willm. Sabyn. (a)
Geoffrey Gilbard,
Rob : ffisk.
The Bayliffs and
Joh : Gardner,
Wm Reynbald,
Rob' Barker,
Joh : Holland.
Rob : Sallowes,
Tho : Madock.
Com: Cler:
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Willm. Whetcroft.
Rob* ffisk.
Rich : Smart,
Geoff: Gilbard,
Rich : Bloyes.
Rich : Holms,
Rob : Hayward,
ROD : Pinswein,
Joh : Micklefeld.
3 & 4 P: et Mar: ffriday, g Octob: [1556.]
Eight persons elected for the ordering of the maintenance of the
poore and impotent people: ffor providing them work: ffor suppressing
of vagabonds and idle persons.
Mr Steward hathe given towards the foundation of a house for the
purpose aforesaid, fower pounds.
Chandlers shall sell candles to the Townsmen at 2d the pound, and
to the country men as usually in other markets is sold.
Auditors appointed for Tho: Chappleins accompt as Chamberlin,
and in regard he is poore, its ordered that all debts to him due from the
Towne shall be paid him by the Treasurer.
Willm. Baker discharged from being Alderm: of the Guild, at the
fine of 40% and John Brenn is elected in his stead, and a banner shall
forthwth be provided, and a bell for the Crier to goe about to pray for the
soules of the bretheren and sisterne of the same Guild, according to the
auncient order.
(a) Son of William Sabyn, of Ipswich (p. 112), Justice in 1549. and previously Bailiff in 1550.
MSS. (Davy) 19,148. (Jermyn) 8215.
Add.
I557-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 247
3 & 4 Ph: et Mar: Thursday* 4 Decemb: [1556.]
Ralfe Gooding- and Tho : A' Wood discharged from being Chandlers
for the Towne. And Rich: Bloyes and Chr: Ward allowed to be the
onely Chandlers for the same, till Easter next, and shall sell according
to a book of rates to be made, till Candlemass next, and afterward till
Easter, at halfe the rates.
Surveyors nominated to survey the Butchers in every Ward, to see
what Cattail they kill, and thereof to take an accompt, and if any butcher
shall be found imbesselling of any tallow, he shall forfait 3s 4d for every
pound of Tallow soe imbezilled.
3 & 4 P. et Mar: (FridayJ, 11 Decemb: [1556.]
At the Assembly, ORDERED : that the Treasurers of the Towne shall
not pay above the summe of 40% by warrant from the Bayliffs for the
time being, for any Towne cause, wthout the concent of the more p't
of the Council of the same, at his own perill, reparaco'ns only excepted.
3 & 4 P: et Mar: (Monday), 22 oiffebr: [1557.]
Noe Children of this Towne shall be p'mitted to begg, and suche
as shall be admitted thereto shall have badges, (aj
3 & 4 P: et Mar: Thursday, 8 Aprill. [1557.]
Chr: Ward and John: Cage elected Chandlers for a yere, from
Easter next, and shall sell cotton candle at 2d the pound.
Butchers of this towne shall sell their Tallow only to the said chand-
lers, and at the rate of 13* 4d the hundred, and shall not imbessel any
Tallow, unless for necessary victual!.
George Harman discharged out of the number of the 24% for dis-
order by him donne ; John Brenn discharged from being Alderm: of the
Guild for the fine of 3'' 6s 8d, to be paid to the Treasurer before Easter
next. Geoffery Cauche is elected in his room. And in regard of the
greate dearth and scarcity, 33s 4d is allowed to the Guildholders, to be
paid by the Treasurer.
At the Admiralty, presentm* is made of one that found an Anchor
at sea of 150" weight, and the same is brought wthin the Admiralty of
Ipswch, soe as a moity thereof belongs to the Town. And a barrell of
Aqua vitce found at Sylly,"j" in the sea, by the mariners, is brought into
* Should be "Friday."
(a) By the Stat. 2 & 3 Ph. & Mar., c. 5, confirming 22 Henry yin., c. 12, and 3 & 4 Ed. VI., c. 16,
" such poore folkes " as were licensed to beg, are directed " at all times when the same goth abroade to
begge" to " weare openly upon him or them, both on the breast and back of his or their uttermost garment,
some notable badge or token, to be assigned unto him by the Maior or Head Officers." Statt. Realm, vol.
iv. pt i, p. 281, ed. 1819.
t Scilly, Cornwall.
248
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
this liberty, and delivered to the mr of the ship, and its found that one
moity belongs to the Town, and the other to the mariners.
One presented for taking imprest, (a) and wthdrawing himselfe from
the king and queen's service.
Presentm* for transportation of inhibited Commodities, for forestal-
ling, and taking excessive wages, viz: 12 p. diem.
3 & 4 Ph: et Mar: (Tuesday}, Novemb: 30. [155?-]
The ffeoffees of mr Toolies lands receive a licence of alienation of
the same to the towne of Ipswch. (b)
1557-8. 4 & 5 p. et Mar: Wednesday, Nativit: [Sep. 8, 1557.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
' John Smith,
; Tho : Gooding.
Coronrs>
; Rob:
^ Edm:
ffisk,
Leeche.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Gooding,
Willm. Sabvn,
Rich : Birdi
Rich : Smart.
Chamberlins,
Rob: Nottingham,
Willm. Harvy.
Com: Cler:
Willm
. Whetcroft.
Treasurers,
Clavigers,
Alderm: Guild,
Serjeants,
Phillip Will'ms,
Willm. Barber.
Geoffery Gilbard,
Rich : Byes,
Mathew Butler.
Geoffery Cauche,
Tho : Haddock.
Rich : Holms,
Rob : Hayward,
Rob : Penswein,
Joh : Micklefeld.
4 & 5 P. et Mar:* ffriday, 9 July. [1557].
John Humphry, Geoffery Cauche, and Joh : Reward, elected at this
Court into the number of the 24*?.
Edm : Leeche elected Coroner.
Rob4 King, Robt : Bray, Joh : Golding, elected Headburrowes at this
Court.
Geoffry Gilbard and Tho : Gooding, at this Court are elected Port-
men and sworne.
Water allowed out of Caldwell brooke to Joh : Hollands house, at 2d r*.
Suche of the inhabitants as shall suffer theire swine, geese, or ducks,
to goe abroad in the streetes, after proclamacon made, shall forfait for
any of them taken, the one halfe to the taker, the other halfe to the Towne.
Every Portman shall have in readiness for the defense of this Towne,
two pikes, a bow, and sheafe of Arrowes, and 4 harneis. And every one
of ye 24<y one pike, a bow, and a sheaf of arrowes, and 2 harneis.
(a) Money received for compulsory service in the navy.
(6) Successive enactments, from the time of Henry in. downwards, had prohibited the alienation of
property to bodies corporate, and had declared gifts so acquired to be forfeited ; but " it was in the power
of the Crown, by granting a licence of mortmain, to remit the forfeiture, so far as it related to its own rights."
— Stephen's Blackstone, iv. 474.
1 557.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 249
4 & 5 P: et Mar:* Wednesday, 21 July. [1557.]
Letters from the Lords of the Councill were this day read, requiring
a shipp to be sett forth by this Towne. And its agreed that for lack of
mariners, men, and munition of warre, the Towne is not able to sett forth
a shipp according to the request in y° letters.
John Humphry hathe a day Assigned him to take his othe of one
of the 24% or to pay the fine of three pounds.
A surveyour of the river is elected, to see that idle persons be
punished whoe doe frequent fishing therein.
Suche as are in arere to the Guildholder, shall pay the same by a
day appointed, or shall be disfranchised.
4 & 5 P: et Mar: Wednesday, 15 Septemb: [1557.]
Willm Lion and Christoph: Ward, formerly elected Chamberlins, are
now discharged of the same at 3" a peece fine, and Rob : Nottingham
and Wm Harvy are elected in theire stead.
Rob: ffosdikes fine in part remitted.
The Bayliffs, calling unto them two of their bretheren, and two of
every parish in this Towne, being of the 24% shall assess forraine fines.
Rob* Sparrow elected at this Court into the number of the 24^.
4 & 5 P. et Mar. ffriday,-\ 17 Octob. [1557.]
ORDERED: that the Charter shall be renewed, and that Mr Smith,
and Mr Whetcroft, Town Clerk, shall travaile wth the learned Councill
of the Towne, concerning the same, and shall lay out suche money therein
as they shall think meete.
Every inhabitant that kepeth hoggs, shall mark them wth theire
proper marke, and the Serjeants in their severall Wards shall have notice
of the said marks, and if any hogg shall be taken in the streetes, the
owner shall pay for every foote 4d, and the Serjeants shall pay the one
half to the Towne, and shall retaine the other halfe to themselves, and
if any swine shall be taken unmarked, the same shall be forfaited to the
Towne, and if any person shall refuse to pay the forfaiture, he shall be
committed to prison till payment be made.
Every of the 1 2 and 24, and ffreemen of this Towne, shall, according
to the auncient order, provide themselves of one bucket before Christm :
next, under perill of forfaiture of the price of suche bucket.
The Bayliffs for the time beeing shall order searchers for new com -
mers into the Towne, and idle persons and vagabonds.
* Qy. 3 and 4 Ph. & Mar., otherwise the days are respectively Saturday and Thursday in 1558.
t Probably an error for " I5th Oct.," since the lyth falls on Sunday.
K K
25O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The Bayliffs, wth suche persons as they shall think meete, by advise
wa the learned Councill of this Towne, shall sett downe in writing in-
structions for the direction of the Bayliffs and other officers of this Towne
in theire severall offices.
The Bayliffs, calling to them suche of the inhabitants as they shall
think meete, shall frame orders for the order and maintenance of the
poore and impotent of the Towne : and if any inhabitant shall refuse to
pay suche mony as shall be allotted him to pay for the use of the poore,
suche person shall be punished at the discretion of the Bayliffs.
Uppon Munday after every Mich: day, a Court shall be kept, and
allsoe at other times by the appointm* of the Bayliffs, where certaine of
the Tenants, to the number of 1 2 at the least, shall be sworne to present
matters requisite for the preservacon of the Town lands and rents.
Part of the Donghill, called " Warwick pitts," shall be viewed, and
soe much thereof as the headburrowes shall think meete, shall be demised
for the benefitt of the Towne.
Mr Smith al. Dier, shall have a demise of suche lands as he now
holdeth, to hold from the Towne during his life, and one yere after, at
the former rent.
John Jennings shall have a new lease, by virtue of the Admirallty
of this Towne, for 4 yeres after his last lease.
4 & 5 P: & Mar: ffriday after Concept: Mar: [Dec. 10, 1557.]
Auditors appointed.
Willm. Cordel Esqr, Mr of the Rolls to the king and Queenes
Maties, (aj shall from henceforth be High Steward of this Towne, (b) by
Patent, under the Common Sealle of the same, and shall have for the
same during his life, fower pounds at the feasts of the Annunc : of
Mar: * and Mich: by equall portions.
Scavingers shall be appointed in every parish of this Town, suche
as Mr Bayliffs shall think most meete.
4 & 5 P: et Mar: (Thursday), 2 Decemb: [1557.]
Presented by the Hedburrowes: that Rich: Hayward of Mar: Elms,
hold town soile called ' Water yards,' adjoining to the ground late Tho :
Rainsburrowes, next the Common River.
(a) Son of John Cordell, of Long Melford, Suff., and grandson of Edm. Cordell, of Edmonton, Middx.
He was Solicitor General, and became Master of the Rolls, Nov. 5, 1557, and was Speaker of the House of
Commons in 1558 ; d. s. p., and was bur. at Long Melford, 19 June, 1581. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,124 ;
(Jermyn) 8206. Visit. Suff. 1581. (Howard) i. 245-266. Arms. gu. on a chev. between 3 griffins' heads erased
arg. 3 ermine spots, (b) The first High Steward that I finde (B). * March 25.
I558-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
4^/5 P: et Mar: Wednesday before Christmass. [Dec. 22, 1557.]
Willm. Whetcroft gent, and Phillip Williams, (aj elected Burgesses
for this Towne at the next Parlm1 at Westm1, 20 Jan. next,* and the
said Phillip hathe remitted to the Town halfe his Burgess fee.
4 £/ 5 P: et Mar: ffriday,^ 19 ffebruary. [1558.]
ffor the paym4 of debts contracted uppon this Towne, its ordered
that all the Burgesses and inhabitants of this Town shall be Lottant and
Scottant, and shall be allotted by p'ticular persons specially appointed
thereunto, or by 14 of them, viz: one Baylif, one Portman, ifower of the
24% and 8 of the Commons. And if any of the assessors doe make
default, and the number of 14 be not compleate at the day appointed for
their meeting, then shall every Portman forfait 2Od, and every of the 24
shall forfait 1 2d, and every of the Commons 8d, and the said assessors
shall assess the Burgesses and inhabitants to the summe of ioou at least.
Collectors are named in every parish.
4 & 5 P: et Mar: ffriday, 18 of March. [1558.]
John Cage and Tho : Eldred elected Common Chandlers for the
Towne, from Easter next to Easter following, to serve the same wth
good Cotton Candle at 2d the pound.
The Butchers of this Town shall sell theire tallow onely to them at
13s 4d the hundred, and shall not imbezill any tallow under perill of
beeing discharged from victualling.
At the Admiralty, presentm4 of defaults of apparance and of 2
persons of Harwch, whoe refused to sell fish at the Cay, and sold them in
the ffisshmarket, and for transportatio' of p'hibited goods.
And a mast found wthin the liberty, and sold, whereby the moity of
the vallew is due to the Towne.
And allsoe for casting of Ballast into the Channell. And for assalts
And diverse wrecks taken by others, whereof a moity belongs to the Towne.
1558. 5 & 6 P: & Mar: Thursday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1558.]
Bayliffs, (
Rich : Smart,
Com: Ckr:
Wm : Whetcroft.
Escheat"1, (
John Vallentine.
Conn",
\
Rob : ffisk,
Edm : Leeche.
Clavigers,
Rich : Bloyes,
Mathew Bultler,
Rob : ffisk.
t
The Bayliffs and
Justices, <
Tho : Gooding,
Joh : Smith,
Alderm : Guild
Tho : Maddock.
Rich : Bird,
Joh : Micklefeild,
\
Rob : Barker.
Rob : Pinswein,
C ' hamberlins,
Rich: Bell,
Rob : Guttler.
Serfent',
Rob : Willson,
Ed: Gooding.
betw
(a) Apparently 3rd son of Francis Williams ; Visit. Essex, 1558, Harl. 1 137, £.131. Arms, gu. a chev.
•. 3 cubes, voided, each with 4 others in saltire, arg. * Thursday, t Should be ' Saturday.'
252
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Tall wood or billet from henceforth transported from this towne by
shipping, the owner of the vessell shall pay to the use of the Towne
3s 4d for every lode so shipped.
5^/6 P: et Mar: Munday, 12 Septemb: [1558.]
Rich: Bloyes and Mathew Butler discharged of their Treasurers
place, and Rob4 ffisk elected Treasurer.
I558-9-
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Admiral Is,
Conn™,
Justices,
i El:
Q: ELIZ:
ffriday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1559.]
Com : Cler : Willm : Whetcroft.
Rich : Bird,
Rob : King.
Rob : ffisk,
Edm : Leeche.
The Bayliffs and
Robert Gooding,
Rich : Smart,
Joh : Smith,
Ralf Gooding.
Chamlerlins,
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
Rob : ffisk,
Edm : Leeche.
Geoffery Gilbard,
Mathew Buttler,
Joh : Golding,
Alderm -.Guild : Joh: Reward al. Haris.
Serjeants,
Rob : Pinswein,
Rob : Willson,
Edw: Gooding,
Wm : Russels.
Joh : Moore,
Tho : Whiting.
i El: Wednesday.
Tho : Seckford jur Esqr, faj is elected ffree burgess of this Towne,
and they elected him and Rob : Barker (bj to be Burgesses for this
Towne at the next Parlm* at Westm1.*
i Eliz: Munday. 3^ weeke Lent. [Feb. 27, 1559.]
According to an order, dated 19 Novemb : 21 H. 8., whereby it
was ordered, that if any of the burgesses, or any other inhabitant wthin
this Town, from thenceforth did manace, or miscall, or misreport, openly
or secretly, the Bayliffs, Portmen, Justices of the peace, Coroners, or any
other head officer of the same towne, being proved by 2 witnesses : the
first defalt the offender shall forfait 5H, and the 2d time be disfranchised,
and allsoe to make fine.
Now for that it is fully certified in this Court, that Walter Meryell,
a burgess in this Towne, hathe misused, miscalled, and defamed Mr.
(a) Son of Thomas Seckford, Esq., of Seckford Hall, in the parish of Great Bealings, Suff. He was
Lecturer at Gray's Inn in 1556, and Master of the Court of Requests, 9 Dec., 1558; he died s. p. and was
bur. in Woodbndge Church, 15 Jan. 1587. This ancient family held the Seckford Estate from the time
ismg.
(bj Son of Rob1 Barker, gent, of Ipswich, and elected Portman in 1563 ; he was bur. in S' Lawrence's
church, 30 Aug., 1571. Add. MSS. (Davy), 19,116., and (Jermyn), 8202. Arms: quarterly; I and 4,
barry of 10, or and sa. a bend qu. with a mullet az. for diff. (Barker) ; 2 and 3, per pale, sa. and gu. a lion
ramp. gard. arg. crowned or. (Bestney).
1 559.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 253
Mathew Gooding, one of the Portmen of this Towne, in the publique
hearing of many persons, this Court dothe fine the said Walter Meryell
at 51'. to be levied of his goods and Chattells to the use of the Towne.
Mathew Gooding is elected Bayliff of this Towne, in the place of
John Vallentine, lately departed this life.
i El: Munday, 10 April I. [1559.]
Geoffery Cauche elected into the number of the Hedburrowes.
Demised to Jane Sorrell of Bramford, certaine peeces of lands and
pasture in Bramford, beeing of the Towne ground, by estimacon 20
acres, more or less, late in the tenure of Cardnall, and formerly in Joh :
Cookes tenure, for 10 yeres from Mich: next, at 34 shillings yerely rent,
and 4OS fine, and the carriage of 28 lodes of timber from Whitton to
Ipswich, for the building of Stoke Bridge, and 8 lodes of Timber from
Holbrook.
Demised allsoe to Edm : Sicklemore, (aj two peeces of the Town
land in Bramford, esteemed 6 acres, in the Tenure of Jane Beakon,
and a peece of fenne, wth a peece of pasture, esteemed 3 roods and 1 5
perches, and one peece of medow, esteemed at one rood, ffor 10 yeres
from Mich: next, at 8s 4d r4, and 46* 8d fine, and the cariageof 12 lodes
of Timber from Whitton to Ipswch.
Demised to Tho: Carter, one acre of land in Bramford, more or
less, for the like terme as aforesaid, at 2Od yerely rent, and for the
cariage of 4 lodes of timber from Whitton to Ipswch.
Demised to Rob4 Cooke, sixe peeces of the Town land in Bramford,
esteemed at 12 acres, at 15* yerely rent, for the like terme, and suche
fine as shall be assessed by the Bayliffs.
i El: ffriday, i Septemb: [1559.]
Whereas Willm : Whetcroft is this day by the Portmen elected one
of the Portmen of this Towne : It is agreed that he shall not be elected
Bayliff before the feast of Mich: 1562, notwithstanding his burgesship,
and election into Portmanship.
All manner of persons having any Clothes, and bringing them to
this Towne, shall bring them into one hall next the mootehall, appointed
for the searche and sale thereof, commonly called Clothe Hall.
i El: Wednesday, 27 Septemb: [1559.]
Whereas Tho : Humphrey and Tho : ffuller, mariners, Burgesses of
this Town, have not onely contrary to theire othes and duties of freemen,
infringed and broken the liberties and franchise of the same, W* they
are sworne to keepe and maintaine, but have allsoe most arrogantly vf&
(aj He was of Sicklemore House, in Bramford, Suff.; this family also resided at Wetheringsett, and at
a later period held a high position in the county. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,148 ; Page's Suff. pp. 499, 581.
254
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
diverse opprobrious stout words, and greate threatinings, by them pub-
lished and uttered against Mr Smart, one of the Bayliffs of this Towne,
and others his bretheren, openly in the streete, to the evill and perilous
example of others: ffor reformacon and punishment of wch misdemeaners
It is fully and wholly granted, condiscended, and agreed, that the said
Tho: Humphrey, and Tho: Fuller shall be cleerly discharged of theire
freedoms of this Town for ever, and henceforth to be taken and reputed
as forrainers, and nevertheless they are fined, eyther of them, at 5'', to
be paid to the Chamberlins, and they are to be committed to ward till
paym* made.
i El: Munday, 13 Novemb: [1559.]
At this Court Rob : Sallowes and Rob : Guttler are elected into the
number of the 24*?.
And Willm. Barber and Tho : Cobbet are elected cheife pledges.
Thomas Humphry & Tho : ffuller shall not be in any wise admitted to
theire freedome, nor shall have againe the said ioh, or any parcell thereof.
There shall be a humble supplication made to the Honble Councill,
to have somme compassion of the Bayliffs, and Burgesses, and Com-
monalty, for the liberties and freedome of the Town, used time out of
minde for the Common Welth of the same.
ffor the paym* of debte of the Towne, growing by reason of suites
about theire Charter and liberties: It is granted and agreed, that all
the inhabitants of this Towne shall be Lottant and Scottant towards the
paym* of the same, as in former times hath bein used. And that the
said inhabitants shall be severally allotted and charged by the persons
hereunder named, viz: &c: and that the assessors shall meet at the
Moot hall, 1 5 Novemb : next, and shall assess the Burgesses and inhabit-
ants to the summe of 100 marks at the least, of them to be levied.
1559-60. 2 El:
Sunday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8,
1560.]
Bayliffs, \
Escheat",
John Gardner, (a]
Com : Cler :
Wm Whetcroft.
Admiralls, (
Geoff: Gilbard.
( Rob : King,
Clerks Mark1, )
Clavigtrs,
Rob : Sparrow,
/"* *••
Rob : ffisk,
( Joh : Golding.
Coronrs,
Edm : Leeche.
»
!Rich : Ceely,
The Bayliffs and
Alderm: Guild,
Rich : Bell,
Ralfe Gooding,
Rich : Bird,
Rob : Sparrow.
Rob : King,
!Rob : Pinswein,
Treasurers,
Joh : Smith.
Wm Smart,
Joh : Warren.
Serjeants,
Wm : Russell,
Rob : Willson,
Edw : Reding.
(a) Perhaps of Columbine Hall, Stowmarket, Suff. Harl. 1103. f. 27. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,131, and
(Jermyn) 8209.
1560.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 255
2 El: Munday, 22 Jan: [1560.]
Auditors elected for the charges of the suite at London ffor the
Lottant and Scottant Burgesses refusing to pay summs of mony assessed
uppon them, or not paying the same w^in convenient speede after
demand made, shall loose their freedome.
The greate Court shall forthwth taxe and assesse the Portmen of
this Towne, towards the Charges of the Towne suites,
John Reward discharged of being Alderman of the Guild, and
Rich: Ceely and Rich: Bell are elected Aldermen in his stead.
2 El: ffriday, ye 4 weeke in Lent. [Mar. 22, 1560.]
A preacher shall be provided for this Towne, and he shall have for
his salary 20'' yerely.
Mr ffrancis Noone elected to be of councill w* this Towne, and
shall have yerely for his fee 26s 8d.
All areres of any Lott and Scott mony shall be paied before Georges
day next,* or the defalters shall forfait theire ffreedome and franchise of
this Town for ever.
Joh : Crawford and Tho : Eldred elected Common chandlers of this
Towne from Easter next to Easter following, and shall sell to the in-
habitants good cotton candle at 2d the pound. And shall give bond to
the Chamberlins to p' forme the same.
Butchers in this Town shall sell all their Tallow only to such
Chandlers at 13" 4d the hundred, and shall reserve noe tallow from them,
but onely 2 pounds of every bullock, and the 2d webb of every sheepe,
for victuall, and for noe other uses, under perill of forfaiture for the first
offence 40% and to be discharged from victualling for the 2nd offence,
and allsoe to be disfranchised, if he be a burgess, and nevertheless to be
fined, at at the discretion of the Towne. The informer shall have the
one halfe of the forfaitures, and they shall be levied of the goods and
Chattells of the offender.
2 El: ffriday, 31 May. [1560.]
All those of the East ward of this Towne that have not payed theire
Scott and Lott shall for theire default be disfranchised.
The like for others menconed of the West ward.
The like for others menconed of the South ward.
The like for others menconed of the North ward.
Diverse paying theire fines for not paying Scott and Lott, are re-
stored to theire freedome.
•Ap. 23.
256 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Steward, uppon surrender of his former lease of Handford hall,
shall have a new lease for 21 yeres from Mich: next, upon the old rent
and covenants, uppon a fine of 30" to be by him payed.
2 El: Munday, 10 June. [1560.]
Roger Kelk and . . . Makebray are elected preachers and ministers
for this Towne for one whole yere next ensuing, at suche convenient
stipend as shall be agreed uppon.
2 El: (Monday j , 23 September, [1560.]
By/«5/>£oWoftheChartersofE.6.,H.8.,H.7.,E.4.,R.2., £.3., E.2.,
E.I., John, and H.2.; the Queene confirmed them all by her Charter,
but therby granted noe new liberties.
2 El: ffriday before Mich: [Sep. 27, 1560.]
John Warren, lately elected Chamberlin, is discharged thereof,
paying 2OS fine, and John Dandy is elected in his stead.
2 El: Sunday, Mich: day. [Sep. 29, 1560.]
Jeoffery Cauche, one of the Bakers of this Towne, fined 4OS for his
contempt in not serving the Q. Maties subjects with bread, allthough he
was commanded therto by the Bayliffs.
2 El: ffriday* 12 Octob: [1560.]
Tho : Gooding, disfranchised for not paying Scott and Lott, is now
readmitted, paying a fine of ios, and his areres of Scott mony, being 40%
and he is sworne.
When any ship or bote shall arrive wth salt, cole, or any other victuall,
the same shall be sold at the Common Kay. And the shipper before sale
shall acquaint the Bayliffs with his lading, and the Baliffs shall drive a
convenient price of the victuall. And then the Town Crier shall make pro-
clamacon that suche free men as will resort to the Common Kay wthin 3
dayes, may make theire provision of the said victuall.
Rob: King, disfranchised for not paying Scott and Lott, is readmitted,
paying ios fine, and his arere of Scott mony, viz: 3'', and he is sworne.
Wm Savell and Wm Cooke shall have licence under the Town Sealle
to sell wine (as the statute hathe limited) wthin this Towne.
Demised to John Goylmer, the Conduit house, for 20 yeres, at 13s 4d
rent, and putting the same in good reparacons, and soe mantaining the
same.
* The 12 Oct. falls on Saturday.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
257
Granted to Waller of Laur: parish . . . foote in length, and . . .
foote in bredth, of the com : soile, at id r*.
Rob : Sparrow discharged from being Alderm : Guild, for the fine
of 40s.
At this Court, John Moore is elected into the number of the 24.
Rob: Guttler is elected Alderm : Guild, and is allsoe discharged of
the same for the fine of 4OS.
Rob: Nottingham is elected Alderm : of the Guild, wth Rich: Seely
and Rich: Bell.
Mrs Alis Tooly, widow, shall receive of the Treasurer 40", wch mr
Goodingand mrButtler received of her, an: 1553, in the i y. of Q. Mar:
The Bayliffs shall conferr wth the Councell of the Towne, and with mr
Toolies executors, concerning the assurance of the Mortmain of Henry
Tooly (late one of the portmen of this Towne) unto this Town, accord-
ing to the trew intent thereof.
At the Admiralty presentm13 are of Goods found, and wrecks, and
bloud draughts.
1560-1. 3 El: Munday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1561].
Bayliffs,
Treasurer,
Rob : ffisk.
Escheat™,
Admit**,
Job: Smith al. Dyer,
Tho: Gooding. (a)
Com: Cler:
Willm : Whetcroft.
Clerks Mark*,
Rob : King,
Coron" ( Rob : msk'
Clavigers,
Joh : Golding,
; ' { Edm : Leeche.
Rob : Sparrow.
Joh : Gardner,
7 J '
Geof: Gilbard,
Alderm : Guild,
Tho : Whiting.
Justices,
Rich : Bird,
Rob i Pinswein
Ralfe Gooding.
/-.i i ;• ( Rich : King,
Chamberhns, j Steven BaJfter.
Serjeants,
Rob : Willson,
Wm Russell,
Edw : Reding.
3 El: ffriday* 13 Marche. [1561.]
John Cage and Tho : Eldred elected Chandlers, from Easter next to
Easter following, to serve the Town with good Candle at 2d the pound,
and they shall be bound thereto by obligacon of 40".
Butchers of this Town shall sell their Tallow onely to them at 13s 4d
the hundred, saving 2 pounds of every bullock, and the 2d webb of every
sheepe, and y* onely for victuall, and for the Ist defalt to forf* 4OS, and for
y6 2d to be disfranchised if he be a Burgess, and to be discharged from
victuallyng, and to pay fine at discretion of the Town, to be levied of his
goods and chattells, or he shall be committed till paym* made, the one
halfe to the informer.
(a) He was of Freston, Suff., a Portman, and brother of Matthew Gooding before mentioned ; ob. 38 Eliz.
Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8209. * Mar. 13, 1561, falls on Thursday.
L L
258 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
If mr Toolies executors still refuse to confirme the Mortmain ac-
cording to the intent of mr Toolies will, complaint shall be made to the
Queene, or suche of her Councell as shall by the Councell of ye Town be
thought most meete for the order and reformacon of the same. And for
the charges thereof, every of the Burgesses and Commonalty of the
Towne doe hereby agree to be Lottant and Scottant of theire owne free
wills.
Rob: Nottingham is discharged from being Guildholder, for his fine
of 4OS, and John Moore is elected in his stead. And John Moore is dis-
charged for y° like fine, and Rob: Sallowes is elected. Rob: Sallowes
is likewise discharged for the like fine, and Christ : Ward is elected in his
stead.
And he likewise is discharged for the like fine, and George Copping
is elected in his stead.
ffor augmentacon of the Serjeants maintenance, its ordered, that they
shall have for the arest of every ffree man 6d, and of every fforrainer 8d.
Rob: ffiske is elected Treasurer at this Court for the yere following,
and mrLeeche shall have his fee of 20% for halfe a yere at our La: day.
3 El: Munday, 21 Aprill. [1561.]
Wm Barber and Rob* King shall bring in before the next Court,
314'' of lead in defective weights in the time of theire Baylywick, or the
Serjeants shall distraine for the same in case of default.
The hedburrowes shall view Joh: Denyses house in S* Nich: back
lane, and to bring their opinion whither it shall be necessary to reedify
the same, or onely to make a decent fence between it and the street.
At a great Court on ffriday before Mich: last,* Rob* Barker of Ipsw0*1,
march4, camme into the Court uncalled, and spake these words : "I was
of late commanded by my Lo : Keper fa) to submitt myselfe at this
Court, for that I have offended mr Bayliffs and Portmen, and doe promise
that I will fullfill all orders and lawes of the Towne, (as I have heretofore
donne, as you all know) being to the Queenes honor."
3 El: (Thursday}, the 22 day of May. [1561.]
By the HEADBURROWES : allowed to George Copping, parcell of
the Common soile behind Curson house, leaving a cart way on the East,
1 8 foote broad, and on the South, another way 27 foote broad, and
saving the BPS gate into the highway at 2s 6d rent.
The lane from Coppings ground unto the end of the lane by St.
Nicholas Almshouses, thought meete to be granted by lease to Wm
Barber and his assignees at 6d rl.
(a) Sir Nicholas Bacon, the first Lord Keeper who ranked as Lord Chancellor; appointed Dec. 18,
1558 ; ob. Feb. 20, 1579. * Sep. 27, 1560.
1561.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 259
The peece of ground of the Town, lying- west uppon Eastalls back
yard, in length northward, 87 foote, and southward 61 foote, in bredth
eastward 49 foote, and westward 33 foote, leaving the way on the north
side 24 foote broad. This is thought meete to be granted to John
Easthall and his assignees, at 1 2d r*.
Thought meete to grant to Tho : ffishe and his assignees, a lease
of the com: soile lying by Easthalls, in length northw: 61 foote, and
southward 30 foote ; broad eastward, 34 foote, and westw : 42 foote, at 1 2d r*.
Allowed to Edm : Leeche and his assignees, Warwicks pitts and the
lane leading therto from Caldwell Brooke, provided he kepe the same
fenced, and paying 5s r4.
3 El: (Tuesday}, the \Q day of June. [1561.]
All the inhabitants of the Town shall be assessed to the Costs and
Charges for the intertainm* of the Q: at her next comming to the Towne.
And the assessors are named, and suche as shall not pay their assessm'
shall be disfranchised, fa)
Thomas Gooding, one of the Portmen, hathe putt himselfe to the
judgement of this Court as touching the last Scott and Lott uppon him
assessed, to the summe of 8U. And its agreed that he shall pay the said
8U for his lott, and shall not be remitted any p't thereof.
At this Court its agreed yl Thorn: Gooding hathe negligently be-
haved himselfe in the office of Portman, and he, intending to retire into
the country, and not from henceforth to execute the said office, therefore
it is ordered that he shall pay for his fine as well as for discharge of Port-
manship as all other offices, as for his former neglects, 20"; viz: IOH at
Mich: next, and iou at Mich: next after that. And therewth the said Tho:
is contented, and offers himselfe and Robert Boreman to be ingaged for
p'formance.
Rob* King, one of the Portmen, being often times in ye yere last
past orderly warned to frequent the Assemblies and Councills of this
Towne, and be aydant and assistant unto the Bayliffs, as a portman ought
to doe, he having notwthstanding bein very negligent, by reason whereof
he putting himself upon the Judgement of the Court for assessing his fine,
and he is adjudged to pay 5 marks for the same(
It is allsoe agreed and concluded that the Portmen, Burgesses, and
Commonalty, and every of them, shall assist, uphold, and maintaine all
suche ac'cons and suites as are moved by mr Gardner and mr Geoffr:
Gilbard, against Rob: Barker, and them, the said mr Gardner and mr
Gilbard at any time hereafter, for any cause or matter stirred, moved, or
(a) Vide Nichols' Progresses of Q. Elizabeth i. 96-7. Machyn's Diary, (Camden Soc.) p. 264. Batley's
Ipswich Coll. (Add. MSS, 25,334.) i-f-^S &c.
260 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
depending between them. And that they, and every of them, will be
Scottant and Lottant at all times hereafter, to and for the upholding,
defending, and maintaining, of the causes and matter aforesaid.
3 El: Tewesday*, 17 July. [1561.]
There shall be two vessells or Botes, decently furnished, to attend
uppon the Q. Matie soe farr as the liberty doe extend.
3 El: ffriday before Mich: [Sep. 26, 1561.]
Whereas Rob: Barker hathe hertofore refused to pay 8H assessed
towards the intertainment of the Queen, and allsoe his Scott and Lott
formerly assessed, and thereby became disfranchised : its now ordered
that the said Rob* shall, before Alls*5 day next,")" pay to the Treasurers
the summe of 8H, and allsoe a fine of 6H for the redemption of his free-
dom, whereunto the said Rob* dothe submitt, and thereuppon he is re-
admitted and sworne.
Two wollen Clothes, Henry Osmonds, seised as forraine bought
and forrain sold, and are redeemed for 4", to be payed to the Chamber-
lins, w^in 15 dayes, and in case the same shall not be payed, the said
Clothes are forfaited to the Town absolutely.
3 El: Wednesday, 8 Octob. [1561.]
Sixe Wardens and Mrs of occupacons elected for the better main-
tenance of good order and rule w^in the said Towne.
Every householder and inhabitant wthin this Towne, shall cause the
streets against theire houses to be made cleane every Satterday, in the
afternoone, or shall forf* 3d for every defalt: and two honest persons in
every parish shall be overseers, made to present defalts uppon paine of
imprisonm*. And the Carters of the Towne shall be ready wth their
Tombrils, for carrying away of the dirt at reasonable prices, when they
shall be therto required, uppon paine of imprisonm4.
Mr Bayliffs, mr Bird, mr Gooding, mr Whetcroft, Edm: Leeche,
Wm Smart, Joh: Moore, Chr: Gooding, shall consider of the orders and
constitutions of the Towne, and shall sett forth the office and duties of
every officer wthin the Towne, for the better executing of the same.
Edm : Leeche, having inclosed parcell of the Town soile, its order-
ed that he shall sow the same w*h acorns, and preserve it from spoile or
otherwise, to the use of the Towne, as by the Bayliffs, 12 and 24, or ye
greater number of them, shall be directed. And to that end its granted
to ye said Edm:, provided that Bobbet shall release his terme therein.
* Should be "Thursday." f Nov. I.
1562.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
26l
At the Admirallty its presented that a bote belonging to I. is sunk
wthin the streame, and he is injoyned to weigh the same up before a day
prefixed, under a penalty/
And a shipp called the "James" is burnt, and lies sunk at the side
of the Channel!, and the owner is injoyned to weigh her up, or Beacon
her, and preserve the Beacons from time to time under a penalty.
1561-2. 4 El:
Tewesday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8,
1562.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
\ Ralfe Gooding,(<z)
Treasurers,
Edm: Leeche,
Rob: Sparrow.
Admit®*,
[ Rob: Bray.
Clarks Mark*,
Com: Cler:
Wm Whetcroft.
SEdm: Leeche,
Conn™,
Wm Smart.
Rob: King,
The Bayliffs and
Clavigers.
Wm Smart,
John Gardener,
Joh: Golding.
Justices,
Job: Dier,
Tho: Gooding,
Rob: Pinswein,
Rich: Bird.
Wm Russell,
Chamberlins,
' Joh : Barker,
[ Rob: Andrewes.
Serjeants,
Rob: Wilson,
^ Wm Boynton.
Tho : Seckford Esqr, Mr of Requests, is elected free Burgess of this
Towne, and is sworne.
Friday, 5 December. [1561.] ?
The Common Meeter shall, for every bushell measured by the Com-
mon Bushell, have of strangers for every booke of commodities, and
of every Waigh, 2d, the one to his own use, the other to the Towns use.
And every ffree man shall pay for every Waigh 2d, to the like uses, and
shall be discharged of the Bushell.
Auditors appointed.
4 El: Munday* 20 Jan: [1562.]
The matter concerning mr Toolies will, by agreem4, is referred to
be comprtemitted by the ffinall decree and order of the Lo : Keeper.
Mr Madock dothe lend to the Towne 20 marks, besides 4'' to him
formerly due, in the whole, iyu 6s 8d, W* shall be paied to him; viz:
gu j^s ^d thereof wthin 8 dayes after Lady day next, and 8H 13s 4d within
8 dayes after Mich : following. And the Treasurer shall give his bond
for paym1 thereof accordingly.
(a) -old, sup. pp. 225, 235.
* 20 Jan., 1562, falls on Tuesday.
262 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
4 El: ffriday, 3 weeke Lent. [Feb. 27, 1562].
The 1 2 and 24^ shall sett the price of Candle for the next yere.
fifor proceedings in the Compromise concerning Mr Toolies Mort-
main, mr Bayliff Dyer, Mr Wm Whetcroft, and suche other as mr
Bayliffs shall think meete, shall ride to London, and advise wth the
Learned Councell of the Towne concerning the same, according to the
Lo: Kepers request in his 1'res.
Granted to Alis Tooly, in fee farme, parcell of the comm: soile in
Clem15 parish, next Rob: Deerhaws, in breath Northward, 31 foote, and
Southward next the Channell 2 1 foote, at 2s rent, and a convenient fine,
if uppon view it be not found praejudiciall by the Bayliffs, and suche as
they shall call to them.
Tho: Bobbet discharged from Guildholders place, at 40= fine, and
Wm Smart is elected.
And he allsoe is discharged for the like fine, to be deducted from
suche mony as the Town oweth him uppon his Chamberlins accompt.
And Tho: Whiting is elected to kepe the said Guild.
Tho : Seckford Esqr shall have one foote from the old sell of his
house into the streete, to build his house uppon, soe as the Q. high street
be not annoied therby.
4 El: Wednesday after Trinity. [May 27, 1562.]
Whereas Rob4 Barker was, according to the auncient Constitutions
of this Towne, fined 5'' for miscalling and misusing mr Bayliffs and
other of the Town Councill, for w1* fine the said Barker desired to be
judged by this Court, whither the said fine should be remitted: its
determined that the same shall not be remitted, but shall be payed w^out
redemption.
And hereafter uppon further consideration of him, the Towne
meaneth to recompense the said Barker wth a greater pleasure then the
vallew of the said fine amounteth unto, as good will and amity requireth
to be accomplished.
Ralfe Engram, ffarmer, of Horswade Mill, shall be conferred wth
tor a new lease of the said mill by the Common Councill, for the terme
of 2 1 yeres, for suche a fine as they shall agree uppon, soe that the house
be made substantiall, according to the covenants to be contained in the
said indenture.
It is allsoe agreed that Wm Whetcroft, now Town Clark, shall con-
tinue in the said office for one halfe yere next after Michalmass ensuing
this Court, and shall not be elected Bayliff at the next election day, nor
before the Nativit: of our La: wch shall be 1563, any order, agreem*, or
constitution notwthstanding.
I563-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
263
4 El: ffriday* g July. [1562.]
Whereas mr Kelk, (aj before this time, hathe bein unjustly accused
to be a liar, and to be a preacher of no trew Doctrine : The said mr Kelk
hathe bein called to answere the said accusation, and for that there is no
matter proved against him, therefore it is awarded and ordered by this
Court, that the said mr Kelk shall be remitted quite cleere of the said ac-
cusation, and every part and parcell thereof.
John Southwell the younger, gent, (bj is admitted free of this Towne,
wthout fine, at the request of his father, John Southwell Esqr, free man of
this towne.
4 El: Wednesday, 5 August. [1562.]
ffor the paym' of Town debts, and setting forth of soldiers for the
Queene, there shall be a Scott and Lott assessed uppon this Towne, to the
summe of 120'', that the severall inhabitants shall be assessed or allotted
by the p'sons herein named, viz : &c. — or by 8 of them at the least, whereof
shall be 2 portmen, and 3 of the 24^, the rest to be Commons. And
the Assessors shall be assessed by mr Bayliffs, mr Gardner & mr Gilbard,
the one halfe shall be payed forthwth, the other halfe before Alls15 day
next,t under perill of forfaiture of the freedome of defaulters.
Where as Chr : Crane did pluck up a post at Handford bridge, where-
by certaine carts did goe over the bridge, and decayed the same : Its
ordered the said Crane shall be fined 6s 8d, and shall set up another post
where the former stood.
4 El:
Common soile in Peters parish, formerly Buttlers, granted to Coppin.
1562-3. 5 El: Wednesday, Nalivit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1563.]
Bayliffs, \
Escheators, 1
Rob* Barker,
Chamberlins,
Wm Buckenham,
George Wiles.
Admir"*, (
Wm Whetcroft.
Clerks Mark*, ]
Treasurer,
Rob : Sparrow.
The Bayliffs and
Rob : Pinswein,
John Gooding,
Rich : Bird,
Rob: Wilson,
Wm Russell,
Rob : Brav,
Rich : Trowes.
Geoff: Gilbard.
* July 9, 1562, falls on Thursday. t Nov. I.
(a) Roger Kelke, born about 1524, was of St. John's Coll. Camb. B.A. 1543-4, and elected Fellow in
or about 1545. He commenced M.A. 1547; was elected Senior Fellow of St. John's, 19 Oct. 1552, and
became B.D. in 1559-60, and D.D. in 1564. In 1559, Nov. I, he was elected Master of Magdalen Coll.,
and in 1567, and again in 1572, Vice-Chancellor of the University. He died 6 Jan. 1575-6, and was bur. in
the chancel of Great St. Mary's. Will dat. 12 Dec. 1575. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, i. 341-3, which gives a
biography and copious references.
(b) Son and heir of John Southwell, Esq., of Barham Hall, (vid.sup.Tf.22~,). He died njas.i. (1613-14)
aet. 75.
264 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rob' Barker is elected to be one of the Portmen of this Towne.
At this Court Tho: SeckfordEsqr,Mrof Requests, and Edw. Grimston
Esqr(%y were present as of the Commonalty, and Edw. Grimston was
present at Divers Courts ensewing.
5 El: (Wednesday} ', 28 Apr ill. [1563.]
The feoffees of mr Toolies lands levy a fine to the Towne to the
uses contained in mr Toolies will.
5 El: Tewesday, \f[Decemb: [1563.]
Edw: Grimston Esqr elected free Burgess, and is sworne, having
sonns, Edw: Chris: Tho: Edw: Jun: and Willm.
Tho: Seckford Esqr, mr of Requests, and Edw: Grimston Esqr are
elected to be Burgesses for this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr,
1 1 Janu: next. *
Tenne quarters of malt, of the goods of one Johnson, of the Citty of
London, seised as forraine bought and forraine sold, shall be redelivered,
paying 3os to the Chamberlins, whoe shall accompt thereof.
5 El: Satlerday, Stevens day. [Dec. 26, 1562.] -f
Richard Bird is elected Bayliff in the roome of mr Ralfe Gooding,
late Bayliff, and he is sworne.
5 El: Munday,\ 2 Marche. [1563.]
John Cage and Tho: Eldred elected Common Chandlers for this
Towne for one yere ensuing, and they shall serve the Towne w* good
candle at 2d the pound, and give theire bond of 40" for p'formance.
The Collectors of Scott and Lott for the Q. intertainm4, shall levy the
areres uppon the goods and chattells of all persons in arere, before the
ist day of May next, at wch time, if the areres be not paied, the parties in
arere shall forfait theire freedome.
Debts to any of the inhabitants of this towne, for and touching the
late intertainment of the Q : suche inhabitants shall bring theire bills
wthin 14 dayes next after the first day of May, and the same being con-
sidered and allowed by mr Bayliffs and others thereto appointed, shall
be payed, and not otherwise.
(a) Son of Edward Grimston, Esq., of Rishangles, Co : Suff. He was appointed Comptroller of Calais,
30* August, 1552, and on the loss of that town, instructions were issued by Q. Mary, July 15, 1558. to Sir
Clement Higham and Sir John Sulyard, to make an account of his revenues, and take an inventory of his
goods, (Cal. State Papers, Dom. Ser. p. 104), and he was subsequently arraigned for this disaster, Dec. i,
1559, as recorded by Machyn. Diary p. 218. For ped. see Clutterbuck's Herts, i. 95. Harl. 1389 f. g2b.
Add.MSS. (Davy) 19,133; ib. (Jermyn) 8209.
* Monday. t In 1563, St. Stephen's day falls on Sunday. J Should be "Tuesday."
1564-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
265
5 El: Wednesday, 15 Sept: [1563.]
The Bayliffs, Portmen, and 24% and three Burg-esses of every ward,
or as many of them as shall comme, shall sett forraine fines.
Edward Gooding discharged from bearing any office wthin this
Towne for the space of 10 yeres next ensuing, provided he shall pay
4OS for a fine, and 15% being his arere of Scott and Lott, and the same
is payed.
MEMORAND : A Court was holden 13 of 'Decemb: 6 El: before
Willm. Whetcroft, Bayliff, and Rich: Bird, deputy bayliff to the other
Bayliff, but noe act is therein entred to be made, saving election of
Auditors.
1563-4. 6 El: ffriday, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1564.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
Rob : King, (a)
Chamberlins,
Chr: Crane,
Joh : Baker,
Admir1'3,
Clerks Markt,
Willm. Barber.
Treasurer,
Robt. Sallowes.
Com : Cler :
Joh : Hawis.
Coronrs,
Edm : Leeche,
( Willm. Smart.
Clavigers,
Joh : Golding,
Wm Smart,
, The Bayliffs and
\
Tho: Whiting.
|
Willm. Whetcroft,
I
Rob : Pinsvvein,
Justices,
Rob : Barker,
Joh : Gardner,
Serjeants,
Rob : Willson,
Wm Russell,
1 Rich : Bird.
(
Rich : Trost.
John Baker, elected Chamberlin, is discharged thereof at the fine
of 3H 6s 8d, and John Tye is elected in his stead.
John Hawes shall have liberty to follow his Clients causes at London,
next Michmass and Hilly termes.
At this Court Tho : Gooding made defalt in apparance, wth other of
the 12, and therefore is fined 3s 4d according to auncient order.
At this Court allsoe Rob: Cuttler, one of the 24% made defalt of
apparance, and is fined Is 8d.
At this Court allsoe 26 of the Commonalty defaulted in their appear-
ance, and are fined at Is apeace, saving one at 6d.
John Tye is discharged of being Chamberlin, and Tho: Barrow
elected in his place.
6 El: (MondayJ, 17 day of Jan: [1564.]
An assessm* shall be uppon all the inhabitants of this Towne for
the repaireof Handford bridge by the Bayliffs, Portmen, and 24, or the
more part of them.
(a) The family of King was of Great Thurlow, Suff. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,138. Page's Stiff, p. 900.
M M
266 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The parishioners of the Kay have granted to the Towne in fee farme,
a peece of ground at the red cliff, along by the water, in Estimacon one
acre, there to digg stone for the paving of the streets of this Towne, at
the rent of 6s, to the use of y6 Kay Churche for ever, provided that the
same shall not be prejudicial! to the haven.
Mr Rob: Bray having undertaken to digg stone in the said ground,
shall have the same for his best commodity, not being hurtfull to the
haven as aforesaid, and in Consideracon thereof, shall from time to
time serve the inhabitants of the Towne wth sufficient stone for the paving
of the same, at the prices following, viz: the parishioners of the Kay at
2s the Tonne, and all the rest of the inhabitants of this Town at 2s 4d
the Tonne, and shall deliver the same in his yard : to every Tonne there
shall be 20 hundred.
John Hawes at this Court is elected to be Common Clerk of this
Towne, and its further ordered :
1. That he shall be attend* uppon the said office.
2. That he shall ingross in parchem* all suche matters as be reall
actions, and suche other acc'ons as shall be tried by verdict, wthin the
liberties of the Town of Ipswich, wch doe amount to the summe of 5''
or more.
3. That he shall be noe serv* nor retainer to any man, during
the time that he shall exercise the said office.
4. That he shall not exercise the faculty of an Atturny at the
Common pleaes, or in any Court of record, whereby he shall have
occasion to absent himselfe from attending uppon the said office.
5. That he shall observe suche other articles as shall be devised
by the Common Councill of this Towne, and the greater p't of them.
Saving onely to the said John Hawes, liberty for Hillary and Easter
termes next ensuing, to be at London to finish his Clients Causes, and
thenceforthe to be attend4 uppon the said place and office, so long as he
shall continnue therein.
6 El: (Tuesday}, iZAprill. [1564.]
At the Assembly its ordered, that a suite shall be commenced
against mr Withipoll (a) and others, for fishing in the river at Handford
bridge by his commandem4.
6 El: (Wednesday), 29 Marche. [1564.]
The Tower greate bell shall be rung throughout the yere, at 4 of
(a) The ancient family of Withipoll is said to have come out of Italy, and to have settled at Withipole,
Co : Somerset. Edmund Withipoll, here referred to, was of Christ Church, Ipswich, and son and heir of Paul
Withipoll, of London ; he died 16 May, 1582, and was bur. in S< Margaret's, Ipswich, where his tombstone,
bearing a shield of arms and inscription, as prepared by himself in 1574, still remains. Clarke's Ipswich,
p. 328. Wodderspoon, p. 399, Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,156; (Jermyn) 8217.
1564.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 267
the clock in the morning, and in winter at 8 of the clock in the evening,
and in summer at 9 of the clock, when the watche bell beginns to ring,
and the bellringers wages shall be assessed by the Common Councill.
Every Burgess of this Towne shall provide one leather Bucket in
his house before Whitsunday next, under perill of forfaiture of 3s 4d for
each default.
Tho : Eldred by himselfe apart, and Chr : Lymbard, and Tho : Bloyse
jointly, are elected Chandlers for one yere, from Easter next, to serve the
Towne with good Candle, at 2d the pound, and to give security, &c.
And all Butchers of this Town shall sell all theire Tallow to them
onely, at 1 3s 4d the hundred, saving 2 pounds of every Bullock, and the
2d webb of every sheepe, w°h shall serve onely for victuall, under perill of
forfaiture, and imprisonm*, and disfranchisem*, discharge from victualling,
as formerly hath bein ordered.
The constitution for hailing and searching of clothes within this
Towne, shall be reformed by the Councill learned of this Towne, and in
the meane time, the same shall continnue effectuall for the taking of
Hallage.
Rich: Hay ward elected Alderm: of the Guild for the next yere wth
John Dandy.
6 El: (Thursday}, 7 of Septemlf. [1564.]
A portman discharged at the Assembly, viz : Mr Math : Gooding, and
Mr Rob: Cuttler elected into that number, vid. 4 Sept: j El. 20 Marche:
23 El: 1 8 Jan: 44 El: 19 July, 44 El: 9 Aug: 44 El:
6 El: ffriday, 22 Septemb: [1564.]
At this Court Rob* Cuttler is sworne into the number of the port-
men of this Towne.
Tho: Burrow discharged from being Chamberlin, at the fine of 3''
6s 8d, and Willm. Bloyse is elected in his place.
Edw: Gardner made free Burgess, for building of Handford bridge,
according to agreem*.
Assessors of fforraine ffines named, to assess the same on Wednesday
next, and suche as shall make defalt, not having a reasonable cause, shall
forfait ios.
The bellringers fee of 20% for ringing of the Tower bell for this
halfe yere, shall be payed by assessment, uppon every Portman 4d, and
every of the 24% 2d, and uppon every inhabitant, as they shall be assessed
by the Mrs and Wardens of every occupacon.
Tho: Gooding, being lawfully warned to be at this Court, hathe
made defalt, and therfore is fined 3s 4d, according tc former orders.
268
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[A.D.
John Goylmer, in setting up of his house next the Conduit house,
incroched 1 2 inches into the com : soile, and was therfore amerced by
the Hedburrowes at 3s 4d, and ordered to remove the same under a
certaine paine of 40% by a day set and now pas4, and the incrochm* is
not reformed ; its ordered he shall pay 13s 4d, and thereuppon the paine
shall be discharged.
And the said John Goylmer shall from henceforth injoy the said
incrochem1 by grant from this Town, in fee farme, for the yerely rent
of 4d, wth a clause of distress and reentry: the distress in case of arere
by the space of 8 daies: the reentry in case of arere for one month.
George Coppin sworne one of the hedburrowes.
6 El: (Wednesday} , 2\ Novemb: [1563.] At the Assembly.
The Bayliffs for the time beeing may lawfully take to themselves
of every fforrainer entring an acco' w^in this Towne, 4d.
At the Admiralty its presented tha: J: found a skiff in the liberty,
priced at 2Od, and that it is in the possession of J: and thereuppon the
said J payed to the Chamberlins 2Od.
And that R found an anker, prise 6s 8d, and that it is still in his
hands, and that one moity belongs to the Town.
Many persons presented for destroying small fish, and cache of
them Amerced at 1 2d,and suche as defalted uppon summons, amerced 6d.
1564-5. 7 El: (Saturday), Nativity: Mar: [Sep.
Treasurer,
Com : Cler :
Bayliffs,
Escheat ers,
Admir11",
Clerks Mark1,
Job : Gardner,
Tho: Gooding.(a)
Coroners,
Justices,
Chamberlins,
!\Vm Leeche,
Rob' Sparrow.
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Barker,
Rob : King,
Job: Smitha/.Dier,
Rich : Bird.
Hen ; Ashly,
' ( Wm Hongate.
Willm. Smart is elected Portman of this Towne.
5, I565-]
Rob : Sallowes.
John Hawes.
Job : Golding,
Wm Smart,
Tho: Whiting.
Steven Baxter.
Rob : Pinswein,
Rob : Willson,
Wm Russell,
Rich : Frost.
(a) vid. sup. p. 244, note.
(b) He was a great benefactor to the poor of Ipswich, and to the Grammar School, and may be regarded
as the founder of the Town Library. He died 23 Sep. 1599, and was bur. in St. Mary Tower, where there
is a unique framed tablet of wood, bearing an acrostic inscription in rhyme, within a border illuminated with
scroll work, a view of Ipswich, and kneeling figures. Wodderspoon's Hist. Ipsw. pp, 347, 380. Clarke's
Hist. Ipsw. pp. 280, &c. Will dat. Jan. 8, 1598; proved Nov. 2, 1599. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. 1747 DD «-
50. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,149.
1565.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 269
Licence is given to Joh: Hawis to follow his Clients Causes three
weekes in Mic: terme, and 14 daies in every other terme, at London,
provided he shall leave in his stead a sufficient deputy.
7 El; (Wednesday}, 6 December. [1564.]
Licence to sell wine wthin this town by retaile, is granted to Willm.
Cooke and William Sewale, according to the statt. Auditors appointed.
Demise to Rich: Battell of 3 peeces of Arrable land in Whitton, by
esteeme 4 acres. And 7 roods of medow in Claiden, wch the said Richard
found out as concealled from the Towne by mr Barnard.
And this demise shall beginne from mich: last, and continue for 12
yeres at 2OS r*, with reentry for non paym*, and a clause to binde from
alienation or assignm4, unless to a freeman w^out licence from the Town.
For the service wch mr Grimston hathe donne as Burgess of this
Towne, and further friendship extended in this behalfe, there shall be
presented unto him from this towne two hogsheds of wine.
Tho: Eldred and Chr: Lymbard are elected common chandlers
according to former orders.
The hedburrowes shall rate every inhabitant to a certaine quantity
of Candle to be spent by them.
Order for Butchers to sell theire tallow to the former Chandlers, now
elected according to orders formerly made.
John Barker elected alderm: Guild: to hold WA Rich: Hay ward for
this next yere.
John Barker is discharged for his fine of 5", and Steven Baxter is
elected Alderm: Guild in his stead.
7 El: (Tuesday), 13 Marche. [1565.] At the Assembly.
mr Bayliffs shall fish the river from handford bridge to Bodshaw
bridge, (a) as hathe bein formerly used.
7 El: ( Tuesday}, 26 June. [1565.]
Sr Nicholas Bacon, Lo: Keper of the greate Sealle of England, is
admitted free Burgess of this Town wrhout othe taken.
Rob: Thorpe, gent, (b) for IOH fine is admitted a free Burgess uppon
condicon to be resident in this Town before Mich : next, and thenceforth
toremaineandcontinnuewith his familyasap'fitable member of the same.
Ulveston hall (cj demised to Wm Trailes for 1 1 yeres at. 36'' rent, pay-
able by moities at the 2 usuall feasts, wth distress for arere, and covenants
(a) nid. sup. p. I. Edward deBordshaw resided at Sproughton temp. Hen. III. Page's Suff. p. 27.
(4) Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,151 ; (Jermyn) 8216 ; Blomfield's Norf. v. 142 ; Page's Suff. 398.
(c) A manor in Debenham, held by the Corporation of Ipswich under the will of Henry Tooley. md.
sup. p. 219.
270
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[A.D.
that Wm shall be at charge of the Courts there to be holden, and shall
repaire and set up the barne, 22 foote long and 20 foote broad, accord-
ing to the Lo: Keepers order. And that the said Willm. shall collect
the rents, fines, amercem15, and proffits of the said Courts, and shall
have therefore ios yerely by defalcation out of his rent. And Tho:
A' wood shall have 4U yerely during his life, being now tenant to the
premisses.
(Monday), 24 September. [1565.]
Giles Stedman dismissed from beeing Hallinger for this last halfe
yere, paying to the Chamberlins the mony allready received.
The present Bayliffs and the new Elects, w* 2 or 3 of eache parish,
or the greater number, shall assess fforr: fines, and shall discharge or
moderate former fines, and paines, and amercements by hedburrowes, and
suche assessors as make default wthout cause, shall forfait ios.
At the Admiralty Joh' Heart of Harwch amerced ios, for taking
ancorage of shipps beneath Landgard wthin this Jurisdiction.
One presented for carrying a mans serv* to sea wthout his mrs con-
sent, and amerced 2s.
One presented for not submitting to governm1 by the mr of the
shipp : amerced 3s 4d. (aj
Geoff: Gilbard (b)
Joh: Moore, (c)
1565-6. 8 El: (Sunday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1566.]
Chamberlins,
Com: Cler:
Coron",
Bayliffs,
Escheators,
Admir"',
C larks Mark1,
Justices,
Edm : Leeche,
Rob : Sparrow.
The Bayliffs and
Willm. Whetcroft,
Joh : Gardner,
Tho : Gooding,
Rob : Barker.
Joh : Hawes,
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Wm. Smart,
Joh : Golding,
Tho : Whiting.
Rob : Pinswein,
Willm. Russell,
Rich : Trost.
the other Serjeants staled.
8 El: (Friday), 7 December: [1565.]
Auditors appointed.
(a) The ancient sea laws of the I4th cent, direct that if any mariner offends, he shall be carried before the
Admiral, "pour prendre et avoir ce que lay de mer veult et demande." Black Book of the Admiralty, No.
B. XI. Rolls ed. i. 32.
Cb) Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,131, and (Jermyn) 8209.
(c) " He was a merchant and portman of Ipswich, and a wise and religious man. He dy'd 1587, and left
6 Dau: & coheirs." Arms: arg. a fess betw. 3 mullets, az. Cole's MSS. Brit. Mus. vol. 28, f. 148: quoting
from Sir Rd Gipps' Antiq. Suffolc.
1566.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 271
Whereas mr Kelk is retained to be Common preacher of this Towne,
for 40 marks yerely stipend, (aj wch hathe not heretofore bein well levied:
Its ordered that mr Bayliffs for the time beeing, mr South well, mrGrimston,
calling before them suche as mr Bayliffs shall finde not being- contributory,
shall take suche order wth them as in theire wisdome shall be most con-
venient.
Seisure of a Barrell of herring as forraine bought and forrain sold,
belonging to Edward Andrewes, whoe paieth his forrain fine. Its ordered
that restitution of soe muche mony shall be made by ye treasurer as the
Chamberlins shall accompt for the same.
Willim. Martin, Musitian, shall have 13* 4d for his service at the last
Guild, and shall have henceforth 2OS yerely.
mr Bayliffs shall appoint two of every parish to collect uppon Sunday
next towards the release of Tho: Cooper, his wife and children.
Tho: Bobbet is elected Alderm: Guild, with Steven Baxter, if the
said Tho: hath not allready fined for the same, and if he hathe fined,
then Rich : King is elected in that place to serve wft the said Baxter.
8 El: (Monday), 28 Jan: [1566.] At the Assembly.
A suite is ordered against the Sheriff and his bayliffs, for aresting
wthin this Towne without a Non omittas. And its ordered that the Sheriff
shall not have the use of the Towne hall for the holding of the Sessions.
8 El: (Thursday), 7 Marche. [1566.]
Three common chandlers for this Towne elected for one whole yere
at the like agreemts with those of the last yere.
And an order for the Butchers to serve them onely wth tallow
according to the last yeres agreem1.
Rich : Gage, Butcher, fined 40" for selling of Tallow to one that was
noe Chandler of the Towne, and a capias awarded against him for the
levying of the said fine.
Willm Trailes, farmer of Ulveston hall, shall putt in suerties to
render accompt as Bayliff of the manner, and to pay the rent as tenant
to the farme, and his lease shall be sealled, and somme petit Court.
Differences concerning rents to be paied by diverse persons to the
Towne, are referred to be determined by p'ticuler persons specially named.
Rich : King is discharged of his place of Alderm : Guild, at 4" fine,
and George Wiles is elected in his stead, and hee allsoe is discharged
at 4U fine, and Rob: Andrewes is elected in his stead.
Margrt Ingram allowed to assign over Horswad mill to Roger
Wright, for the fine of 5", to be payed by moities, and thereof the said
Roger shall give security.
(a) £2(1 135. 4d.
272
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mr Gardner shall have soe much of the Com : soile as the head-
burrowes shall sett forthe at id rent.
8 El: (Monday), 18 Marche. [1566.]
The Queene founded by her Charter the Grammer Schoole. (a)
8 El: (Tuesday}, 28 May. [1566.] At the Assembly.
The Chamberlins, as Ushers, shall serve at the next Guild, and 1 2
of the last admitted Burgesses, by command of the Bayliffs for the time
beeing, shall serve at the same Guild. The Bayliffs, Portmen, and Town
Clerk shall cache of them find one capon, or forfait 5s.
8 El: (Saturday}, 31 August. [1566.] At the Assembly.
mr Bridges, procter of the Admirallty, shall be retained of Councill
wth this Towne, concerning the jurisdiction of the Admirallty, and to kepe
the Admirall Courts, and to have 4" yerely fee, besides his charges at
suche times.
8 El: (Wednesday}, 10 July. [1566.]
By the HEADBURROWES : mr Edm : Withipoll presented for taking
in wth hedge and gate, the way for horse and foote from Brooks Hall to
Dayry Lane, and amerced 3s, and payned to lay the same open.
A pece of common soile as its Kayed in at the south end of Stoke
mill, next to Stoke Bridge, granted to Thorn: Bell for 21 yeres, at 2s r4.
Agreed that Joh : Waple shall have, to him and his heires, a peece
of the common soile at the end of his house, in length 4 foot 2 inches,
and of like bredth, at the south end of the La: Chappell (bj wall, at id r4.
8 El: (Friday}, 20 September. [1566.]
28 Persons mentioned and named, whoe, or the greater number of
whome, shall call before them and assess forrainers theire fines for theire
Trading, such persons of the said forrainers as they shall think meete.
John Easthall shall have a parcell of the Com: soile westward of his
back yard, appointed by the headburrowes, for the yerely rent of 1 2d,
vf& a clause of reentry for non paym* wthin a month of all areres.
Rob: Hall shall have p' cell of the Com: soyle next to the peece for-
merly granted to Easthall, wch was formerly appointed to Tho: ffishe,
and the said Hall shall have the same to him and his heires at 1 2 r4, wth
Clause of reentry for not paying wthin a month.
(a) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. 1747, pp. 112-17. 0>) v'd- *UP- P- '94> note.
1566.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 273
John Waple shall have a parcell of the Town ground at the end of
his house, formerly allowed by the headburrowes, and newly builded
uppon by him, at 4d r*.
All wch grants may be sealled at a Petit Court.
WHEREAS Thorn: Gooding, one of the Bayliffs of this Towne, during
the Time of his Baylywick thisyere, hathe not kept hospitallity according
to the accustomed order of this Towne, and hathe nevertheless received
5" fee, usually paied to every Bayliff for that purpose : And allsoe for
that he hathe not given his attendance uppon his said office as he ought
to have donne : Its ordered and agreed that if at the next greate Court,
to be holden after the feast of S* Michaell next comming, the said Thomas
Gooding shall comme into the Court, and there wthout any exception,
openly confess his negligence and default, and then pay to the use of the
Towne tenne pounds for a fine, that then he shall be remitted of the Towne
for that offence, but if he shall neglect to doe the same, its ordered that
the said Thomas Gooding shall pay at the same Court to the Townes
use, 2OH for a fine for such negligence.
8 El: (Friday), n October. [1566.]
Rob* Sallowes elected Treasurer of this Town.
A survey of the Town lands in Claiden, Whitton, Bramford, Aken-
ham, Thurleston, IpsW*, Sprawton, and Holbroke, shall be made by
p'ticuler p'sons named, or any 6 of them, and every man making a defalt
therein, shall forfait to the Town 5s.
All fforrainers or strangers shall pay 2d for every Tonne of Mer-
chandise as they shall take up or unshipp at any crane wthin this Towne.
ffifteene persons named to draw up orders to be observed in holding
of greate Courts, uppon suche penalties as shall be therein sett down.
WHEREAS Thomas Gooding could not be lawfully warned to this
Court, to p' forme the order touching him : Its ordered that the said Tho :
Gooding shall comme to the next greate Court, and confess his fault,
and pay iou, and thereuppon he shall be remitted, or otherwise shall pay
the fine of 2OU.
Admirallty.
At the Admirall Court, a man drowned was taken up, wth ns 6din
mony in his pocket.
The 'James,' that is sunk in the River, wanteth Beacons.
Trespasses contra pacem.
Working on the Sundaies.
Nusance to the Haven by Ballast, muck, stakes, &c.
The Constable of Whersted found a paire of Trail heads uppon the
sea shore, and he is commanded to deliver them to the Bayliffs under
paine of 6s 8d.
N N
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[A.D
ORDERED by the Bayliffs, and the Jury assenting thereto, that no
inhabitant wthin this liberty shall use Trailing henceforthe, at any time
after the hower of one after midnight on Satterday night, under penalty
of ios forfait for cache offence.
1566-7. 9 El: (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1567.]
Chamberlins
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
Com : Clerk :
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
Admiralls,
Clarks Mark1,
Coron",
Rob : Barker,
Job: Smith al: Dyer.
Edm : Leeche,
Rob : Sparrow.
, The Bayliffs and
Willm Whetcroft,
Justices, < Geoff: Gilbard,
/ Job : Moore,
v Rich : Bird.
Serjeants,
Common soyle in Nich: parish granted to Alderman.
( John Harrison,
' ( Tho:Bennet.
Rob : Sallowes.
( Willm. Smart,
Willm. Bloyes,
I Tho : Whiting.
Joh : Hawes.
Wm : Russell,
Rich : Trost,
Rich : Battell,
Tho: Allein.
8 El: (Friday}, 6 Decemb: [1566.]
Auditors named.
In consideration that John Upson hathe acquitted the Towne from
all debts and demands, in right of his wife, executrixe of Edm: Reding ;
And in regard that the said Upson shall educate Mary . . . whome he
now hathe in his tuition, and discharge the town of all future incumbrance
concerning her: The said John Upson shall be ffree Burgess of this towne
admitted.
Mr Kelk shall continnue ordinary preacher of this Towne for the
yerely stipend of 40 marks, serving onely 4 months in the yere, untill he
shall be discharged by common concent of this Court, having a halfe yeres
warning given to him. And for the better levying of the stipend mr
Bayliffs for the time beeing, calling unto them suche p'sons as they shall
think meete, shall p'swade, as well wth forrainers as Burgesses, for theire
liberall contribution to the same; And if any of the free men will not
agree to a reasonable portion Towards the same, The Bayliffs and suche
as they shall call to them, shall assesse uppon every free man suche
summe as shall be meete, and the same shall be levied, as by the dis-
cretions of the said Bayliffs, and others called to them, shall be thought
most meete.
At this Court mr Gooding made his submission according to the
last order, and found suerties, viz: John Brenn, and Geoff: Cauche, to
pay to the Treasurer iou. And afterward the Court agreed that there
shall be defalked 5" out of the said summe of iou, and abated unto him
1567.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 275
the said mr Gooding of his fine, and the other 5" shall be paied to mr
Gardner, his late fellow Bayliff, towards his extraordinary charge spent
in housekeeping, through the said mr Goodings defalt.
9 El: (Tuesday), n Marche. [1567.]
The bill now read in this Court against suche as have common access
to alehouses, and loyter in tippling houses in this Towne, is referred
to p'sons named, 3 of wch are of the 12, and 3 of the 24^, and 4 of the
Commonalty, to be corrected and amplified, and presented at the next
greate Court.
And whereas after the reading of the said Bill, Tho : ffuller, one of
Burgesses present at this Court, not onely uttered many rash words
towards the impugning of the same, but allsoe unmannerly said to the
Bayliffs and Portmen then in full Court sitting uppon the benche, "That
he marvailed whie there should be any suche bill now sett forth, more
then in times past, when there were as wise men then as now:" The
said Thomas ffuller was thereuppon by common concent committed to
ward.
None of the towne lands or tenements shall be henceforthe demised
by this Towne to any person or persons, before one whole yere next before
the expiracon of the former leases allready passed.
Demised to mr Math: Gooding, Kents, in the tenure of Pike, in
Akenham, Claidon, and Whitton, for n yeres, from Mic: next, at 13''
6s 8d rent, wth clause of distress for arere 20 dayes, and reentry for arere
by the space of 2 months, wth covenant to set yerely, 20 okes, ash, or
elme, and kepe suche other covenants as are mentioned in the Lo: Kepers
order.
Demised to Rob* Stiles, the Tenem* now in his occupacon, late
Henry Toolies, for n yeres from Mic: next, at 13'' 6s 8d r', wtt clauses
as aforesaid.
The reparacons shall be maintained by the lessee and covenants
observed according to the Lo : Kepers order. And in regard the rent
is increased to 4U ios more then formerly, and that Tho: Cooper, late
servant to Henry Tooly, is poore, the said 4H ios shall be paied to him
by the Warden yerely, during Stiles his lease, provideth he carieth him-
selfe orderly, and that he shall not alien this penc'on.
ffive persons nominated to propound and debate wth all suche persons
as shall minde to buye any messuages, lands, or tenemts of mr Toolies
ffoundaco', and to beate out the uttermost price, and to certify.
Willm. Bloyse is elected Alderm: of the Guild.
At this Court the 24 did elect into theire number Willm. Hugget,
and he is sworne.
276 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
9 El: (Monday), Apt-ill \ \: [1567]
mr Bayliffs that now are, and suche as they shall call to them, shall
appoint Com : chandlers for this Town till Easter next, And then an order
shall be made for further furnishing this town wth candle.
The like order made concerning Butchers selling Tallow.
Wm Bloyse, Chr: Crane, John Baker, John Tye, Tho: Burrow,
Wm Hugget, and Henry Ashley, elected one after, and in the roome of
cache other, to be Guildhold", and every of them are discharged at the
fine of 5H eache. And lastly, Willm. Buckenham is elected, to hold w*
Rob4 Andrewes, to whome is granted 33s 4d, and unto Willm. Buckenham
3H 6s 8d to hold for 2 yeres.
Wm Barber, refusing to contribute to mr Kelks maintenance, was
distrained for his p' portion assessed; viz: 4 yards and a halfe of broad
Cloath, vallewed at 23s 4d, by two prizers. (a)
mrGoodings, mrAldermans, Tho: Bobbs, Ro: ffatts, and Joh : Maples
grants, shall be sealed at somme petitt Court, wtt the Com: scale, and
mr Gooding shall give bond of 40 marks for pformance of coven*5. Tho :
ffuller, uppon paine of 20'', injoyned to appeare at the next Court, to
answere matters charged against him.
At this Court the 24 elected Hen: Ashley into theire number, and
he is sworne.
Edm : Leeche shall have the feeding uppon Warwicks pitts during
the Towns pleasure, provided the inhabitants still may lay theire muck
there, and take from thence as they usually have donne, allwaies provided
that the way nor the haven be not indammaged thereby.
mr Whetcroft and John Hawes shall this Terme take advise of the
Lo: Keper, whether it shall be lawfull to alien the Tenem*3, late Henr:
Toolies foundation, in Ipswch, to purchase lands and Tenemts in stead
of them, to the use of the poore.
9 El: (Thursday), 26 June. [1567.]
Willm. Trailes, farmr, of Ulveston hall, by agreement shall avoid
the possession at Mic: next, and the p'sons hereafter named, viz: &c. or
the most of them, shall propound, debate, and conclude for the sale, as
may be most advantageous for the poore, and suitable to the Lo : Kepers
orders.
The p'sons intrusted as aforesaid shall alien all the tenemts late mr
Toolies in this Towne, and the Capitall messuage in the Kay parish, as
may be most for the advantage of the poore.
(a) The price of broad cloth at this time appears to have been generally higher than this ; in 1553 at
London it was 3,'- and 3/4 per yd. ; in 1563 at Cambridge, I ell sold for 6/3 ; in 1575 at Oxford, broad blue
cloth sold at 3/3 per yard. Rogers' Hist. Prices, iii, 494-508.
1567.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 277
The Capitall messuage, late mr Toolies, in the Kay, shall be sold to
Edm: Leeche for 239'', and Edm: Leeche shall enter into recognisance
for security thereof, fa)
9 El: (Thursday}, 18 September. [1567] at y" Assembly.
mr Withypoll sent this message to mr Bayliff Moore. "I advise you
that you doe not as tomorrow comme into the faire. And I doe under-
stand that in times past, the Maces of the Towne have, uppon the ffaire
even, bein delivered up to the Trinity, and there have remained till the
next day after the ffaire."
Notwithstanding wch message, by advise of Councell, the Bayliffs,
as Clerks of the Market, and as Justices of the peace, shall goe into the
faire, and doe as usually they have donne.
A riott ensued hereuppon, and a suite in the Starr Chamber, the
p'ticulers whereof see in Treasury, (bj
9 El: (Wednesday}, 24 September. [1567.]
Assessors of fforraine ffmes named. If any p'son assessed shall not
pay his fine uppon the day, the Bayliffs shall levy the same by distresse,
and the goods shall be sold, if paym4 be not made wthin 3 daies.
ffower Persons appointed to view what reparacons have bein donne
to the Grammer Schoole by mr Scott, and the same to allow or disallow
in p* or in whole, and to Cause paym* to be made.
Shephards, Barkers, and Smarts (cj leases shall be sealled by the
Bayliffs and new Elects, and the Wardens of mr Toolies foundacon, and
the Clavigers, or the most part of them.
A Committee appointed to finde out lands or tenemte to be bought
w* the mony of mr Toolies capitall messuage, and thereof to acquaint
the assembly or the greate Court, that a purchase may be made.
A Committee appointed to inquire what butter and Cheese or other
victuall.hathe bein taken of Tho: Warham by the Bayliffs, or other inhabi-
tants of this Towne, and thereof to certify the Assembly.
(a) The accounts of Tooly's charity from 1566 to 1592, are contained in Add. MSS. 25,343. Brit. Mus.
( b) The suit " Wy thyrpoole v. the Bailiff and Commonalty of Ipswich " was heard in the Star Chamber
on Sat. 19 June, 10 Eliz. (i 568) when John Dyer of Ipswich, merchant, aged 68, and William Bloys, aged 37,
were sworn and examined in a series of eight questions. The evidence, much of which is hearsay, goes to show
that a fair, called "Holy Trinity Fair" had for 30 years past been held in the street leading from Ipswich to
Westerfield and Tudnam, by the Prior, Sir Humphrey Wingfield, and Sir Thomas Rushe, but it was not proved
that this place was within the precinct of the Priory of Christ Church, nor that the plaintiff used any force to-
wards the Bailiffs ; at the same time it was admitted that he had personally opposed the progress of the Bailffs,
and had stopped up Pedders Lane and other public ways. Star Ch. Proceedings, (Rec. Office) Letter W,
Bundle ix, No. 38. See a similar case in Abstracts of Trials in Star Ch. Harl. 2143, f. 26. Wodderspoon, p. 94.
The Decrees of this Court are nearly all lost.
(c) This house, Mr Smarts, was Hen: Toolyes, and demised by the town to Mr Rob' Smart for loo
yeres, from mic: 9 El: at 56= 8d rent, by moities. It lies in Hellens parish (B).
278 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The treasurer shall pay to mr Grimston 5U for his paines, Travaile,
and friendship, as Burgess of this Town at the last Parliam*.
mr Kelk shall continnue ordinary preacher of this Towne, according
to the former retainer. And for the better levying of his pention to
proceede as by the former order.
Whereas Mr Barber hathe commenced a suite against one of the
Serjeants of this Towne, for taking of a peece of clothe for mr Kelks
wages, its ordered that the suite shall be defended at the Towns charges.
Willm Martin and his servts, being Musitians dwelling in this
Towne, shall have liveries and cognisances given them at the Towns
charge before Christm: next, and the Gaoler shall likewise have a cog-
nisance at the Towns charge, himselfe providing clothe for a livery, (aj
The Bayliffs shall have power from time to time to make Hoggards,
to impound at the new pound at Warwicks pitts, all swine taken in any
streete or lane of this Town, there to remaine unrepleviable 3 dayes,
unless the owner shall pay Is 4d for every hogg, to the use of such
Hoggard, and if the mony be not payed wthin suche time, the hoggs
shall be apprised by 2 p'sons, to make sale of them, and thereout to pay
the hoggards fee, and to render the overplus to the p'sons y* are owners
at the time of impounding them, fbj
9 El: (Tuesday), 14 October: [1567.]
Apprentices bound by indenture, acknowledged before one Bayliff.
vid. pettit Court booke:
At the Admirallty the mr of the ' ffortune,' of Aldbur : is presented
for refusing to pay ancorage, and is fined ios. another of the like, fc)
2 p'sons amerced for taking the maineyard and sailes from a shipp
of Rye, and they are amerced, cache 20% and commanded to pay the
same under penalty of forf1 of 4OS.
The mr of the 'ffortune,' of Aldbur: presented for suffering his
ancor to lye in the channell by the space of 3 months, and is amerced
6s 8d.
Two Boyes presented for grubbing of Butts on the Lo : day, and
amerced eache at 2s.
Two p'sons amerced 2OS, for taking ancorage wthout warr*.
Taking of ffish under assize.
Ordered by the Bayliffs, that noe inhabitant of this Towne shall
suffer to be, or putt into the channell, any Ducks or Drakes, under
penalty of forfait of i2d for each Duck or Drake.
(a) Z'id. sup. p. 212 ; also Introd. to Percy's Reliques, by H. B. Wheatley, F.S.A., p. xvi., ed. 1876.
and Index to Municipal Offices, by G. L. Gomme, p. 26.
(b) On Agricultural Offices in Boroughs, see Index of Municipal Offices as above, p. 27, &c.
(c) By the maritime laws of the 15"' century, the anchorage dues for a ship of more than 50 tons
amounted to 4d ; and for one of lesser burden, 2*. Black Book of Admiralty, Rolls Ed. i. pp. 74-5, 234.
1568.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 279
1567-8. 10 El: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1568.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat",
' Wm Whetcroft,
Chamberlitu, ( Chr: Alderman,
( Joh : Cole.
Admir"s,
Clerks Mark',
1 Rob : Cutler, (a)
Treasurer, Geoff: Cage.
Com : Clerk .• Toh : Hawvs.
Coron™,
\ Edm: Leeche,
[ Joh : Barker.
Clavigers,
Wm Smart,
Wm Bloyse,
The Bayliffs and
Tho : Whiting.
John Smith al: Dyer,
Wim Russell,
Justices,
Rob : Barker,
John Gardner,
Serjeants,
Rich : Trost,
Rich : Battell,
Geoff: Gilbard.
Tho : Allen.
10 December.
Auditors appointed.
The suits wth Mr Withypoll and other suites and matters depending
thereuppon, shall be prosecuted w* effect at the Towns Charge, and
mr Whetcroft and the Town Clarke shall follow the same by advise of
Councell.
The Wardens of mr Toolyes foundation shall allwase beginne theire
accompt on Munday next after new yere day, or the next day following
that is not a holy day.
A Committee appointed to procure mr Buckenham to make assur-
ance of suche legacies as mr Allen hathe given to the poore.
The fine of 6s 8d sett uppon a jury at the last Sessions for the peace,
is referred to the audit, to remitt or order as they shall think meete.
10 El: (Friday}, Marche 5. [1568.]
At suche time as any greate Court shall be summoned, the same
shall be in the morning. And before the hower of warning, all the
burgesses having notice of the Court shall repaire to Laurence Churche
to heare divine service, and to make speciall supplicacon to God for
his grace and assistance in theire affaires, and suche as make default in
comming for suche intent, shall forfait for every defalt 4d to the use of
the poore, unless reasonable cause be shewn to the contrary.
Common Chandlers elected to serve the Town vf& candle as
formerly hathe bein used, and uppon the like agreem*3.
Every Burgess of this Towne shall have theire bucket or buckets
(a) Merchant and Portman, ob. 9 May, 1596, and bur. at S' Nicholas, Ipswich. Harl. 1169. f. I2ib.
Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8206 ; and (Davy) 19,125, where there is a ped. extending to 1655. This family was
afterwards of Boss Hall, in Sproughton. Arms : bendy of 6 or and sa : over all a lion ramp. gu. Robert,
son of the above, obtained a grant of arms, 20 June, 1612, substituting a lion passant. This Boss Hall
obtained its name from Edward de Bordeshaw, who held it temp. Hen. in., and must be distinguished from
Boss (De Bois) Hall in S< Matthew's parish.
280 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
ready before Whitsunday next, under former penalties. And the
Treasurer shall p'vide for every ward by such time, a crome and a
ladder convenient, at the Towns charge, (a)
The Assembly shall conferr wth mr Rob : Bray concerning Cranage
toll and other p'ffits detained by him from the Towne, and a certaine
way which ought to be had through the yard of the said Robert.
Writings to Barber, Amys, and Buckenham, shall be sealled at the
petit Court.
Tho: Bloss elected Alderm: Guild wth Willm. Buckenham.
10 El: (Thursday}, Marche 18. [1568.]
All matters tried by verdict, where the debt or dammage shall be
under 13" 4d, the plaintiff shall give to the Jury after they are discharged,
8d. And if the debt or dammage be above that summe, unto or under
4OS, then they shall be paied i2d, and if above 40%- they shall have i6d.
10 El: (Thursday}, 29 Apr ill. [1568.] at the Assembly.
John Shemin shall have a lease of a tenem* in Whitton, wherein he
now dwelleth, for 1 1 yeres, at 1 6s 8d r*, to beginne at Mic : next.
10 El: (Tuesday}, May 4. [1568.]
ffor defence of the suite against mr Withypoll, soe many of the 1 2
as will lend 40% and of the 24^ as will lend 20% and of the other Bur-
gesses as will lend any other summe, shall be reimbursed by or before
the 3d day of August next. And mr Smart is made receiver of suche
summs, and shall yield accompt thereof.
Tho: Bloss is elected unto the number of the 24^'.
The matters in suite wth mr Withypoll shall be prosecuted to Judge-
ment in the Starr chamber wthout comprcemise.
There shall be but one Admirall Court holden this yere for this
Towne, the Bayliffs taking a competent number of the Towne to be of
the jury.
mr Mathew Gooding hathe licence to sett over his lease of Whitton
lands, provided that the tenant shall mantaine wth reparacons, the Town
onely sending Timber.
mr Barkers and mr Smarts leases shall be sealled at the petit Court.
Wine licence granted to Giles Stedman, and he shall be one of the
three vinteners of this Towne, according to the Statute.
The Booke exhibited by Rob: Bull unto this Court, shall be con-
sidered by the Town Clerk, and afterwards referred to the assembly.
(a) At Oxford each parish contributed a fixed number of buckets. Turner's Records of Oxford, p. 348.
A ' crome ' was a hooked pole, used for puffing down houses in case of fire.
1568.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 28 1
10 El: ( Tuesday), August 3. [1568.]
Lott and Scott ordered for the Towne debts, and suite wth mr
Withypoll. The summe shall be for 200".
The assessors shall be 3 portmen,4 of the 24% and 4 other Burgesses,
or 8 of them. And the assessors shall be assessed by the Bayliffs, and
mr Gilbard and mr Moore, or any three of them. The assessm* shall
be made before Bartholomew day,* and paym* shall be uppon demand
by the Collectors, being 4 p'sons named.
Defalters shall be 'distrained, and if noe distress be, theire tenemts
and rents shall be seised, and the p'son imprisoned and disfranchised.
Tho: Cotes, Serjeant of the Admiralty, shall have 5s delivered unto
him by the Chamberlins, to buy himselfe a cote, to be made fitt for him
at his own Charge, and he shall have a Cognisance of the Townes gift.
The Bargaine betwene the Town and Joh: Amys, shall be made by
the Bayliffs and suche as they shall call to them.
The Bayliffs shall not suffer the Sheriff to have use of the Towne
Gaole wthout licence first had of the great Court, under the perill of
forfaiture of 2OU.
10 El: (Friday) ', September 17 '. [1568.]
The Water Bayliff shall distraine for Cranage, for goods comming
to the Kay at the common Crane.
mr Bayliffs and mr Newelets, wth severall persons of severall parishes
named, or most of them, made Assessors of the forraine fines, and re-
fusers to pay shall be distrained according to the former order.
Rob: Potter fined by the headburrowes at ios, is abated 5% and
Walter Meryell, that was fined by them 6U, is abated 5U.
Rob : Andrewes, fined for diverse purprestures, uppon the paym* of
4OS he shall be discharged.
If any Ducks or Drakes be found in the channell of this towne by
the Serjeant of the Admirallty, the serjeant shall seise soe many of them
as he can, and take the one halfe to his own use, the other to the use of
the Towne.
At the Admirallty presented a felony, in taking a sale and a lighter.
And one for taking and concealling an Ancor, by him found wthin the
liberty, and he is commanded to bring the same to the Bayliffs, under
penalty of forfait of his moity; (a) the ancor is belonging to p'son un-
knowne, and vallewed at 1 2s.
A p'son drowned by misadventure, and a Deodand found.
* Aug. 24th.
(a) Anchors and all weighty things whatsoever thus found were termed "lagan." (A.S. liggan, to lie)
and the law applying to flotson, applied to these also, vid.sup. p. 207, and Cowell's Law Diet.
00
282
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1568-9. 1 1 El: (Thursday) ', Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1569.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
Admir11',
Clarks Mark*,
Coron''',
Justices,
Rob: King,
Wm Smart.
Edm : Leeche,
Job : Brenn.
The Bayliffs and
Joh: Smith a/: Dyer,
Willm: Whetcroft,
Rob: Guttler, and
Robert Barbe.
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac:
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Aug : Parker,
James Beddingfeild.
Christoph : Crane.
Joh : Hawes.
Rob : Sparrow,
Tho : Whiting,
Wm Bloyse.
Wm Russell,
Rich Trost,
Tho : Allen,
Rich : Battell.
Robert Sparrow elected into the number of the Portmen of this
Towne.
John Harison elected into the 24*?, and sworne Constable of this
Towne.
n El: (Wednesday), Decemb: %. [1568.]
Auditors appointed.
John Bond amerced in the Court at Ulveston hall, for gathering of
wands, to 6s 8d, and petitioning for release, its referred to the next Court
at Ulveston hall.
Noe Tanner being not a Burgess of this Towne shall buie hides of
any fforrainer wthin this Town wthout Custom paid, under forfaiture of
6s 8d, and to abide further order to be considdered off as touching him.
ii El: (Friday}, Aprill i. [1569.]
Berebrewers fined by the Headburrowes for disorders against the
order sett by the late Bayliffs, having submitted them selves unto this
Court, its referred to the headburrowes to considder thereof, and other
matters.
The fine of 40* sett uppon Tho : Bennett, Chamberlin, for negligence,
is remitted, and his fine of iou for not bringing in his accompt at the last
auditt, he is remitted thereof 8U.
The ordering for Chandlers and Butchers referred to the Assembly.
Rich: Cage elected Alderm: Guild with Thorn: Bloss, and is dis-
charged for 6U 1 3s 4d fine, and John Harison is elected in his stead, and
is likewise discharged for 5" and in his stead Tho: Bennet is elected,
whoe is allsoe discharged at 4os fine, and the same allsoe remitted.
Three vinteners licenced by the Towne for this yere, provided they
behave themselves according to the Stattute, viz: Tho: Bobet, Wm
Savell, and Giles Stedman.
1569.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 283
Bramford and Whitton lands shall be viewed by p'sons named, the
greater number of whome shall have authority to lease the same in the
name of the Towne, to suche as will give most for the same.
The Wardens of the ffoundacon shall enter in the name of the Town
into Stiles his lands, containing 9 acres or thereabout, concerning wch
Stiles hathe complained in this Court against mr Dyer and thereuppon
shall make suite to Sr Rob' Wingfeild (a) for the quiet possession thereof
hereafter, to the use of the Town, as allsoe for a licence of Mortmaine
to be obtained of him for another peece of ground called 'Brookes Wood.'
n El: (Thursday), May 26. [1569.] By y° Headburr:
Christophr Crane having incroached into the high streete a foote
and a halfe, at the west end of his house in Tacket streete, the same is
allowed to continnue at 2d rent yerely.
ii El: (MondayJ, Septemb: 26. [1569.]
The Bayliffs, new Elects, and those whose names ensue, are made
assessors of fforr : fines, and refusers to pay shall be distrained according
to the order 9 El: 27: Sept:
fforrainers turning over apprentises to a freeman, the indenture of
the first apprentiship shall be indorsed wth the assignm1 in the presence
of the Bayliffs, and by them subscribed, otherwise the assignm4 or turning
over shall be void and uneffectuall to obtaine freedome.
The late house of Black ffriers, (bj bought of Joh : Southwell, Esqr,
shall be henceforthe an hospitall for the poore people of this Towne, and
shall be called Christs hospitall.
By advise of the Bayliffs and Portmen, and of James Rivett (cj and
ffrancis Noone, Esqrs.,/^/y beeingof the Councell Learned of this Towne:
It is ordered that all pleaes and jury Rolls, Replevies, scire facias, and
process of execution, shall be exhibited in parchm* at the charges of the
parties to the same, and not in paper as formerly, and that allowance
for the same shall be in bills of costs in manner following : — -
ffor every Declaracon, Avowry, Cognisance, and Justification, is 4d.
(a) Second son and eventual heir of Sir Anthony Wingfield, K.G., of Letheringham, bom 1520, Sheriff
of Suff.3 Eliz. and representative in Parliament forSuff. 1559, 1563, and 1572. Died 19 Mar. 1596. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,155; (Jermyn) 8217, Clarke's Ipswich, p. 220; Fuller's Worthies, ii. 149; Page's Stiff, p. 116.
Arms : arg. on a bend gu. cotised sa. 3 pairs of wings conjoined in lure, of the field.
(b) Wodderspoon pp. 305-13; Clarke, 276-81.
(c) The family of Rivett or Revet is presumed to be of French extraction. James Rivett here named, was
of Rattlesden, Suff. son and heir of Thomas Rivett of Stowmarket, a councillor-at-law, and J.P. for Suff. ob.
23 Jan. 30 Eliz. (1588), and bur. at Rattlesden. Inq.p. m.8 Jan. 31 Eliz. (1589). Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,146;
(Jermyn) 8214. Page's Suff. 732. Arms: per pale, arg. and sa. on a chev. betw. 3 lozenges, as many martlets,
all counterchanged. Harl. 1177. f. y6b; i55-f.6lb.
(d) Son of Henry Noone of Shelfhanger, Co : Norf. Esq. He was ot Martlesham, Co : Suff. and reader
at Gray's Inn; ob. 1574. Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8212; (Davy) 19,143. Dugdale, Orig. Jurid. pp. 293-4. Arms:
or. across eng. vert, (or gu.) Harl. II"". f. 53. &c. Blomfield. Norf.i. 113.
284
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
ffor other pleaes, replicacons, rejoinders, surrejoinders, and re-
butters, Is Od.
ffor every venire fac: towards the charge of the parchm4 of the jury
rolls, os 4d.
ffor the entry of every Judgem* and awarding of every process, os 4d.
These shall be allowed to the Atturnies, besides theire standing
fee, of and for attendance for a free man, is 4d, and for a forrainer, 2s,
hanging the suite.
ii El: (Thursday), 27 Octotf. [1569.] At the Assembly:
Mr Donne shall be retained to make a survey of the Town lands of
Bramford, Whitton, and Ipswch, at the charge of the Towne.
1569-70- I2 El: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: \Sep. 8, 1570.]
Bayliffs,
Escheat™,
Admir113,
Clerks Mark*,
John Gardner/a,/
John Barker. (b)
Coronr>,
Justices,
Edm : Leeche,
Joh : Brenn.
The Bayliffs and
Joh: Smith al: Dyer,
Rob: King,
Wm. Smart,
Geoff: Gilbard.
Treasurer,
Christoph : Crane.
Com: Cler: }
Cler:pac: \
John Hawis,
Clavigers,
Rob : Sparrow,
Tho : Whiting,
Wm. Bloyse.
Guild holder \
wthjoh: Cole,)
Christoph : Merill.
Mr Whetcroft shall receive 6ou given by mr Allen for the provision
of gownes, shirts, and smocks for the poore, for an annuity of 3'' ios,
issuing out of all his lands, mesuages, and Tenemts in Ipswch and Wher-
sted, to be assured to this Towne for ever, to be imployed by the Bayliffs
for the time beeing, according to the intent of mr Aliens last will, (cj
12 El: (Wednesday} , ffebruary 22. [1570.]
The 53s 4d given to mr Y{\\\,(dJ Curate of the Tower, for a gowne, shall
stand firme.
A committee appointed to draw a booke of orders for governm* of
occupacons, to be read at the next Court.
Willm. Dandy, Burgess of thisTowne, being grown intoweake estate,
and in respect of the Lo : Kepers letters in his behalfe unto this Towne,
the renter Warden shall pay him yerely 4H, by 4 paym*3 in equall portions.
(a) vid. sup. pp. 226,254.
( b) Son of Rob : Barker (p. 252), a Merchant, Portman, and Alderman, and Burgess for Ipswich in 1 585,
1586 and 1588. He was bur. in the Tower Church. Ret. of Mem. Parl. (1878) vol. i.
(c) Ipswich Gifts and Leg. 1747, p. 150.
(d) Perhaps of the Hill family of Bury St. Edmunds, Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,135. Arms: gu. 2 bars
erm. in chief a lion pass. or. John Hill, B. A. , of Trin. Coll. Camb. was preacher there about 1 582. Cooper's
Ath. Cantab.
157°-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 285
The under clerk of the market, appointed by the Bayliffs, shall have
his yerely pencon of 26s 8d paied him out of the Treasury.
John Cole elected Alderm : Guild, to serve w* Tho: Bennet.
Commelystaires shall be madeup into the Treasury, and table presses
and formes shall be made therein.
Rob: Inglish of Magdalen Coll., in respect of his poverty, and beeing
a Toward young man, shall have yerely exhibition of 53* 4d out of the
foundation.
Christoph : Ward did deliver into the Court five deedes, purporting
a gift of Almeshouses in Mathewes parish, given to the Towne by his
father, Joh : Ward al: Bently, by his last will.
12 El: (Tuesday), z^ffebruary. [1570.] At y' Assembly.
Every of the 1 2 and 24 hereafter to be elected, shall have theire
liveries wthin halfe a yere after theire election, under perill of forfaiture
of 5U for every of the 1 2 that shall make suche default, and 3" 6s 8d, for
cache of the 24, being defalters. And they shall the same weare when
they comme to Churche at the feasts of Easter, Penticost, and at the
Election day, the Guild day, and Mich: day.
12 El: (Monday), Mar che 6. [1570.]
John Hawes and Aug: Parker shall summon Joh: Southwell, Esqr,
and Margt his wife, to appeare before the Judge at the next assize, to
acknowledge a fine of Blackfriers.
Tho: Eldred, Chandler, for not serving the Town with candle
according to his bond, is fined at 40% and Tho: Everard, for the like
offence, though of less vallew, is fined at 2OS.
The Bayliffs for the time beeing shall call all suche as have in-
croched into the Towne soyle, wthout right, and such as having right,
doe hold without paym* of rent, and shall agree w* suche for the settling
of theire rent and estate, and make certifficate thereof at the great Court.
John Wood shall be Chandler for the Towne according to agreem*
with other Chandlers. And that Candle of 1 6 to the pound shall have
two wicks of Cotton, and of 1 2 to the pound, 3 wicks, and of 8 to the pound,
4 wicks, and of 6 to the pound, 5 wicks, and of 4 to the pound, 6 wicks.
Tenants of Bramford and Whitton lands, that have theire termes and
leases expired, shall be warned out of theire possession at Mich : next.
mr Kelk shall continnue town preacher for the Quarters in every
yere, viz: Easter, Whitsuntide, and Michaelmas, for the salary of 20''.
And that 6H 13* 4dof mr Kelk's salary, and 5 marks collected of the
inhabitants of the Towne, (aj shall be paied to mr Hill, the Curate of
(a) Together=£io.
286 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
the Tower, whoe shall serve the other Quarter, and allsoe preache every
Sunday in the yere in this Towne, in the absence of Mr Kelk, and if the
5 marks shall not be raised by Collection, it shall be made up out of the
Treasury.
The summe of 6U 9s 6d, laid out by the Chamberlins for a dinner
made to the Lo: Wentworth (a) and other commissioners, (to examine
a matter y* Bardwell moved against the Towne and mr Kelk, concerning
certain disordered words by him said to be uttered) shall be allowed the
Chamberlins uppon theire accompt.
The forfaiture of Rich : Bennets obligacon remitted upon his sub-
mission, to be ordered by the Bayliffs in the matter betweene him and
Walter Estall.
12 El: (Monday), 3 Aprill, [1570.] at ye Assembly.
The lands in the occupacon of Cranford, the marsh, and the mills,
at the expiracon of the severall leases, shall be in the hands of the
inhabitants beeing free men; viz: the lands and mills shall be in the
Towns hand, to the end that the inhabitants may be well used in theire
Toll: and for the better mantaining of the haven, that the floud gates
may be sett open once every month, or otherwise, as need shall require.
12 El: (Wednesday}, 5 Aprill. [1570.]
Willm. Dandy remitteth his annuity to the Town freely, as it was
granted to him.
Chr: Crane shall seise all lands forfaited for not paying of rent, or
for any other cause.
The Town marsh and Cranfords farme, after the leases expired,
shall be parcelled out by two of the portmen, and 2 of the 24% and 4 of
the Commonalty, and the same shall be inclosed for suche ffreemen as
shall desire to hold any such parcell.
Willm. Atwood shall have 13* 4d fee yerely, to be aidant wth mrGreeke
in the saving of the Towne from Troubles in the Exchequer process
concerning the fee farme of the Towne, and other matters whereof the
inhabitants may be discharged by theire Charter.
John Brame shall have 26s 8d yerely to him granted out of the
foundac'on.
Tho: Everad fined 20* more, for disorder in serving the town wth
candle.
Tho: Cooper shall have a pencon of 4H ios yerely out of the ffoun-
dacon, payable quarterly by even portions.
(a) Thomas, 2 Baron (by writ) of Nettlested, Co: Suff:, Deputy of Calais until its surrender in 1558;
Lord Lieut, of Norf. and Suff. " He died," says Fuller (Worthies, ii. 331) "a very aged man, 1590." Cal.
State Pap. Dom. Ser. Burke's Ext. Peerage. Nicolas' Hist. Peerage.
I57O.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 287
Trees of Timber shall be taken off the coppyhold lands belonging to
Ulveston hall, if by the Councill learned of the Towne they shall be soe
advised. And other timber trees from the demesnes, for repairing of
the Hospitall, and other houses there.
12 El: (Monday}, 22 May. [1570.] At the Assembly.
Utlawes goods shall henceforthe be seised by the Chamberlins to
the use of the Towne.
12 El: (Thursday), & June. [1570.] At the Assembly.
The house in the occupacon of Carnaby and Hally, shall be sold to
suche as will give most therefore before Midsummer next.
12 El: (Wednesday), 28 June. [1570.] At the Assembly.
mr Bridges, his fee abated to 4OS p. annu', and he shall stay from
keeping the Admirall Courts for this yere.
12 El: (Wednesday) , July $. [1570.]
The Common Kay shall be repaired and made up wth Timber work
as the rest thereof is, at the charge of the Town.
The Tenures, rents, and services belonging to Ulveston hall shall
be inquired into.
Orders shall be made and published for the better ordering of the
Grammer Schole, and of the Master, Usher, and schollers there, by the
12 and 24*y of this Towne, soe as may stand w* the Charter of the
Schoole. (a)
Willm. ffoster, Esqr. (bj discharged of his fee and attendan ce as
of councill for this Towne.
And John Clenche, gent, (cj shall henceforth in his place be ac-
cepted to be of Councill, and shall have for his fee 26s 8d yerely, and at
Mic : next, 1 3s 4d, during the Townes pleasure.
mr Key shall, from Mich: next, be retained preacher to the hospitall
of this Towne at the fee of 6H 13s 4d out of the ffoundacon Revenewes,
during the pleasure of this Towne, and he shall instruct ye poore people
there, as at the assignem* of the Bayliffs, and he shall have a chamber
allowed him in the Hospitall continually.
(a) Ipswich Gifts and Leg., 1747. pp. 117-21.
\b} Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,130.
(<r) Son of John Clench of Wethersfield, Essex., and grandson of John Clench of Leeds, Yorks ; he
became a Baron of the Exchequer in 1581, and Justice of the Queen's Bench in 1584; he died Aug. 9, 1607,
and was buried at Holbrook, where there is a tomb with effigies of himself and his wife, and an inscription.
Foss's Judges of Eng., v. 474; Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,123; Harl. 1136, f. 54; 1169, f. 57; 1560, f. 233b ;
Page's Suff. 23. In Dugdale's Orig. Jurid. p. 253, is a portrait of him by Hollar, and notes in Chron. Ser. p. 96.
288 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
12 El: (Wednesday}, 20 September. [1570.]
Whereas the common and meaner sort of people in this Towne are
growne to excess of apparell, especially in theire hose, to the ruine,
decay, and impoverish™* of the Towne against the com'andm* of the
Sscr: in contempt of the lawes, to the increase of wickedness and sinne,
where through they fall into the greate displeasure of Allm^' God : Its
therfore ordered, determined, and agreed, by the whole concent of the
Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty assembled, that noe inhabitant
of this Towne using any mystery or occupacon wthin this Towne, theire
apprentices, servants, or journy men, shall use about their hose any
stuffing wth haire, wooll, or other stuffing therein laid, bolstred, or inter-
lined, other then one single lining of cotton, and one other like woollen
or linnen lining, uppon paine of imprisonm* by the Bayliffs, after warning
given by publiq6 proclamac'on, and there to remaine till the offender
shall have reformed his excess. And all Constables shall make stay of
suche offenders, and them shall bring before the Bayliffs for the time
beeing. (aj
Wine licence granted to Tho: Bobet, James Bedingfeild, and Steven
Greenleafe, provided they shall sell according to the stattute, and all
other p'sons admitted therto by this Town shall be discharged.
Edw: Shephard, farmer, of Ulveston hall, shall be discharged from
building any other barne then what is allready builded.
John Nicolls, fined by the hedburrowes at 6H 13" 8d, for not repairing
his Kay, is remitted of the same uppon his grant of 2OS yerely, during
his life, to the Hospitall, and his repairing the Kay before Mich: 1571.
And the said John Nicholls is made a free burgess of this Towne,
and is discharged from beeing elected Chamberlin for ever.
Assessors of fforr: fines nominated to assesse for the yere past and
the yere to comme. Refusers of paym* shall be distrained without re-
plevin, and if within 3 dayes paym* be not made, the distress shall be sold,
paym* shall be made, and the overplus restored.
Mr Rivets indenture of a quill of water, granted out of the hospitall
conduit, and the demand made by mr Withipoll of a rent for the said con-
duit, are referred to the Councill learned of this Town for theire advice.
Rob* Andrewes his fine of 5" is abated to 40% and Eldreds fine of
2OS is remitted.
12 El: (Monday}, 25 September. [1570.]
Wm. Russell, Rich: Trost, Tho: Allen, Rich: Battell, elected Ser-
jeants.
(a) See Statutes I Hen. vm. c. 14 ; 7 Hen. vm. c. 6 ; 24 Hen. vni. c. 13. Statt. of Realm, iii. pp. 8,
179, 430. Wodderspoon, 287.
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289
Grants and leases of the lands in Bramford and Whitton, and of the
Common soile, accordingto former order, made by the p'sons appointedfor
that end, and wch are or shall be sealled at the petit Court, are confirmed.
Augustin Parker (aj shall have the lease of a certaine garden plott,
called "ffrier Woodcocks garden," giving as muche as any other will
therfore.
Henry Ashley and George Wilds shall have liberty to sett up Tainters
on Warwicks pitts, paying suche rent as by the Bayliffs and Headburrowes
shall be thought meete.
12 Eliz:
Common soile in Mathews parish granted to Bateman.
Common soile, once Butlers, in Mary Elms parish, granted to Cutting.
Common soile, once H awards, in Mary Elms parish, granted to Bobbet.
Com: soile in Mathews parish, Laurences, granted.
Com: soile in Peters parish, Merills, granted.
Com : soile in Nich : parish, Aldermans, granted.
Com: soile in Nich: parish, Cornelius, granted Croxon.
Com : soile in Nich : parish, Gardners, gfanted.
At the Admirallty: presentm*3 of affraies in shipps.
Casting out of Ballast into the Channell, and taking of small fish
under the assize, and bringing them to market.
And one p'son was presented for taking up a bote in the Channell,
and that a moiety thereof belongs to the Bayliffs.
12
El: ( Tuesday J, 12 Septemb: [1570.]
mr Allen's 6ou nowpaied to mr Whetcroft, he granted a rent charge
of iiij11 xs out of his houses in the Kay parish, and tenemts in Westerfeild
and Witnesham. And this is yerely to be bestowed uppon the poore
and needy in gownes and shifts.
1570-1. \2> Jit
: (Saturday), l\ativit: Mar: \2>ep.
8, I57I-J
Bayliffs,
Treasurer,
Chr : Crane.
Escheat",
Admir"*,
Clerks Mark*,
Geoff : Gilbard,
Rich : King.
Clavigers,
Rob : Sparrow,
Tho: Whiting,
Wm. Bloyse.
Coroners,
Edm : Leeche,
Joh : Brenne.
Cler:pac: \
Com:Cler: }
Joh : Hawis.
The Bayliffs and
Wm. Russell,
Justices,
Joh : Gardner,
Joh : Barker,
Tho : Allen,
Rich : Trost,
foh : More,
Rich : Battel.
Rob : Guttler.
Guildholder, \
Chamberlins,
' Ed : fflick,
; Laur : Trost.
with James
Beddingfeild, )
Augustin Parker.
(a) He died 12 Mar. 1590, aged 60, as appears from an inscription on brass in St. Mary Key Church.
Clarke's Ipswich, p. 270.
PP
2QO
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
13 El: (Monday), 4 December. [157°-]
Auditors appointed, and they have power to determine penalties set
uppon the persons of any by the headburrowes.
All the inhabitants of the Towne shall grinde their corne at the
Towne mills under penalties of former orders.
John Hawis shall cease his going to London after the next terme
ended, and shall continue in his office of Town Clarke, and shall have
for his salary 20 marks (aj by moities at Mic : and Lady, besides the
ordinary fees.
Willm. Smart elected Treasurer of Christs Hospitall.
Tho : Everards fine of 3" remitted.
The portmen and the 24**' shall have authority to take order for the
pathing of the streets of this Towne.
13 El: (Monday}, 5 Marche. [1571.]
The order made, 2 et 3 Ph : et M : touching granting and leasing
of Tenem13 in this Town to poore p'sons, shall be putt in execution.
The Constables, w^in their severall wards, shall inquire into the new
commers into this Towne wch by force of the Statutes are to be removed
out of the same, and thereof make certifficate to the Bayliffs. And every
Constable making defalt shall forfait 20% and after the said certificates
by the Bayliffs com1, the Constables shall see them removed out of the
Towne.
The streete betwene Stoke bridge and Peters Church shall be suffi-
ciently pathed by the owners of the houses where defalt shall be found,
before the last of Aprill next.
fformer orders touching pathing revived.
The Treasurer shall repaire the Common Kay where need shall be.
1 3 El : (Wednesday} , 1 4 Marche. [1571.]
Edw: Grimstone Esqr, and Joh: Moore, March1, elected Burgesses
for this Towne, at the next Parliam* at Westminster, 2d Aprill next.
Mr Kelk shall be restored to his former retainer, to serve 4 months
in the yere, as the last yere he used to do, and shall have for his service
40 marks (b) p. annu', as he hathe formerly had, and for the levy there-
of the former constitution shall be observed
Chandlers for the next yere shall be appointed by the Bayliffs, and
none shall be suffered to make or sell candle in this Towne but suche
chandlers authorised, under forfaiture of 40" for cache default, to be levied
by distresse &c. as formerly.
(a) £13 6s. 8d. (5) £26 135. 4d.
I571-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 291
13 El: (Friday}, 27 Apr ill. [1571.]
Christoph : Merill, elected Guildholder at mr Rivets request, is dis-
charged at 5" fine, and 33s3d thereof is remitted, and Christoph: Alderman
is elected in his place, whoe allsoe at the like fine is discharged, and James
Bedingfeild elected, to serve with John Cole.
Rob* Hally, John Carnaby, Godfry Woollnall, fined Is a peece for
theire late comming to this Court, and payed the same, and in favour
the Court returned to eache of them 6d.
The areres of mr Hills quarter shall be payed out of the Treasury.
Christoph: Crane and Rich: Battell shall enter into all lands and
tenem*3 in Bramford belonging to this Towne, and from them detained,
and to certifie the same at the next Court, and in whose occupac'on they
are.
Tho: Stannard, fined for throwing Ballast into the Channell, is par-
doned of all the fine save 20% in regard he being but a serv* did the
same without the consent of his mr, and in a void place not greatly hurtful,
as is certified. He is allsoe ordered to pay to Thorn: Cooper 2s for his
paines.
Judgem* had against John Amis by the Towne, for 20 marks uppon
bond, is remitted to him, he paying the costs and charges of the suite.
13 El: (Monday}, 16 July. [1571.]
The house and Kay in the occupacon of Carnaby and Hally, being
parcell of mr Toolies foundacon, is for the summe of 200'' granted to them,
paying 8d r4, wth a clause of distress.
Rich: Stannard, having sued Roger Wright the ffarmer, of horswad
mill, for more tithe then to him is due, camme into this Court and
submitted himselfe to take onely 8s for the yerely tithe of the same,
and to the order of this Court for satisffaction for this offence. This
Court doth therfore order him to deliver to the use of the poore of the
H ospitall 60 combes of Tanne, and wthdraw his suite, and pay the charges
under perill of forfaiture of his freedome.
13 El: (Wednesday}, 19 September. [1571.]
Assessors for the fforr: fines for the yere past and the yere to comme
named; areres shall be levied according to former orders.
Ralfe Skrivener, Gent, (a) made ffree Burgess wthout fine, and dis-
(a) Son of Nicholas Scrivener of Brantham and Belstead, Suff. born 3 Feb. 1535, Barrister at law,
Portman, and subsequently Bailiffof Ipswich. He had a grant of arms made to him and his posterity 20 Jan.
1576, viz : —quarterly, I and 4, ermine, on a chief indented az. 3 leopards' heads or; 2 and 3, arg. a fess az.
betw. 2 lions pass. sa. He died 21 May, 1607, aged 71. Will dat. 19 May, 1607. Add. MSS (Davy) 19, 148;
(Jermyn) 8215; Page's Suff. 259; Burke's Land. Gentry, ii, 1431. Harl. 1560, f. I56b. An emblazoned
pedigree of this family, with collateral descents, from an early period to the present time, is in the possession
of Mr. John T. Scrivener, of Freehold Road, St. John's, Ipswich.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
charged from all offices excepting that of Bayliff, in consideracon of his
faithfull councill given and to be given.
mr Whetcroft fined ios, for not making up p* of the Town wall; 5s
thereof is remitted.
All free Burgesses by redemption at theire admittance shall pay to
the poore of the Hospitall 2s, and such as are by patrimony or service, shall
pay but Is to the use aforesaid.
The inlargement of Augustine Parkers Kay towards the Haven, shall
be considered uppon by the Hedburrowes calling to them mr Harbottle,-
and hearing his allegac'ons therein.
Persons nominated to set a rate uppon all Burgesses of the Towne
for the pathing thereof, and suche as shall lend any mony to that work
shall pay the same in before Christm: next, and shall be repayed at a
sett time, or else shall, if they will, receive stones in Hew thereof.
And Edm: Leeche and Chr: Ward are appointed surveyors of the
work.
The order made at the last Admirall Court shall stand in force to
binde all the Burgesses, being owners,. in manner and forme as is in the
same contained.
mr Keyes salary shall be considered of at the next greate Court.
At the Admirallty presentmts are of taking and destroying fish under
the assize, and for throwing Ballast into the Channell.
And Constables for not doing theire service to the Court, and for
travayling of servts on message on the Lords day.
One of Shotly presented for concealling of 7 barrells of pitche
beneath the Oseend, and he is commanded to appeare at the next Court.
Presentmts made of diverse taking ancorage without warr*.
A bote found sunk wthin the liberty, and apprized at 6s 8d, and a bote,
ancor, and an ore, &c: and precept awarded to bring them at the next
Court, under penalty of 3s 4d for eache.
It is presented that it is convenient that every shipp y* shall ground
at Downam Bridge and thereby shall make any pitts in the soile, they
shall fill them up when they depart, or wthin 24 howers after, under
penalty of forfait of 3s 4d for eache offence.
And that every shipp of iooth tunns and upward, that shall cross
the sea, shall pay to the hospitall 1 2d, and all under 60 tunns 6d. And
all others travailing to Newcastle 4d, and those that goe to London 3d,
and those to Ireland 1 2d, and others y* usually crosse the sea, shall pay
for every hiher 2d, and suche as goe along the cost, id. Uppon condicon
that every mariner wthin the liberty, whoe shall be inhabitant in the Towne
by the space of 3 yeres, and shall stand in need of releife by reason of
poverty, shall be kept wthin the Hospitall.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
157 1"2- i$ El: (Monday) , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1572.]
Bayliffs,
Exheaters, \ Job : Moore, Chamberlins,
Admir11',
Clerks Mark*, .
. , „ Treasurer,
Job : Brenn,
Tho:BIoss. ,
Tho : Whiting,
Clavigers, \ Wm Bloyse,
Conn",
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Geoff: Gilbard,
Rich : King,
Wm Whetcroft,
Rob' Cutler.
Willm. Geofferyjun.
Oliv : Cooper.
Tho : Bennet.
Alderm : Guild,
Christoph : Ward.
Willm. Cutler.
Willm. Cutler and Augustine Parker sworne into the 24% and Willm.
Cutler sworn Constable.
Henry Ashley sworne Hedburrow:
14 El: (Thursday}, 6 December. [1571.]
Auditors appointed.
Whereas mr Kelk, the ordinary preacher of this Towne, is elected
Vicechancellor of Cambridge: Its ordered that mr Keyes, by his con-
cent, shall serve in that place for two quarters ; and the rest of the yere
the service shall be by the said mr Keyes, or suche sufficient p'son as
mr Kelk shall depute thereunto, or by mr Kelk himselfe at suche time
as he may be spared.
That the Church be better frequented in prayer, its ordered that noe
inhabitant wthin this Towne shall open any shopp doore or window on
the Sabbath day, with intent to sell any wares, under forfaiture of 5s for
every offence.
Provided this shall not extend to Butchers, but onely in time of
common praier and preaching. The penalties shall goe to the poore in
the hospitall, and suche as refuse to pay shall be imprisoned till paym*
made.
Gilbert Mainard fined 40' at the Sessions for brewing above the
price: 2OS.
20s thereof is remitted, provided he payeth the other 2OS forthwth
to the Chamberlins.
Diverse freemen of this Towne, having presented divers tipplers,
allowed by the Towne, at the Court of mr Withipolls Lordship as
offenders, and therby having infringed the liberties of this Towne: they
are therfore fined, somme of them at iou, others at 5U, to be levied by
distress or imprisonm*, and one of them being Coroner, and two of them
being of the 24*^, are therfore made incapable of their offices, (b}
(a) vid. sup. p. 215.
(b) The concluding words are crossed out and interlined, apparently by Mr Sparrow, with these :
' not to enjoy or use their office till farther order.'
294 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Mintor, for services donne and charges expended at the
Queenes intertainm*, shall have 2OS in full recompence.
14 El: (Sunday}, 23 Marche. [1572.]
Orders for the Chandlers and Butchers.
Liberty granted to Rob* Cole, shipwright, to build a shipp uppon
the old Kay, paying 2d for every Tonne in burden.
mr Whetcroft shall pay his fine of 5s for breach of the Towne wall,
uppon demand.
Richard Kempe Esqr, (a} learned in the law, shall be of councell
with this towne during the Townes pleasure, and his fee appointed at
the feaste of annunciaio' of the La: * 20".
mr Hill shall have for preaching in the Town one whole yere
3H 6s 8d, and shall surcease preaching at the Common charge of the
Town at Mich: next, and for his labour till that time, shall have 33s 4d,
he continuing to preache every Sunday and holy day as he hathe used
to doe.
Willm Bloyse having forfaited 5% for transgression of the order
concerning Sunday, is remitted 2s 6d, and hathe paied the residue at this
Court.
The assurance of the house betwene the Towne and Hally and
Carnaby, shall be considered by the Councill learned of this Town.
14 El: (Sunday}, 27 A prill. [1572.]
Tho: Seckford Esqr, mr of Requests, and Edw: Grimstone Esqr,
elected Burgesses for this Town at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 8 May
next,f and mr Grimston shall by his own agreem* serve wthout fee.
Order for the Butchers to sell all their Tallow to the Common
Chandlers.
14 El: (Friday}, 16 May. [1572.]
The Queene, at the request of the Towne, granted to them her 1'rs
patents for the foundac'on of Christs Hospitall in Ipswch. (bj
14 El: (Monday}, 11 August. [1572.]
Stoke Mills, wth the mill marshe at the ffriers bridge, except the
drowned marsh, demised to John ffairecliff at 42" rent, for 20 yeres, and
(a) Son and heir of Robert Kemp, Esq., of Gissing, bom 1541 ; he was of Lincoln's Inn, and Wash-
brook, Surf., and a Counsellor-at-law ; died in 1600, and was bur. at Gissing, 5 Ap. in that year. Add.
MSS. (Davy) 19,158 ; (Jermyn) 8211 Blomfield's Norf. i. 177, &c. Arms : gu. 3 garbs, within a bordure
engrailed, or.
* Mar. 25.
t Thursday.
(bj Ipswich Gifts and Leg., 1747, pp. 51-73. Clarke's Ipswich, p. 277; Wodderspoon, p. 308.
1572.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 295
a fine of 100 mrks: he shall repaire the premises w& the ffloodgates and
banks twise a yere, by order of the headburrowes, and shall by their
order 4 times in a yere sett open his ffloodgates for the scowring of the
channell. And shall not exceede the pennd that they shall sett. Nor
suffer much to be layd at the wall next the mill. And shall carry out
of the mill pond yerely 60 Tonne of Earth and Mainour, at the assignm1
of the Bayliffs, and by their assignm4 to lay the same. And shall keepe
an ayry of swanns, if the Town will provide them, and preserve the
Signetts. And shall grind vr^ Collein (aj stones, or suche other as the
Towne shall assigne. He shall not comme to the Corn Mark* on the
Market dayes, nor buy or cary away any corne from thence. Every
inhabitant may grind elsewhere in case of misuser. He shall find
suerties to p'form covenants, in 200 marks.
Two of the 24*y, one being Coroner in former times, having forfaited
theire places for transgressing the liberties of this Towne, in presenting
victuallers at the Trinity court, are at this Court, uppon their submission,
restored to their places and offices, and theire fines of IOH abated to
3s 4d a peece.
14 El: (Monday), 22 September. [1572.]
Rob* Martin, clothier, sworne into the number of the 24ty.
An apprentise serving out his time in the Indenture, but the in-
denture antidated before his service, is admitted of grace. And another
allsoe, in case where the Indenture was rased and suspicious.
Assessors of fforr : ffmes named.
Committee appointed to consider of Whitton and Bramford lands,
and of the vallew and lett of the same, and the occupiers shall be
warned to avoid the same at Mich: next.
A warr4 to certaine persons named, to appeare in all Courts for the
Towne whereof any lands of the Town are holden, to answer and
defend, &c.
Wm Russells, Rich : Trost, Tho : Allein and Rich : Battell are
elected Serjeants for this yere to comme.
John Hawis shall continnue Town Clerk in manner following:
He shall cease his travailing to London after the next terme. And
shall continnue uppon his office of Townclark or Recorder wthout being
removed, soe long as he shall behave himselfe well in the same.
(a) Qy hill-stone, Fr. Cottine. The best millstones, obtained from Paris and Andernach, were very
costly, and the average price in the decade, 1571-82, was about £g us. id. The Paris 'chert,' (md. sup.
p. loo.) a kind of imperfectly formed flint, being obtainable only in small pieces, was formed into millstones
with strong cement, and the whole mass held together by an iron band passing round its cylindrical surface.
Rogers' Hist. Prices, iv. 425, &c. ' Collein ' stone was perhaps similar to the ' Calyon ' stone given by
Richard Gowty in 1448 for the rebuilding of S' Mary Key, and described in the Promptorium Parvulorum
(Camd. Soc.) as a "rounde stone. Hie rudus esto lapis, durus, pariterque rotundus ; " it was also used
for the building of Little Saxham Hall in 1505.
296
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
He shall have 20 marks stipend yerely, payable by the Treasurer
at the feasts of Lady day and Mich: the Archangell, by equall portions.
He shall have the ffees of Court increased in this order :
ffor inrollm* of every matter being 2OU or upward, in debt or damm-
ages, after verdict and judgem', I2d.
ffor inrollmtof deedes as formerly hathe bein used; hee shall inroll
all manner of deeds, wills, indentures, recoveryes, releases, reall actions,
and all other actions amounting to 20" in debt or dammages, wherein
verdict and judgem* shall be given before the Bayliffs. And the Quarter
Sessions Gaole delivery, and Coroners Inquest.
Thatin time of sickness he shall putt in his roome a sufficient Deputy,
to be allowed by the Bayliffs.
At the Admirall Court presented throwing stones at one at work at
Bourn bridge are amerced 2s.
Parcel of a ship called 'marenium,' fa} found as a wreck, and allsoe
a plank found as a wreck, and therfore belonging to the Towne.
A man presented for stealing Customes._
Disobedience of a mariner to the boteswaines in command punished,
1 2d, (b)
Divers presented for taking mony for ballasting of shipps, and for
taking of mony for groundage of hoyes and botes at Bourn bridge.
And for taking Elees, viz : steek eles fc) before the day accustomed,
viz: before S. Tho: Aple.*
1572-3- 15 El: (Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1573.]
Bayliffs, \
Escheaters,
Admit*", (
ClarksMarW, ]
Rob : Guttler,
Ralfe Scrivener.
C 'hamberlins,
Treasurer,
Wm Linnfeild,
Hen : Haman.
Christoph : Ward.
Coron™,
John Bren,
Tho : Bloss.
Com : Clerk : )
Cler : pac : }
John Hawis.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Sparrow,
John More,
Wm Smart,
Joh ; Barker.
Clavigers,
Alderm : Guild,
Tho : Bloss,
Wm Bloyse,
Geo : Wilds.
Rob' Martin.
Rob* Inglish elected Usher, wth the assent of John Dawes, Schoolmr.
Assessors of fforrain ffines nominated.
(a) Qy . Lat. maeremium or merennium, timber ; Du Cange, Gloss.
(b) vid. sup. p. 270.
(c) Qy. 'stick eels;' i.e. sold bythe stick, about one-fifth of a barrel; or perhaps 'stock eels.' Rogers'
Hist. Prices, iv. 532. * Dec. 21.
1 5 73-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 297
15 El: (FridayJ, 5: December. [1572.]
Auditors named.
A warr1 to diverse persons, to appeare and make suite at any Court
where the Towne dothe ow suite, and to enter and demand rents of lands
or tenemts arere to the Towne, and for default of paym4, to reenter to the
use of the Towne.
Diverse persons comming to the Court after the hower appointed
fined 6d.
The former committees for considering and letting of lands, have
certified that they have demised the tenemts in Grimsies farme to John
Hawes, and the Grammer Schoole lands to Wm Jeoffery, and the school-
house to mr Dawes, for certaine yeres, according to articles. Its ordered
that the said leases shall be sealled at the petit Court.
In regard of the poore estate of Mr Keyes, and the small releife he
hath had of the inhabitants, considering his paines : Its ordered that he
shall have 5" out of the Treasury.
Committee to view Mr Cranes land, which he off ere th to the Towne
in exchange.
John Minter shall have 4OS more given to him, provided that he give
a gen11 release.
A release shall be made to Hally and Carnaby of all the right that
the Towne hathe in the Kay and yard late Hills, and the same shall be
sealled at a petit Court.
ffifty and seven persons of the ffree men amerced for not comming
to the Court, whereof i Portman, and 2 of the 24^; the same shall be
levied by distress by Tho : Everard and Rob: Cooke, and they shall have
2d over of the said persons for theire paines.
Sr John Brewes (a) his offer of Wicks Ufford manner to the Townes
purchase is accepted, and to that end a Committee is appointed to con-
tract w* him, and all the Town lands in Bramford, Whitton, Holbrok,
and Harksted are intrusted w111 the Committee for security for the purchase.
The headburrowes shall view the ground against Dawbenies house
along the Key, and soe much therof as they shall think meete shall be
conveyed to George Copping.
15 El: (Monday), 2$ ffebruary. [15 73.]
The marsh viewed and dooled out, and shall be demised by parcells
to suche as will give most by the yere, \v& fine or w^out, Butchers and
victuallers Excepted.
(a) Son and heir of Thomas Brews, Esq. of Little Wenham, Suff. and Topcroft, Norf. ; bom in 1512;
died 1585, and was bur. at Wenham, where there remains a mutilated brass to Tho: Brewse above mentioned,
(ob. 1514) his wife Jane, 2 sons and 3 daurs. with effigies; and at Fressingfield are other brasses. Haines'
Mon. Brasses. Page's Suff. p. 35. Blomfield's Norf. viii. 267-8. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,120, and (Jermyn)
8204. Harl. 1560, ff. I2ib, 122; Arms: arg. semee of cross-crosslets, a lion ramp. gu.
QQ
298
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
15 El: fSundayJ, 15 Marche. [1573-]
Chandlers elected for a yere, 4 in number, one for cache ward, to
sell candle at rates to be sett by the Bayliffs or Hedburrowes.
Butchers ordered to sell theire Tallow as formerly at i6s 8d the
hundred, w* covenants as hertofore.
The Bayliffs and others made committee, to demise the marshe at
21 yeres to severall persons by parcell, Butchers are excepted.
The lessees shall not assigne but to a freeman, unless by licence of
the Towne.
They are likewise to consider of the Covenants concerning Horswad
mill and other matters specially menconed.
ffairecliffs, Hawises, and Geofferies leases shall be sealled at any
small Court, and ffairecliffs fine shall be paied to mr Smart to discharge
lones to the Hospitall.
The Exchang of lands w411 mr Crane shall p'ceed, and the assurance
shall be sealled at a petit Court, and 40* is given to mr Crane for a
further recompence.
George Copping shall have 8 foote in bredth of the Common soile in
the channell next his ground, at the South end of Stoke bridge, and in
length 140 foote from the Bridge Eastward, provided that the said George
shall kepe up at his owne charge .... at the west end of the said bridge
from Bells ground to the p granted as aforesaid. The rent is id.
Charles Radcliffe shall serve in the office of Usher till Mich: next,
provided that if an other may be found convenient, he shall give place.
15 El: (Thursday) ,3: September. [1573.]
An Acquittance under the common scale shall be granted to the
executors of Joh: Dandy for 6ui3s4d> given to the pooreofChr: Hospitall
by John Dandy in his last will.
Rob4 Snelling, march4, admitted free Burgess for his fine of 61; 1 3s 4d>
having noe sonne.
The warrant concerning the Townes right to Hally and Carnabyes
Key, shall be approved by Tho: Seckford Esqr, before it passe the com-
mon sealle.
At the Admiralty, besides trespasses of takinggoodsandtransporting
corne, and nusances, defalts of Constables, and Deputy Clerk of the
market, whoe ought to be present:
One was presented for carying suspected cloth as unaccustomed, and
being stayed by the officer, resued himselfe and bote, and is amerced at i os.
One alsoe for receiving 4 salmons into his house, and not bringing
them to the Bayliffs.
The viceadmiralls deputies servant amerced 10% for taking ancorage
of one p'son for his ship w^in this liberty.
Mony payed to the Chamberlins for a wreck formerly presented.
I573-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
299
I573-4- 16 El: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1574.]
Chamberlins,
Bayliffs, \
Escheat™, £
Admiral Is, i
Cler: Mercat. }
Conn",
Justices,
Willm King,
John Tye. (a)
Joh : Brenn,
Tho : Bloss.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scriven',
Rob : Guttler,
Rob : King,
Joh : Barker.
Willm Cardnall,
Tho : Barker of
London.
Treasurer,
Cler: pac :
Com : Cler :
Clavigers,
Christoph: Ward.
John Hawis.
Tho : Bloss,
Willm Bloyse, and
George Wild.
Thomas Bonhams fine, estreated into the Exchequer, remitted.
mr Bayliffs and suche as they shall call to them, shall injoyne Rich :
Golty, free burgess of this Towne, to prosecute suites against other 3
freeburgesses, for any lands or tenemts wthin the Towne, in any of the
Q : Courts wthout the Towne.
1 6 El: (Friday J, 4 December. [1573.]
Auditors named.
Collectors of the last Scott and Lott shall gather all the areres before
the end of the next weeke, and shall render accompt before the Auditors.
And suche as refuse to pay shall be imprisoned till paym4,and disfranchised
if the Court think meete,
Rich : Golty, one of the Burgesses of this Towne, being allotted to
the summe of 40% diduppon the 10 of Octob: in the presence of 2 p'sons
of credit, say that the Scott and Lott rated on him was donne against
reason, conscience, charity, and honesty, and being convicted thereof,
he was fined 5'' and ordered to pay the said 40*.
Thomas Smith shall have the peece of ground to sett his pale from
the corner of his shopp unto the end of the corner post of the first Alms-
house in Lady lane, straite by line, at id rent.
Mr Keyes shall have 6H 13s 4d, yerely stipend, added to his stipend
of 6U I3s4d for the Hospitall, in considderacon of his paines of preaching
in this Towne.
mr Whetcroft discharged of all incumbrances donne by him, and
shall have 5U for assurance of his garden wthin the walls of the Hospitall
to the Towne.
(a) This family was of Barsham, Clopton and Kenton, Suff. Davy (Add. MSS. 19,152) has peds. and
notes; not, however, touching the Bailiff, who died in 1583, aet. 58, and was buried in S' Clement's, Ipswich,
where there is a brass, with the figures of his wives, Ales and Julyan, two groups of children, with the date,
and the arms of the borough; the effigy of the Bailiff, with some shields, having been taken away. Arms:
arg. a bend betw. 6 cross-crosslets fitchee, sa.
300 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rob* Martin discharged from being Alderm: Guild for the fine of
6U 13s 4d, and Willm. Geoffery elected in his roome.
Noe Burgess of this Towne [shall] buy, or cause to be bought, any
marchandises or victuall comming to this Towne by water to be sold,
nor shall contract for the same before it shall be unladen at the Common
Kay, or other place appointed by the Bayliffs, uppon paine of judgem*
for forestalling and disfranchisem4. Nor shall any Burgess of this towne
combine by message or otherwise to raise the price of any wares comming
by water, or being in the Towne. And no victuall in this Towne shall
be sold in gross untill proclomacon made first, for sale thereof by retaile.
And if any marchandise or victuall be after arivall bought in gross, it
shall be lawfull for any Burgess to demand p't, paying according to the
price first paied, provided that the first buyer may retaine a third part.
And all Bargaines to be made for suche wares in gross, shall be acknow-
ledged before the Bayliffs, or one of them, before the Buier shall inter-
meddle MV& such wares or victuall, uppon paine of disfranchisem4.
16 El: (Tuesdayj, 15 December. [i573-J
At the pettit Court, ordered that all such as shall have judgem4 in
theire causes under 2OS deb4 or dammages, shall pay to the poore 2d, and
above the vallew of 20% shall pay 4d.
And at the allowance of any writt of error, certiorari or procedendo,
the poore shall have 4d.
And the purchaser of lands or tenem43 in the Town, uppon inrollm4
shall pay 4d, and at the probate of every will, 4d.
1 6 El: (Thursday}, i Aprill. [1574.]
Chandlers assigned, each to his severall ward, at suche rates for
candle as shall be sett by the Bayliffs or headburrowes, and in case of
default theire bonds shall be put in suite. And the order for Butchers
made formerly shall stand in force.
By le'rs from the Q: and the Councill to this Town to contribute to
the Repaire of Yermouth haven, it being a matter tending to the utility
of bothe Shires, its ordered that a sixth part of a taske shall be levied
of this Towne towards the same, and that the Constables of the Towne
and Hamletts shall collect the same.
The matters concerning mr Withypolls suites shall be referred to
the determinacon of the Common Councill of the Towne.
Lands, lately Battells, in Whitton and Claydon, demised to mr Smart
and mr Barker, yeelding 30" yerely rent, to the intent that if any p'son
shall interrupt theire possession in any p't thereof, they shall prosecute
suite in the behalfe and at the charge of this Towne.
John Southwell Esqr shall be discharged of and from the Burden
of all manner of offices in this Towne.
1 5 74.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 301
John Cole, Tanner, a free Burgess of this Town, for denying
Custome of hides, contrary to the order 8° Eliz : is disfranchised. And
proclamation thereof made according to the Custome of the Towne.
Richard Stannard, Burgess, offending in the like kinde, is fined 6s 8d,
and committed to remaine at the discretion of the Bayliffs.
Lands and tenemts now or at Mich: next out of lease, and belonging
to this Towne, except those granted to mr Smart and mr Barker formerly,
shall be demised by a speciall Committee named.
Lessees of the severall parcells of the Common Marsh shall seale
theire leases before may day next.
Paines by the headburrowes for not pathing, remitted.
John Clenche Esqr faj shall, from Mich: next, beare the name of
Recorder of this Towne, (bj and shall have iou yerely fee, and shall
therfore solicit the Town causes at London, and shall dwell in the Towne,
and be sworne a free man.
Mathew Gooding shall repaire defalts in the mills, or else agree for
the same, or his bonds shall be putt in suite.
The Common Councill shall sett orders for the millers grist.
mr Tye shall be paid his areres layde out at the Hospitall out of
the Scott and Lott mony.
1 6 El: ( Saturday^ ', 7: August. [1574.]
Richard Cornelius, being charged to make stay of his man serv4,
accused for getting a wenche \v& Child, and contrary thereunto dismiss-
ing away his said serv*, is therfore fined at three pounds.
And the said Cornelius, for saying that mr Whetcroft had donne
the towne wrong, and speaking the same in the open Court, and not
being able to show any p'ticuler cause for such words, is therfore fined 5".
The headburrowes shall demise for yeres to Joh : Cooper a pipe of
lead, late occupied by John Cole, with a sweke for taking up of water
from the river, at suche rent and covenants as they shall think meete.
A committee appointed to make further orders for wares, and mar-
chandises, and victuall comming to the port of Orwell.
Mother Gosling shall have the lands in Holbrooke in her occupacon
formerly, to hold for her life, and a yere after, and shall have 2OS abated
of what is allready assessed.
(a) vid. sup. p. 287.
(b) Mr. G. L. Gorame (Index to Municip. Offices) considers this office "a relic of the old Burghal
Constitution," and quotes Sir F. Palgrave (Eng. Commonwealth i. p. 148) in support, ut seq : "When any
of the peculiar customs of the City of London are to be noticed by the superior Tribunals, they are not
ascertained by reference to the Rolls of the Court of Husting: no book or writing is consulted, but they are
certified by the mouth of the officer, who hence is called the Recorder." An officer with this title appears
in no less than 1 79 Boroughs. Municip. Com. Reports.
302
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rob: Constable shall have 40" for procuring a licence of Mortmaine
from Sr Joh : Nevell, Lo: Latimer, (aj of lands late given to the Towne.
Hedburrowes shall cause swekes and washes to be sett in the River,
and shall demise them to suche p'sons, and for suche fines as they shall
think meete.
The headburrowes shall make an order for the furnishing the Town
w"1 candle.
A clock shall be sett up in the moote hall by the Treasurer.
The meadow next the Portmans meadow had in exchange from mr
Crane for 3 acres of arable, in a place nigh Handford, next the Dean :
for every acre of the meadow from mr Crane.
16 El: (Friday) ', 24 September •; [1574.]
Assessors of forrain fines.
Willm Johnson made a free burgess, provided that according to
former agreem*, to assure the pipe belonging to the conduit of Blackfriers,
and to allow liberty to the Town to survey and amend the same, and for
security thereof hath given bond.
Lands [and] tenem15 in Whitton and Bramford demised for life to mr
Gardner, and untill the feast of Mich : comme twelve month after his
death, at the auncient rent.
Tho: Barker discharged of being Chamberlin, and frombeingelected
to be Alderm : Guild, for the fine of 6H 1 3s 4d, and Willm Mydnall is
elected Chamberlin in his stead.
Laur: Trost elected Alderm: Guild, and is discharged for ioufine,
and Oliver Cooper is elected in his room. Handford mill is demised to
Joh : Proys al: Deye, for 2 1 yeres at 2OU rent, and 100 marks fine, in con-
sideration of surrender of 3 yeres wch he hathe by form1 demise.
Allowed to the Alderm: Guild, 3" 6s 8d, in consideracon of the
scarcity of victuall.
ffines remitted.
1 6 El: (Wednesday), 29 September. [1574.]
Willm. Russell, Rich: Trost, Tho: Allein, Rich: Battell, are elected
Serjeants.
And that they shall give security to the Bayliffs that they shall not
victuall.
1 6 El: (Monday), 4 October. [1574.]
Ordered that Shankford, one of the tente to the towne, shall be dis-
(a) This Barony was created by writ, 25 Feb. 10 Hen. vi., in the person of George, 3rd son of Ralph
Nevill, ist Earl of Westmoreland. Lord Latimer held lands in Holbrook, Chelsworth, Walsham and Preston,
Suit, and died in 1577, when the Barony fell into abeyance between his four daus. and co-heiresses, and so
continues. Arms: gu. a saltire arg. an annulet for difference. Burke's Ext. Peerage. Courthope's Hist.
Peerage. Page's SufT. p. 22.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 303
trained for rent arere, and that a wan4 shall issue forth under the Town
sealle to the 4 Serjeants to that end.
Tenne pounds lent to the Clerke of the Hospitall, to be repayed
yerely, by defalking his yerely stipend till all be paied.
The Water Bayliffs place shall be demised by the assembly.
The wages for ringing the watche bell, and the sermon bell, and
the 8 oclock bell, shall be assessed uppon the inhabitants by persons
specially therto named, and refusers shall be denyed their candle, and
the same shall be delivered to the Hospitall.
16 El: (Friday), 29 Octob: [1574.]
Uppon a message sent from the Bayliffs to Rob: Hally, a free
burgess of this Towne, for the observing of somme orders for the benefit
of the Towne, he returned this answere: "I have allready donne otherwise,
and meane to doe soe still, and for this message, it is a message to scare
flies, not men;" and for this, and other misbehaviour in this Court, he
is fined at 5".
Auditors named.
Wan4 of Atturny to 3 of the portmen to receive all writings and
conveyances sealled and delivered to the use of the Towne.
mr Tweytes shall be sued for detaining the Towns evidences, and
his mothers gift to the Hospitall.
There shall be Carters ordered, to carry away the muck out of the
streetes, the same shall be elected by the headburrowes, and they shall
make orders to be observed, and shall assess wages uppon the inhabitants
for the paym* of the officers, and shall elect scavingers.
John Carnaby shall be water Bayliff of this Towne, paying therfore
30" for one yere, ending at Holymass * comme 1 2 month.
One of Rye, a member of the Cink Ports, amerced for refusing to
pay his duty, called ' Knowledge penny,' for ancorage. Besides nusances
and unlawful! fishing, and consealing goods found, and trespasses, and
nusances and excessive wages.
1574-5. 17 El: (Thursday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1575.]
tiayl: \
Escheat: I Wm Smart, (a)
Admir: ( Edw : Goodwin, fbj
Cler: Mark', )
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scrivener,
Justices, Rob 'King,
Job : Tye,
Job : Barker.
Chamberh'ns,
Treasurer,
Cler:pac:
Com: Cler;
Willm. Saier,
Geoffr : ffreeman.
Christ : Ward.
John Hawis.
* i.e. Hallo wmass, or All Saints' Day, Nov. i.
(a) -vid. sup. p. 268. (b) iiid. sup. p. 236, note. This family^seems to have been indifferently called
'Gooding' or 'Goodwin' ; both forms occur repeatedly in the ped.
304 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
It is certified that Edw: Goodwin, gent: was elected Portm: i Sept.
and that he was sworne 6 Sept.
A letter of Atturny to mr Scrivener and John Hawis, to enter into
and possess to the use of the Towne, part of the common soile in Marg*
parish, betwene Barells curtelage west, and the way from Bolton to
Caldwell street East, and abutting south on the way from Clay streete
to Caldwell streete.
mr Clenche shall henceforth be Recorder of this Towne during the
Townes pleasure, and shall have 13" 6s 8d fee yerely, provided he shall
dwell in the Towne w* his family during his office, and shall solicit all
causes of the Towne, and aide the Bayliffs in all causes of judgem*, and
not be of Councill in any private mans cause in the Town Court, and
shall be sworne free Burgess.
Auditors of mr Smarts accompts.
mr Bayliffs shall examine and settle the rates of candle allowed to
the p'ticuler inhabitants of this towne.
mr Bayliff King allowed to assigne his interest of lands in Whitton
unto Stiles.
Two persons nominated to have a Ir. of Atturny under the Town
scale to accept of Goslings interest of her terme, if shee will surrender
the same to the Towne.
Rob4 Sallowes shall be overseer of the Chandlers at the Hospitall,
and shall receive and make paym4* as mr Smart hathe donne, and for
his pains shall have 2 pounds of candle weekely, freely.
17 El: (Monday}, 17 January, [1575] at y' Assembly.
The land in exchange from the Town to Chr : Crane, in the occu-
pacon of Paull Grimston, shall be ditched and fenced at the Charge of
the Town, and of the same Christophr, and that the parcell of ground
in the nether feild on the south side of the way, shall be fenced wth a
Ditche towards the rest of the Town ground, and the said Christopher,
his heires, and assignees, shall mantaine the same. And that parcell in
the upper feild, the north side of the way, shall have the Topp of the
Ditche made towards the residue of the feild. And that [the] fence is
to be mantained at the Towns charge.
(Monday}, Marche 21. [i575-]
The guild feast shall henceforth be holden uppon Sunday se'nnight
next after midsummer day.
Paull Banning, apprentice to mr Barker, is admitted free burgess
of this Towne, having one apprentis, and noe sonne.
1 575-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 305
All the Tallow renewed in this Towne by all the Butchers, shall be
brought to the Hospitall, and there sold to the Town Chandlers at the
price sett the last yere.
Noe inhabitant shall buye any such Tallow of Butchers of this
Towne or victuallers comming to the same, under the forfaiture of 40"
for every hundred, and soe after that rate.
And the 1 2 portmen shall sett orders for the due making of candle.
The chandlers bonds shall be brought to the next Court, that if
any shall appeare forfaited, order may be taken therein.
The houses sold to mr Barber and to Rally and Carnaby belonging
to the foundacon, and noe other recompence being yet made : Its
ordered that all Holbrook lands from the La : day next, shall be imployed
to that use.
And the Grammer Schoole lands shall be imployed to the use of
the poore of Christs Hospitall.
mr Keys shall continnue ordinary preacher of this Towne as hitherto,
untill Mich : next, and shall have 3U 6s 8d halfe yerely for his wages.
Shankford found in arere to the towne 22U iys od, its ordered he
shall pay 57s forthwth, and IOH at Whitsuntide, and IOH at Mich: next,
and John Leaes security w& him shall be taken for the same, and Shank-
ford shall have abatem* of his_ rent yerely 5U henceforth.
Joh : Lathe, miller, shall have liberty to assigne over the new mills
to Laur: ffairecliff, so as Lathe shall give to the poore at Easter next,
10 combs of good rye, and ffaircliff other 10 combes of good rye. at 12s
the Bushell, before Hollymass next, and soe yerely during the terme,
and hereof good suerties shall be given.
The lone for the benefit of the Hospitall by severall persons for one
yere shall be repayed, and thereof the Town shall give security, and
countersecurity for the safety of their suerties.
Rich Joyners fine for contemptuous words against mr Whetcroft,
is abated to 2OS.
17 El: (Saturday}, 26 Marche. [1575.]
A committee appointed to sett orders for the making of candle at
the Hospitall.
Handford Hall demised to Edw: Cage for 21 yeres, after the
determinacon of the former lease, at 40'' rent yerely, saving two peeces
exchanged to Chr: Crane. And the lessee shall not assigne the same,
but onely to a freeman, w^out the consent of the Towne. And the
said lessee shall have the 4th part of such forfaitures as shall comme by
the defalt of the present tennant.
Rob* Battell, the Common carter of this Towne for the cariage of
muck, shall proceede, and shall give suerty for the trew performance of
his work.
RR
306 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
17 El: (Friday), 22 July. [i575-]
John Marshall having produced the Q : letters for his election to be
Water Bayliff, its ordered he shall be in that place for 2 1 yeres, and a
committee of p'ticuler p'sons named, shall sett the rent and make
covenants.
mr Smart shall deliver to Rally and Carnaby all the evidences
belonging to the messuage conveyed to them.
Persons refusing to pay wages to Battell the Common Carter, shall
be by appointm4 of the Alderm : of that ward committed to prison till
paym' shall be made.
The Bayliffs and Justices shall licence onely 20 Tipplers * yerely
for this Towne, and if more shall be licenced, the Bayliffs shall forfaite
theire fee of 5", and others offending shall forfaite 5", to be levied by
distresse.
The said victuallers soe licenced shall give security to discharge
the Towne of all children unlawfully begotten in any of theire houses.
Offer shall be made to Dr Kelk to continnue ordinary preacher in
this Towne, and to be resident and preach every Sunday, Wednesday,
and ffriday, and to visit the sick, and comfort distressed consciences, and
soe doing shall have 40'' yerely, otherwise another sufficient man shall
be provided after Dr Kelke shall be lawfully discharged.
Peter Ray, Tailer, admitted free Burgess, provided he shall take an
apprentice out of the Hospitall.
17 El: (Monday}, 26 September. [1575.]
Joh: Brenn and Tho: Bloss elected Coronrs.
Willm. Siers of Norwch, free burgess of this Towne, is discharged
of his Chamberlins place, and from election of Alderman of the Guild,
for his fine of 3U.
Geoffer: ffreeman of Aldburrow, free burgess of this Towne, dis-
charged from bothe the said offices, at 4OS fine.
John Knapp and Rob* Barker elected Chamberlins.
Clavigers,
Tho: Bloss,
Willm. Bloyse.
Hen : Haman.
Joh : ffisher,
Rich : Bemont,
Wm Russell,
Rich : Battell.
Kents hills demised at the Lo: Kepers request to Willm.- Dandy
for 1 1 yeres after the end of Math : Goodings lease expired, at the former
rent, and to maintaine reparacons, and not to alien but to a freeman,
wthout the Towns licence.
Willm Linnfeild elected Alderm: Guild.
* i.e. Publicans.
I575-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 307
A Committee appointed to compound wth Marshall concerning the
Water Baylywick.
mr Bayliff King shall have liberty to sue John Ungle, a free burgess,
whoe is not resident in this Towne, in any fforrain Court, as he shall please.
John Hawis his request touching liberty to erect a new mill, shall
be considered of at an assembly.
Assessors of fforr: ffines.
17 El: (Thursday}, 20 October, [1575] at the Assembly.
Every writing acknowledged, every witness examined before the
Bayliffs in writing, and every sealle w* the Common Sealle, the p'ty that
prosecutes shall pay 4d to the poore for cache.
17 El: (Monday}, 31 October. [1575.]
There shall be noe Freeman admitted by redemption for the space of
these 7 yeres.
A Committee appointed to attend mr Secretary Smith (a) and the
mr of the Rolls (b} concerning Marshalls election to the Water Bayliffs
place.
The number of tipplers enlarged to 26: wherof 2 shall be allowed
for strangers.
Auditors named.
The Bayliffs shall appoint a hallinger for the Clothe hall, whoe may
take for every Clothe comming to the hall, or other place in this Towne,
2d for hallage.
Occupacons in this towne shall be drawne into companies.
mr Smart having borrowed of Paull Banning to the use of the Towne
6U i3s 4s, its ordered that the Towne shall discharge him thereof.
Steven Baxter indicted and convicted for ingrossing (cj and trans-
porting of corne, and fined at 3U 10% its ordered that 3OS thereof shall be
abbated.
17 El: (Tuesday), 15 November, [1575] at ye Assembly.
In all personall accons for fforrainers, theire Atturnies fee shall be
3s, but a freeman shall pay but 2s.
Persons injoyned at the last Admirall Court to bring their goods
by them found, and making defalt, are amerced 6s 8d.
(a) Sir Thomas Smith, K'. Sec. of State, 1567. Rapin de Thoyras, Hist. Eng. ii, 81.
(6) Sir William Cordell, KX -uid. sup. p. 250.
(c) i.e. buying or bargaining for com in gross, while growing, or on the way, bef6re it comes to any
market or fair to be sold, in order to sell again. By 5 and 6 Ed. vi, c. xiv, this offence was punishable, for
the first offence, with two months imprisonment and forfeiture of the value of the goods, and if repeated,
the offender was liable to be pilloried, lose his personal property, and be imprisoned indefinitely. See also
5Eliz. c. xii, and 13 Eliz. c. xxv. cf. sup. 'Forestalling,' p. 158, note.
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[A.D.
presentm* for taking and concealling a wild swanne, and not bringing
it to the Admiralls.
One vessell taken as a pirate, and not brought to the Admiralls.
J575'6- 1 8 El: (Saturday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1576.]
Bayliffs,
Esch:
Adm:
Cler: Mark:
Joh : Barker, fa)
Augustin Parker.
Conn",
John Brenn,
Tho : Bloss.
Justices, <
, The Bayliffs and
iRalfe Scrivener,
Willm. Smart,
Edm : Gooding,
Joh : Moore.
Chamberlins, •, „ , 0
( Rob : Snelhng.
Chr : Ward elected, but at his request
discharged from being treasurer, and
Henry Hamond is elected in his roome.
Cler:pac:
Cler: Com:
T , TT
J°h : Hawes.
Clavig'-',
Alder m: Guild,
Willm. Bloyes,
Chr : Ward, and
Oliver Cooper.
Henry Hamond.
Tho: Bennet and Henry Hamond sworne Headburrowes.
Oliver Cooper and Rob: Limbard sworne into ye number of the
24% and to be Constables.
All ffreemen of ability shall comme to the great Court in their
gownes, or shall be excluded the house for that time from vote, and
forfait 3s 4d, to be levied by distresse.
Treasurers of this Towne shall put in his owne sufficient bond,
onely for security.
18 El: (Friday}, 23 December. [i575-]
A Terrour in Parchment of the contents of the lands and tenemte
of Kents hill, exhibited by mr Mathew Gooding, farmer there, father to
mr Bayliff Gooding.
Composition wth Marshall for the Water Bayliffs place for the summe
of 45H, paied to him according to the order of Sr Tho: Smith, principall
Secretary, and the mr of the Rolls, and for that the Lo : Keper in this
matter hathe shewed himselfe an especiall friend to this Towne, con-
sideracon shall be had by the Portmen what benevolence shall be given
to his LOPP for soe great freindshipp.
The waterbaylywick shall be letten to suche as will give most for
the same, by a committee specially named, wft suche covenants as they
shall judge most meete.
And the said committee shall consider whether it be requisite to
make Clothes called 'whites' w^in the Hospitall. And the proffits of the
(a) Son of Robert Barker, who was elected Burgess in 1559; (vid. sup. p. 252). He was also a Merchant
andPortman, Burgess in Parliament in 1584, 1586 and 1588, and was bur. in the Tower Church, Ipswich.
1 5 75-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 309
waterbaylywick shall goe to the Hospitall, or such other use as the
committee shall determine.
Orders for artificers, handicrafts, and millers shall be put in writing,
and set up in the moot hall in a table.
Difference betwene the mr of Requests and the Towne concerning
licencing of Tipplers wthin Stoke, and concerning the liberty of Wood-
bridge market, shall be advised of by Councill at London, at the next
terme, and thereuppon order shall be taken accordingly.
Persons appointed to draw up the state of the differences in writing.
Committee to consider the difference betweene. the Towne and
Tho : Dandy, concerning lands in Holbroke.
ffor Sessions, Admirall Courts, dinners, the Chamberlins shall allow
for the Commissioners and Admiralls, and all those that sitt at the
Bayliffs table 2% and for the 24% i2d a man, and every of the jury 6d.
the Serjeants and serv43 shall have theire mrs reversion, and the Town
shall not be charged w* greater charge than this.
The headburrowes shall have noe more than 15* allowed them for
theire dinner.
Certaine lands in Whitton, in the occupacon of Dier, about 9 acres,
shall be viewed, and the title considered by a sp'iall committee named,
and if the title be found good, Sr Rob : Wingfeild shall be conferred wth,
and if he will referr his claime, this Court will doe the like.
If mr Withypoll will take a lease of Whitton lands, late Battells, of
the Towne for 1 1 yeres, yeelding 50* yerely rent, and pay the areres at
or before the next greate Court, he shall be admitted therto, otherwise
its agreed that Steven Baxter shall [have] the same, uppon like terms,
provided that if mr Withypoll shall disturbe him in his possession, he
shall attempt a suit wth him at the Townes charge.
Inquiry shall be made at London for orders concerning Hailing of
clothes, and for orders to be established therein.
Treasurer shall finde suerties to render good acompt.
Hally , fined 5U formerly for rash speeches to y° Bayliffs, is abated to 4OS.
Divers p'sons pardoned for want of pathing.
Auditors for the sixth p't of a task * lately granted, and for the
pencon of Dr. Kelke, and refusers shall be imprisoned untill paym*.
Order for the Common Carter wages shall continnue in force, and
the Alderm : of the ward hathe power to remitt any fine or fines, or abate
thereof.
Woad seised as forrain bought and forrain sold, if it be not redeemed
according to former order, by paym* of suche summe as was then agreed,
then the one halfe shall be paid before Candlemass next to the Town,
the other to Rich : Trost.
* vid. sup. p. 216, note.
3io BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
A fine shall be levied of lands belonging to the Towne, such as
mr Scrivener, mr Clenche, and mr Hawis shall think meete.
mr Bayliffs shall have liberty to admitt any victualler in this Towne
over and above the number prescribed, and thereuppon they have at this
Court admitted John Bird victualler.
18 El: (Wednesday}, 18 January. [1576-]
An agreem* is concluded betwene the Town and Robert Dandy, and
in order to a better assurance, the Town dothe assigne to Edw: Cage
and Hen : Hamond, all theire interest of yeres in lands demised to them
from mr Smart and Crane, they do order an assignem* under the Common
sealle, that the said Edw: Cage and Henry shall assigne and reassure
all theire interest unto the Town by good conveyance in law.
God having taken to himselfe Dr Kelk, and the Town now destitute
of a preacher in his place: It is agreed that a learned sufficient man shall
be elected by the assent of the BP, and somme other well learned divines.
And that such person shall have a settled stipend of 100 marks,* and
to that end mr Bayliffs shall first treate wth the inhabitants about theire
voluntary contributions, and suche as refuse according to their ability,
shall be by the Bayliffs and others assessed at quarterly paym13 of such
summs as are meete, and if they refuse to pay, they shall be committed
to prison till paym4 made.
A benevolence allowed to be collected for the repaire of Cromer
haven, at the letters of request from Sr Chr: Heydon (aj and Sr Wm
Butts, (bj and if it amounts not to 4'', the Treasury shall make it up.
Goods forrain bought and forrain sold referred to the Assembly.
The Town Charter shall be inrolled in the Kings Benche, that
thereuppon cognisance of plees may be demanded as occasion shall be
offered.
John Minter allowed to tipple or draw beere according to the statute.
1 8 El: (Tuesday}, 17 Aprill. [1576.]
Dr Norton (c) is retained ordinary preacher in this towne, to be
* £66 13 4.
(a) The family of Heydon is said to take its name from Heydon, near Aylsham, Norf. Sir Christopher
Heydon, K'. here mentioned, was of Baconsthorpe, Norf. and highly esteemed for his justice, charity, and
remarkable hospitality; he was knighted at the Sacking of Cadiz, and Sheriff of Norf. and Surf, in 1569; he
died 10 Dec. 1579, and was bur. in the south side of Baconsthorpe church, where there is an altar tomb,
with effigies of himself and his 1st and 2nd wives. Arms: quarterly, arg. and gu. across engrailed, counter-
changed. Blomfield's Norf. vi, 504. Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8210; Harl. 1484, f. 478. Fuller's Worthies, ii, 149.
(b) He was of Thornage, Norf. son and heir of Sir William Butts, K'. M.D. physician to Hen. vm,
and died at Thornage, s. p. Sep. 3, 1 583, where, according to Blomfield, (Norf. ix, 446) is a tomb, with effigies
of himself and his wife, and shields of arms. His father is introduced by Shakespere in his play of Henry
VII, Act 5, Sc. 2. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,121, and (Jermyn) 8204. HarL 5189, f. 2gb; Il77,f.l4lb. Arms:
az. on a chev. or, 3 lozenges, gu. between as many estoiles of the second. Blomfield's Norf. vii, 429. Page's
Suff. 913.
(c) He was of Caius Coll. Camb. B.A. 1588-9, M.A. 1563, and B.D. 1570, and was presented 8 July
1572, to the Crown living of Aldborough-cum-Hasylwood, Suff. and published in 1573 a translation of
"Godlye Homilies on Abdias and Jonas by Rodolph Gualter of Tigure" Cooper's Ath. Cantab, i, 516.
1576.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 31 I
continually resident therein, and shall have 50'' stipend, payable quarterly,
beginning his work at Easter next.
A committee appointed to meete uppon a certaine day, to demise
the Water Baylywick.
Butchers refusing to bring theire Tallow to the Hospitall, and
neglecting their bonds, its ordered their bonds shall be sued, and a com-
mittee appointed to compound wth such as will submitte.
A committee to consider to assigne in what place the candle shall
be made this yere, or whether the candle shall be assigned over to two
persons to serve the Town as formerly.
The Guild shall be holden uppon Sunday after Trinity Sunday.
The paines for not paying petit rents pardoned hitherto, but urged
as to the future.
1 8 El: (Monday}, 18 June. [1576.]
Noe inhabitant shall burne or consume wth fire, any dunghill, filth,
straw, Raggs, Clouts, soote, or other filth, wthin this Towne, out of any
house, nor in any Chimney, oven, or furnace, to the annoyance of the
neighbors or other people, under perill of forfaiture for cache trans-
gression 6s 8d.
Noe Butcher shall bury the intrailes or oflfalls of any beast in any
of theire yards, or w^in the walls of this Towne, under penalty of 6s 8d
forfaiture for every offence.
George Adington and Willm. Atwood elected atturnies for the
Towne in the Exchequer.
Whereas the marsh is parcelled out to severall tennants, whereof
the portions of somme are of more benefit then the portions of others,
its ordered that the rent of cache shall be proportioned to the vallew by
the Bayliffs, and suche as they shall call to them.
Carts and Tombrills of the Towne, or others carying muck or other
cariage from place to place wthin the Towne, shall be unshodd after
Mich : next, at such times of cariage, under penalty of forfaiture of 1 2d
for cache comming over the paved streete otherwise. And all carts that
shall comme ^ commodities for transportation, shall pass by the Back
streetes or lanes, and not uppon the paved streetes if it may be avoided,
and after warning given.
Where a free burgess is sued wthout the Town, in case that ought
to be decided wthin the same, the party that will desire the benifit thereof
shall pay the 4th p't of the charges of the Towns demand of Cognisance
of plees, and the Towne shall gr* theire Letter of Atturny to put in theire
Claime wth effect.
ffree Burgesses transporting by water any kinde of victuall, shall
pay all suche Customes as forrainers ought to doe, or shall forfait for
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[A.D.
every default tenne times the vallew of the Custome, and imprisonm*
till paym* made.
A Lone is ordered for furniture for provision for candle to be made
in the Hospitall, and if by that means a sufficient summ may not be had,
an assessment shall be made.
Jon. Brenn elected Treasurer.
Burgess admitted, provided if he be not free born he shall pay, &c.
i8 El: (Wednesday}, 26 September. [1576.]
All assignem15 of apprentices shall be before the Bayliff, and indorced
on the Back of the indenture w* the Bayliffs hand.
Rob* Dixon shall have 4" yerely paied towards his support and
maintenance at the university at his booke.
Assessors of fforrain ffines.
At the Admiralty one was presented for taking groundage at Bourn
Bridge, whereas none was ever used to be payed.
Besides nusances, and death of a man, and unlawfull fishings, and
defalts of pformance of orders of Court, and amercem*5 forfaited, and
therfore they are doubled.
1576-7. 19 El: (Sunday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1577.]
Rich : Golty,
Tho : Knapp.
Hen : Haman.
Bayliffs,
Escheat:
! Geoff: Gilbard,
Chamberlins,
Admir:
Joh : Moore.
Clet: Mark:
Treasurer,
Conn",
I Joh : Brenn,
( Tho : Bloss.
Com: Cler:
The Bayliffs and
Cler-.pac:
( Augustin Parker,
Justices,
< Joh : Barker,
I Wm Smart,
Clavif,
v Ralf Scriven^.
Joh : Hawis.
Wm Bloyse,
Chr: Ward,
Oliver Cooper.
Rob* Lymbard, by the Courts consent, is elected by his p'tner, Wm
Midnall, to be Alderm: Guild; Robert Lymbard prayed his discharge,
and was assessed 15" fine, W* he refused, and was thereuppon fully elected.
19 El: (Friday}, 7 December. [1576.]
Auditors appointed.
The headburrowes in their circuits shall searche what children borne
in this Towne are sett to be bound apprentices to Artificers wftin this
Towne, esp'ly such as are trained up in Idleness, and hereof they are to
make certificate to mr Bayliffs every month, under perill of forfaiture of
6s 8d for every default.
1 5 77.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 313
The guider of the Hospitall shall have his fee paied, his requests
shall be considdered, his accompt first audited, and the accompt for the
candle.
A survey shall be made of the Grammer Schoole orders by the
Bayliffs, and such as they shall call to them, and they shall appoint an
Usher, and give order for the erecting of a house of office.
Ulveston hall shall be surveyed by a committee, as touching the
yerely vallew thereof.
An informer appointed for transgressing the order of Cariage wth
unshodd Carts, and uppon his informacon, the Bayliff shall send the [blank]
to distraine the offender for the forfaiture, and the informer shall have
the one halfe.
19 El: (Monday}, 7 January. [1577.] At y* Assembly.
The Gaoler shall not exact fees above the proportions following, viz:
for every prisoner committed concerning fellony, i4d; at the discharge
of suche uppon his acquittall 3s 4d ; for every arest uppon accon personal!,
I4d; ffor diet at free bord, by the meale, 6d; for his lodging in bed, cache
night, 2d; for every othe, id, to the poore yl cannot maintain free bord.
ffor suche as are committed for offence to the peace, not above 2od.
ffor persons not condemned in debt or dammage, 4OS and upward ;
he shall not compound for irons at above ob. in the pound.
And for persons condemned at id in the pound, and not above.
The Bayliffs and Justices may abate the fees of suche committed at
theire com* :
19 El: (Monday}, I Aprill. [1577.]
Order for continnuance of furniture of Candle at the Hospitall. And
for Butchers Tallow.
If the Ten* of Ulveston Hall will surrender his lease, he shall have
a new lease for 1 1 yeres, at 50'' rent, provided he shall maintaine the
reparacons, and deliver to the use of the Hospitall such quantities of
butter and Cheese, to be deducted as parcell of his rent and other cove-
nants, as the p'sons hereafter named shall think meete.
The ffarme house at Holbroke wasted by fire, the trespass is remitted
to the tenant, p'vided that he shall finde meate and drink for the work-
men while they are rearing of the houses there wch shall be made at the
Towns charge, and that the said Tenant shall finde the thatching, daub-
ing, and pinning suche houses.
The indenture of agreem* betweene mr Withypoll and the Towne,
concerning a peece of medow in Claydon and Whitton shall be sealled
v^ the Common sealle of the Towne, at suche time as the Bayliffs shall
think most meete.
ss
314 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.B.
Christophr Mervill fined 2ou for coullering forraine goods, fa) shall
be abated to 2OS.
mr Lovers nusance in laying muck at the ffriers bridge, as well for
offences past as future, shall be ordered by the headburrowes.
mr Smarts demand of certaine peaces of land, intended as he thinketh
w^in the compass of his grant, shall be considered off by p'sons specially
named.
The Chamberlins petitions of certaine fines and amercemts set over
to them at the Audit, is referred to mr Bayliffs.
Certaine woad, appointed to the use of the poore schollers wthin
this Towne, is appointed to be sold by the p'sons herafter named, to
the uses aforesaid, for iou.
The Common Kay shall be reedified at the Towns charge.
Dr Norton is retained Cheif preacher for this towne after the
Annunc: last,* and to have 50'' salary, payable quarterly, and he to
serve in preaching in the towne two weekes together, according to his
former manner. And that mr Webb shall be received 2d preach1 of this
Towne, to serve in person there every third weeke, and shall serve allsoe
the cure at the Tower, and shall have for his salary 33" 6s 8d quarterly,
whereof 20 marks t yerely out of the Tower parish, and to beginne at
the Annunc : last.
Henr: Hammond discharged from Alderm: Guild for the fine of
lo1', and in his place is elected Joh: Knapp, whoe is disch: for 20 marks
fine, and Willm: Middenhall elected in his room.
Antony Edwards payed 6d to the poore, for departing out of Court
wthout licence. And Thomas Knapp : paied the like for the like cause.
The wages of the Common Carter, lighter men, and Porters, shall
be referred to the Bayliffs henceforth to order.
The 2 peeces of land in Bramford now in mr Nicholls occupacon,
touching the Towns title, shall be considered of by mr Clenche, mr
Scrivenr and Hen : Haman, and they shall make report thereof.
19 El: (Tuesday), 30 July. [1577.] At the Assembly.
James Seger shall have granted to him and his heires a peece of
ground, of an acre or more, lying at the red Cliff, at the rent of 6s 4d yerely.
19 El: (Wednesday}, 18 September. [1577.]
Bart: ffenn, Joh: ffisher, Rich: Beamont, and Wm Russell, elected
Serjeants of the mace.
fforraine fines shall be assessed by the Assembly.
(a) i.e. allowing a Foreigner to enter goods at the Custom House in his name, he being a Freeman.
* Mar. 25. t ,£13 6s. 8d.
1578.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
315
Bourn bridge ordered to be repayred, and the mony to be levied
according to the stat : to the summe of i yo1'.
Rob* Sallowes shall still continnue his lease of the marsh at the
former rent, and shall be discharged of arearages layd uppon him by a
late survey.
Auditors for the Renter Wardens accompts.
Apprentises indentures shall be acknowledged before the Bayliffs,
or one of them, and then inrolled, or in defalt of suche acknowledger^
the master shall forfait 2OS.
Ordered that the Towne shall beare the charges of John Knapp, in
the suit by him against citisens of London, for staying his woad for
weighage, If the Councill learned of this Towne shall adjudge the same
to concern the priviledges of the Towne.
19 El: (Sunday}, 29 September. [1577.]
Governours of the Hospitall elected, viz: Edw: Gooding, Ol:
Cooper, Willm. Midnall, and Laur: Trost.
It being informed that mr Gilbard, the new elect Bayliff, is sick, its
agreed that the new Bayliff sworne, and the 2 last Bayliffs, and 8 others,
shall, as a committee, repaire to the house of mr Gilbard, and administer
his othe according as is prescribed in Dooms day booke.
At the Admirall Court, besides defalts in not bringing wrecks
formerly found, wherein amercem13 are doubled: And trespasses and un-
lawfull transportations, and unlawfull fishing, and corrupt fish, and
nusances, and goods found. Presentm1 is of one that took and concealled
waived goods.*
1577-8. 20 El: (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1578.]
Bayl:
Escheat:
Admir:
Cler: Mark:
Conn",
Justices,
Rob : Guttler,
John Knapp.
Job : Brenn,
Tho: Bloss.
The Bayliffs,
Geoffery Gilbard,
Joh : Moore,
Joh : Barker,
Ralf Scriven'.
Chamberlins
Treasurer,
Godfry Woolnall,
Edw : Rivet.
Hen : Haman.
Com : Cler ) T , -,-,
r,, Toh : Hawis.
Cler : pac : ) J
Wm Bloyse,
Christ: Ward,
Olive.' Cooper.
Clavigers,
Alderm : Guild, Rob' Lymbard.
Persons comming w^out gownes to the Court, having noe notice
of the order, are ordered to provide gownes against the next Court, in
regard they are deemed meete men for ability.
* i.e. Goods stolen, and waived or thrown away by the thief in his flight. Cowell's Law Diet.
316 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
If any ffreeman shall make any wager wth any other for electing of
any officer in this Town, neyther of the persons soe wagering shall have
any voice, or be present at any suche election, nor shall procure any
other to give his voice at suche election, for the winning of suche wager,
uppon paine to forfaite 5".
After the end of the Terme that John Bray now hathe in the Port-
mens medow, The Portmen resident for the most part in the Towne,
having horses kept ordinarily in the Towne, shall have the little medow,
paying 6s 8d yerely to the Towne. And all other portmen, not ordinarily
resident in the Towne, after Mich: next shall loose theire p'ts, as well
of the said Portmens medow, as of the little medow, for soe long time
as they shall not be resident and kepe horses.
20 El: (Thursdayj, 5 December. [1577.]
Auditors appointed.
The house next the Grammer Schoole, in mr Dawes occupacon,
shall be demised to him if he will, or otherwise to somme other person.
And that Joseph, mr Dawes sonne, shall continnue Usher of the
Schoole till Annunc: next.* And that the Bayliffs, and suche as they
shall call to them, shall allow him to continnue still in that office, or
choose somme other meeter man.
The collector for the subsidy for this Town shall distraine the in-
habitants of Rushmer \vth the liberty of this Towne, for areres of the
subsidy, and if any suite shall arise, the Town shall defend the same.
Orders concerning the assignem* of the present lease of the new
mills and Horswad mill.
The grl of one acre at Segers Cliff to him agreed at the assembly,
is confirmed at the said rent, wth a clause of reentry for non paym4.
20 El: (Monday}, 24 Marche. [1578.]
Order for Candle referred to a committee.
Ulveston Hall demised to Shepard, for i r yeres from mic : next, at
56" 13s 4d r*.
Stiles his messuage to him demised, and the mortmain lands wth
Ballings Close (except the 9 acres) for n yeres from mic: next, at 20"
r4 yerely, and he shall have the 9 acres till mic: next for 9s.
mr Smarts lease of Kents hill, assigned to him from Wm Dandy,
shall be sealed at a petit Court, and he shall have liberty to assigne the
same over to Rich: Dameron.
John Cage, Carpinder, for his worke in the house at Holbroke, shall
have 40s, over and above the Bargine.
* Mar. 25.
1578.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 317
A payne set uppon Brenning, to pull up his pale before Easter
next; time is given him till Whitsuntide.
John Carnaby shall continnue his gallery from his dwelling house
to his ware house, at 4d rent, and to take the same by indenture.
Overseer of the nusances in the Towne shall have yerely 26s 8d, and
halfe the amercemts to be assigned by the headburrowes, uppon present-
ments by him made.
Handford Hall demised to Smith for the remainder of the terme,
in Edw: Cages lease.
20 El: (Monday} t 29 September. [1578.]
Willm: Russell, Joh: ffisher, Rich: Beamont, and Earth: ffenn, elected
Serjeants.
Assessors of fforrain fines.
Edw: Gooding, Wrn Midnall, Tho: Bennet, John Carnaby, elected
Governors of the Hospitall.
A committee to determine whether Tho: ffletcher shall be admitted
to his forraine fine.
Admiralty.
Suche as shall cast ballast or filth into the channell wthin the high-
water mark, shall forfait 4OS for every skuppet full so cast into the same,
the one halfe to the presenter, the other halfe to the Towne.
Noe person shall stick or grubb any fishe wth any shelve netts,
betwene 8 of the clock at night, and 4 clock in yc morning, under penalty
of i os every defalt.
The channell shall be beaconed, and if any p' son doe pull downe or
decay the same beacons, and not repaire them wthin 2 tydes, the same
shall forfait 5s each defalt.
Noe person shall heve any fish wth heave nett, unless there shall be
two p'sons in the bote, under penalty of 2od, one halfe to the presenter,
the other to the Towne.
The ordinary time for dredging of oysters shall be in Lent, and then
none shall be carried away but suche as are well growne, and the smaller
and sulche shall be forthwth cast over bourd under perill of forf1 of 40*
for cache offence.
Noe p'son shall dredge any oysters in the haven in May, June, July
and August, nor in any other month out of Lent, but onely once a weeke,
viz: on Thursday, and then he shall take away onely suche as are faire
grown.
The Bayliffs nevertheless, under their office seale, may licence any
impotent or lame person to dredge oysters in the haven at pleasure,
provided that there be but one p'son in one bote, and that none butwel
grown oysters be carried away.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
ffor the preservacon of muskels in the haven, its ordered that noe
person shall destroy or remove the bedds of them, nor carry away the
frye or broods of them uppon paine of forfait 20% the one moity to the
presenter, the other moity to the Towne.
1578-9. 21 El: (Tuesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1579.]
Bayl;
Escheat:
Ralfe Scrivener,
Admir:
Job : Tye.
Cler: Mar:
Coron™,
John Brenn,
Tho : Bloss.
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Cuttler,
Justices,
Joh : Knapp,
Joh : Moore,
Joh : Barker.
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Cler: pac:
Com : Cler :
Clavigers,
Aldtrm: Guild
Joh : Carnaby,
Nich : Crane.
Willm : Mednall.
John Hawis.
Christoph : Ward,
Hen : Haman,
Oliver Cooper.
Tho : Glede.
21 El: (Friday}, 5 December. [1578.]
Auditors appointed.
Certaine differences depending- betweene the Town and mrWithipoll,
if they be not determined before the 15th day of Jan: next, Its ordered
that it shall stand agreed that the nine acres of ground at Castle hill in
Stiles his occupacon, shall be letten to the Towne, and Wardens of the
ffoundacon,and others, w* Rich: Battell, undr suche covenants as to them
shall seeme requisite, provided that it be not for more time than 1 1 yeres
from Mic: last.
Kents Hill, demised to mr Smart, shall be demised to mr Moore under
suche covenants as in the former lease, if mr Smart will surrender his
interest, and mr Moore shall have licence to assigne the same over to
Rich : Davers under the same covenants.
Rob* Bacon rated 20 shillings for his forrain fine, is referred to the
Auditors.
The headburrowes shall take order concerning the setting of mill-
stones under Carnabies Jetty, how farr they shall be sett out.
The difference betweene mr Bayliff Cuttler and John Brenning,
touching a peece of ground at the old Kay, nigh mr Guttlers house, is
referred to the assembly to consider of the title, and to report at the
greate Court. And all the amercemts layde uppon Brenning concerning
the removing of his pale, shall likewise be referred to the Assembly.
Robert Hally, for misbehaviour in sundry speeches against certaine
others, and for attempts to defraud the Towne of Customes, is ordered
to be committed to the Gaole during the Bayliffs pleasure, and fined 5",
and shall pay all areres of Customes.
1 5 79-J BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 319
Robert Barker discharged from being Alderm: Guild for 20 marks
fine.
John Wallis standing bound to the Towne w* suerties for childrens
portions, Its ordered that if good suerties shall be putt in by Dr Sherman,
.the former bond shall be delivered up, and uppon the receipt of suche
portions, the children shall acquitt the executors, or otherwise the bonds
shall be stayed till suche acquittances made.
21 El: (Wednesday), 10 December, [1578.] at the Assembly.
Constables shall make search every month for needy, impotent,
and vagrant p'sons, and therof make certifficate that they may be settled
according to law.
They shall twice every yere hold pettit Sessions wthin one month
after Easter, and one month after Mich: and for every default shall
forfait 2OS.
They shall see that noe servts shall be retained for less than one
whole yere.
Searches shall be made forthw111 for new Commers, and servants
retained for less then one yere, and to certify what apprentices they
finde, and warne new Commers to depart the Towne.
21 El: (Friday), 2 January. [1579.]
Noe journeymen nor apprentis shall be intertained in any handicraft
wthin this Towne wthout the privity of one of the Constables of that ward,
before the retainer, and notice shall be given by the Constables to the
Cheife of the ward.
Constables shall make searche for children borne in this Towne of
poore parents, meete to be apprentises.and therof shall make certifficate.
21 El: (Wednesday), 4 Marche, [1579.] at ye Assembly.
A warr1 of Atturney shall be made to certain persons in the name
of the Towne, to make entry into lands and tenem13 whereunto the Towne
hathe right of entry.
21 El: (Friday), 10 Apr ill. [1579.]
Order for candle referred to a sp'iall committee.
Rob: Snelling elected Alderm: Guild.
Henry Mudd shall have a lease ofcertainepeecesof land in Bramford,
about 8 acres, now in his occupacon, and formerly in Rob* Cooks, for 1 1
yeres from Mich: next, at 36* rent, w*11 clause for reentry for non paym4,
halfyerely. And that he shall covenant to inclose soe much of the
praemisses as doe lye in the common feild, \v& 2ble quickset and ditch
p'vided.
32O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The messuage, lands, tenem45 and limekill in the occupacon of
Shankford, except the lease lands, shall be demised to ffinche for 1 1 yeres
from Mich: next, at 22" rent, by moities, wth clause of reentry for non
paym4 and coven4 to mantaine reparacons, pay the Lords rent, and doe
no wast, and sell lime to be spent in this Towne, for 6s 8d the chalder,
w* other covenants, according- to the Lo: Kepers order. And the said
ffinche shall have the lease of the medows during the time yet to indure,
paying the Lords rent
The bonds made by Dr Sherman (a) and Rich : Stannard to the
Towne, to the use of certaine children, shall be ordered for delivery
thereof by p'ticular p'sons menconed, p'vided that care be that the
executors be discharged.
The signe of the Golden Lion shall now continnue, paying therfore
yerely to the Towne id r4.
If Mr Grimston will surrender his lease of the heathe, he shall have
a new lease made Back againe to him, w& an addition of the terme, wth
the same covenants.
Matters in controversy w411 mr Withipoll shall be referred to mr
Clenche, provided it shall be determined before Midsummer next, and
that mr Wthypoll will give bond of loo1' to stand to the arbitrem4, as the
Towne offereth to give suerties on theire p't, and A submission in writing
is ordered to be made, wch shall be sealled at a petit Court.
John Hawes hathe liberty to goe to London these 2 next termes,
to follow his Clients causes, putting in a sufficient Deputy in his place
in this Towne.
Willm Leye, apothecary, henceforthe off his wares in towne may
make open shew for his forrain fine, putting in bond to discharge the
Towne of all burden and charge by himselfe, wife, and children.
21 El: (Tuesday}, 29 September. [1579.]
At the request of Edw. Grimston Esqr, the heathe, formerly his by
lease, shall be demised to John Usherwoad, according to the former
forme, saving that there shall not be allowed more then three months for
reentry for non paym4 of the rent, and that the said heath shall be
abbuttalled out, and that he shall not assigne w^out licence from the
Towne, but to a free burgess.
Wm Russel, Rich: Beamont, Joh: ffisher, Bart: ffenn, Serjnts.
Assessors of forraine fines.
Mr Smart, Hen: Hamond, Tho: Bennet, Ro: Barkr, governors of
Chr: Hospitall.
(a) This family was of Yaxley and Brusyard, Suff. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,149; Harl. 1560. f. 249!).
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
321
Admiralty.
At the Admirall Court, besides presentmts of offences against the
late orders for oysters. It is further ordered :
That noe person shall dredge oysters wthin this port, but shall after
every hale cull his oysters before he shall hale againe, under penalty of
3s 4d-
Noe p'son shall bring oysters to market that shall have above two
on a cluster, uppon the like penalty.
All suche as shall dredge oysters wthin this liberty shall sell the
same at the common Kay at Ipswch, under penalty of 2os for cache
offence.
21 El: (Sunday), 13 Septemb: [1579.]
mrs Rose Bloise (aj gave 2OU to fower poore handicraftsmen, to be
lent for 3 yeres together, the next of her kindred to have the preferrm'.
1579-80. 22 El: (Thursday}, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1580.]
Bay I:
Escheat :
Admir:
Chr: Mar:
Coron™,
Justices,
Agnes Usherwood shall have the demise of the heath according to
the agreem4 wth her husband.
mr Warner, procter in the Consistory of Norwch, retained to be Coun-
cill for this Towne in the Admiralty, and shall have 4OS for this yere, yet
mr Briggs shall have his fee till Mich : next, and then he shall have notice
to cease his care for that service.
Rob : Copping made Clark of the Hospitall for his yerely fee of 5H,
to make a trew accompt to the Bayliffs of all suche mony as shall comme
to his hands, and of other goods allsoe wherwth he shall be intrusted.
' Wilm. Smart, (b)
Chamberlins,
Paull Banning,
Sam" Smith.
I Tho : Bloss. (c)
1
Treasurer,
Willm : Midnall.
( Joh : Brenn,
( Hen : Haman.
Com : Cler :
Cler: pac :
Joh : Hawys.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scrivener,
Clavigers,
Chr : Ward,
Hen : Haman,
Ed : Gooding,
Oliver Cooper.
Job : Tye,
Rob : Guttler.
Alderman
Guild,
Tho : Knapp.
(a) Ipswich Gifts and Leg. (1747,) p. 77-
(b) -aid. sup. p. 268.
(c) Son of Thomas Blosse of Ipswich, b. 1522, and fourth of this name in succession. He died in his
year of office, (p. 327 infra.) and was bur. in S' Lawrence's Church, Ipswch, 20 Dec. 1580. Add.MSS. (Davy)
l9,iig;Harl. 1560, f. 282; 1169. f. loo. Arms: gu. 3 dragons pass, in pale erm. Granted by W. Segar, Coll.
Arms. E.D.N. 57. f. 35. Guillim's Heraldry, p. 269.
XT
322 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Pavis shall have from the Towne, towards the Tiling of a new
framed house by him at Horswad mill, 4U, and he agreeth to leave the
same in good and sufficient repaire.
Alis Pavis, widow, remitted of 2OS paine uppon her late husband by
the headburrowes.
2 2 El: ( Friday J , 4 December. [ 1 5 7 9 • J
Auditors appointed.
Warr* of Atturny to prosecute suit against Shankford.
Offences against the order for Customes referred to a committee, to
considder what may best be donne for the advantage of the Towne.
Victualler allowed, in consideracon he shall at the Bayliffs appointm*
be helpfull to cure poore men in reasonable manner.
Carnaby shall have licence to lay Grindstones of his owne under the
Jetty of his new house at the Common Kay, paying 4d r*.
All the persons in this Towne rated to pay to the poore, shall presently
pay soe much mony as by computation his rate shall amount unto for
one monthe, and neverthelesse continue the paym*5 of their rates as they
are rated.
22 El: (Thiirsdayj, 24 Marche. [1580.]
James Leman, Bachelour of arts, a poore young man, borne in this
Towne, being indebted at Cambridge for his Commencem*, shall have
5U payed of the Towne mony, and the same shall be deducted out of
Roger Barnys gift if by law it may soe be.
Orders for Tallow and Candle for this yere referred to a committee.
Orders touching the Grammer Schoole and reparacons thereof shall
be referred to the Portmen to determine, and to suche as they shall think
meete to call to them.
Butchers shall give good suerties for the rent of their stalls.
Thomas Sicklemore fa) hathe liberty to sett out his houses into the
streete equall to his mansion house by line, paying the old rents. And
he shall have suche ground in Stevens parish belonging to the Towne
(as he now occupieth) to him and his heires, paying the ordinary rents.
Order concerning Hallage referred to the Bayliffs and others men-
tioned.
And they allso shall consider of the complaint against divers inhabi-
tants for setting out theire Kayes into the Channell, and to make report.
Willm Mydnall sworne to execute Treasurers office.
(a) Son of Edm : Sicklemore (p. 253) ; he was a Portman of Ipswich, and was bur. at S' Lawrence's,
Ipswich, 16 Feb., 1619. Arms : Sa. 3 sickles interwoven, arg.
1580.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 323
22 El : (Thursday}, i^.ofAprill. [1580.]
Chr: Crane elected Corroner to serve wth John Brenn, and is sworne,
The late infection still continuing in this Town, its ordered that the
charges of the poore shall be borne by the Treasury till iou be spent,
and then mr Bayliffs shall assess the inhabitants of this Towne at suche
summs of mony and further contribution as by them shall be thought
needfull.
Orders concerning Hallage made by referres, and now brought into
this Court, are confirmed.
Wm Geoffry and Nich : Crane made Hallingers during 3 yeres, pay-
ing therfore half-yerely, iou ios, and therof shall give suerty.
Joseph Dawes, Usher of the Gramr Schoole, hathe surrendered his
place. And the Bayliffs and portmen, w^1 the concent of mr Dawes the
Schoolmr, shall elect another in his roome.
A ferry betweene Harwch and Wai ton demised to mr Phillip BrownfaJ,
and by him continnued against the liberties of this towne, its referred to a
committee to order and determine of the same as they shall think meete.
And they allsoe shall take councell and order concerning the Towns
interest in Woodbridge market, as they shall think meete.
The Charter of this Towne shall be shewen to mr Barren Shuttle-
worth (b), at London, for the discharge of the free men of this Towne of
all Customes claymed at Sturbridge ffaire (c).
The Bayliffs and portmen for the time being shall appoint a conve-
nient Clark to serve at the Hospitall, and allow him suche yerely fee as
they or the most of them shall think most meete.
Pettaughs request concerning com : soil by him incroched, shall be
considered by the headburrowes, whoe shall order the same and the
rent as they shall think meete.
Shephard, the ten* at Ulveston halls petition for Bushes and earth
to make brick, shall be considered of and ordered by the Wardens of
the {foundation.
Orders for corporations in this Towne made by the assembly, shall
be considered by a committee named, and they shall certify theire
opinions at the next great Court.
The Wardens of the ffoundacon and others named, shall take order
(a) He was of Walton, son and heir of Armiger Browne, Esq., 2nd in descent from Robert Browne,
Esq., of Leiston, Surf., Baron of the Exchequer in 1553. He dec. before 1599. Arms : per bend, arg. and
sa. 3 mascles counter-changed. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,121 ; (Jermyn) 8204.
(4) Richard Shuttleworth was of Gray's Inn, and became a Serjeant at Law 4 July, 1584 ; in 1589 he
was made one of the Judges of Chester, but was at this time probably occupying the office formerly styled
"officium Clerici Scaccarii Cestriae, vulgariter nuncupatum Baronis Scaccarii Cestriae." Ormerod's Hist.
Ches. i. pp. 59, 69. Dugdale, Orig. Jurid. p. 295. Harl. 1912, f. 179.
(c) This fair, formerly one of the largest in the kingdom, is still held at Sturbridge, in the parish of
S1 Andrew the Less, Cambridge, beginning on the 4th (or i8th) of September, and anciently continued for
several weeks.
324 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
for the demising of 9 acres of lands in Stiles his occupacon at Castle
hill, at rent and coven13 as they shall think meete.
Bartholomew ffenns petition touching Butlers Garden plott, com :
soile, given to uses of Butlers will, referred to be granted at suche rent
as the Bayliffs shall appoint.
22 El: (MondayJ, 18 July. [1580.] by the Headburrowes.
Parcell of the Coledunghill demised to hugh Stiles for 10 yeres,
being 60 foote square, paying ios yerely, and this was to make salt pitts.
22 El: (TiiesdayJ, 27 September. [1580.]
Assessors of fforraine fines.
Willm. Russell, Rich: Beamont, Joh: ffisher, Bart: ffenn, elected
Serjeants.
Paull Banning discharged of his Chamberlins place, and Thomas
Eldred is elected in his roome.
Willm. Bloyse elected Coroner, and Henry Haman discharged.
ffines for non appearance at the great Court, discharged for want of
timely notice.
Rob: Hally his fine of 3U remitted.
fforraine fine for the last yere remitted.
ffower pounds yerely shall be given to James Leman out of Barnies
legacy for 3 yeres to com, quarterly, towards his maintenance in learning
at Magdalene Coll:
Paines by the Headburrowes uppon two persons, remitted.
Geoffery Moss shall have the house and ground lately buylded
uppon by him at St Matthew towns end, paying 4d r* with distress.
Thomas Smiths incrochement of a window space at his new erected
tenem* at id r1, wth clause of distress in the house.
Aberds fine for not reparing the fenche betweene him and the mr of
Requests, remitted.
A committee nominated todetermine the difference betweene mrCut-
tler and Brenning touching a peece of ground in Brennings occupacon,
next mr Cuttlers house
The Gaugership lately granted to the Towne, shall be demised by
a committee mencioned.
Moity of amercem*3 presented by Rich : Wolsy, to him granted.
ffine uppon an Indictment of Moone, to him remitted, he paying the
same shall be repayed for service donne.
22 El: (Thursday}, 29 September. [1580.]
ffine of i os remitted to one that was fined at a petit Court, for want
of apparance at a jury.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
325
Robert Limner, Willm. Buckenham, Tho : Glede, John Goylmer,
made Governors of the Hospital! .
Admirallty.
At the Admirallty presented trespasses, concealm*3 of Goods found,
unlawfull dredging of oysters, 40% and fyshings, defalts of jurymens ap-
parance, 3s 4d, and bloud draught 3s 4d.
1580-1. 23 El: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: ("Sep. 8, 1581.]
Bayl:
Escheat:
Admir:
Cler; Mark1,
Conn",
Justices,
Chamberlens,
Joh: Barker, Esqr,(a)
Edw: Gooding, gent.
John Brenn,
Rich: Golty.
The Bayliffs and
Wm Smart,
Ralf Lymmer.
Tho: ffuller,
Tho: Sucklemore.
Treasurer,
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac:
Clavigers,
Alderm: Guild,
Willm Mydnall.
Joh : Hawis.
Chr: Ward,
Oliv: Cooper,
Edw: Cage. ,
Rich: Golty, with
Tho: Knapp.
In regard of Willm Syers weak estate, certified by the maior and
Alderm of Norwch, this Town hath granted unto him three pounds wch
formerly he paied for his discharge of the Chamberlins place.
Randalls evidences shall remaine wth this Town, in theire custody,
till they shall be lawfully discharged of them.
A committee to amend the Causeyes towards the marshe.
23 El: (Friday}, 9 December. [1580.]
Auditors appointed.
fforfaitures for hallage shall be complained of by the farmers to the
governours, whoe shall at the charge of the Hospitall bring an ace' on of
debt before the Bayliffs, and the farmers shall give evidence to the jury,
and have the one moity of what shall be recovered.
Christopher Merill having caried away a greate Quantity of Gravell
washed down before his doore by a rage of waters from mr Withipolls
ponds, This Court dothe give him 20% provided he shall carry away all
the rest that remaineth.
Loves lease shall be ordered as touching the articles and covenants
therein by a committee specially appointed.
(a) md. sup. p. 284. (b) ib. p. 236.
326 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Smith (a) by 1'rs commendatory from Sr John Wray,^ Cheife
Justice of England, shall be presented to the BP (cj for his allowance of
him to be mr of the Grammer Schoole.
Authority is given to the Bayliffs for the time beeing, to take order
for hanging out of candle light by the inhabitants of this Towne in the
winter season.
Willm. Randolfe, uppon conviction forfaiting his goods, soe much
of them as he gave to his children shall be restored to them by the Towne,
the residue, if the children will buye them, they shall have them, paying
as they are apprised.
Shopkepers shall hang out signes at theire shopps, and other in-
habitants may doe the like.
23 El: (Tuesday}, 2 May, [1581.] petit Court,
The Town clerk may take for the coppy of every declaracon, plee,
answer, replicacon, &c., after the rate of 2d a sheete in the larger ordin-
ary paper, writing 20 lines in every sheete, and if the last sheete shall
have 10 lines or more, he may haue 2d for that sheete.
23 El: (Friday), 29 September, [1581.] petit Court.
Mr Gooding, before he tooke his othe of Bayliff, desired that he
might have two commoners joyned wth him for setting of assize of bread,
beere, ale, and wine, because himselfe useth a brewhouse w^in the liberty
of this Towne, but the motion was not allowed.
(a) This John Smith, perhaps the same as one of that name recorded as Fellow of Queen's Coll. Camb.,
B.A. 15/5-6; M.A. 1571) (Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 438), appears to have been strongly recommended
both to the municipal authorities and to the Chief Justice, by John Foxe, the martyrologist. A draft of
a letter to the former, and the letter itself to the judge, are found in Harl. MS. 416. ff. 135, 155. The
latter runs as follows : —
" Jesus.
forasmuch as thys yong ma' for whom I \yryte ys not so well known to your honour peradventure, as he
is to me, by long acquayntance and co'tinnuance, to signifie therfore to your Lordshyp, not only upon
priuat affection, but upon truth and knowledge in hys behalf: thys ys breifly to testifie to your good L.
that if ye town of ypsewych stand in neade of a worthy, godly, and lemed scholmaster, for all such indow-
me'ts and orname'ts requisite in such a fu'ction, or trew religion, lemyng, diligence, and practice, for these
and such other gyftes of abilitie, I know not how, nor where, they may be better spedd then in receauyng
thys M' J. Smythe, beying hymself bom in ye same town of ypsewych, whom both present occasion of
tyme, and ye good vocation of Jesus Christ, I trust, offereth now unto them. Certifeyng moreouer your
good Lordshyp, and not only you, but also ye whole town of ypsewych, that whosoever shall receaue hym
for guydyng of theire schole, shal doe no such pleasure to hym, as profyts to themselues, and co'moditie to
theire yougth.
D. iesus tibi benedicat et suis. Amen.
Yours in Christ iesu
Lond. Noueb. 23. joh. foxe.
Endd. To y ryght honorable and hys very good Lord ye Lord Chiefe Justice of England.
(b) An error for Sir Christopher Wray, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, 1573—1591. Haydn,
Book of Dignities.
fc) Edmund Freake, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, 1575—1584. Le Neve. Fasti. Eccl. Ang. ii. 470.
Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 96.
1581.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 327
23 El: (MondayJ, 19 December. [1580.]
mr Bayliff Bloss dying- uppon the 25th of this month, Rob1 Lymmer
is elected Bayliff to serve till Mic : next.
Orders for Corporacons committed to p'sons sp1? named.
Joh : Lee, remitted of his issues estreated, bring 25s to the summe
of 8s.
Brewers fined by the Headburrowes, for selling- beere for undue prices,
are remitted and bound in obligacons not to sell beere by retaile, nor to
sell to any p'son above the rate sett by the Bailiffs.
23 El: (FridayJ, 24 Marche. [1581.]
A committee to appoint Chandlers.
The manner of keping- a Guild March4 is likewise referred to a com-
mittee.
Shopkepers shall sett up signes before Midsummer next, and suche
as defalt shall forfait 5s.
Orders for Tonnage shall be p'fected by the Assembly.
Dr Willm. Goldingham (aj shall henceforth be of Councill wth this
Town for the Admirall Court, and shall have his yerely fee of 4OS.
Granted to Rich : Golty, parcell of the com : soile, late Rokeses, ac-
cording to the forme of writing now shewed in this Court.
The like feaffrn1 shall be made to Joh : Hawis, from the Towne, of
the parcell of the Towne soile lately Willm Hawises. Common soile,
claymed by Edw: Cage, shall be referred to a committee to considder of
his title, and to certify.
Given to Laurence 2OS for attendance uppon mr Secretary Wilson^?/
A distress taken and accompted for, restored to the owner and to
the accomptant, the mony is allowed
Uppon the sale of certaine land, the towne received 45" of mr Withi-
poll, and the same is paied to the Treasurer of the Hospitall, whoe layed
out the same uppon the bridge.
2 3 El: (Friday) , 2\ July. [1581.]
Wm Bloise, lately elected Portman, is now sworne.
Rich : Golty is elected Coroner, and is sworne.
The Portmen, or the most of them, shall considder whoe shall be
high steward of this Towne, and of his fee.
(a) "William Goldingham was of Trinity Hall, Camb., B.A. 1567 ; M.A. and Fellow, 1571, and LLD.
1579, in which year he was admitted an advocate ; he had an estate at Dedham, Essex. This family was of
Belstead, Copdockand Gislingham, Suff. There is a brass at Belstead to John Goldingham, 1518. Arms :
arg. a bend wavy. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 10. Add MSS. (Davy) 19,132, and (Jermyn) 8209; Harl.
155. f. 47. &c.
(bj Sir Thomas Wilson, appointed by patent, Jan. 5, 15/8, in addition to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Haydn, Book of Dignities. Thomas's Hist. Notes, i. 474.
328 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.U.
A committee shall consider whither it be needfull to have any buyld-
ing on the south side of the moote hall, to inlarge the same, and shall
certify Auditors for p'tic: debts.
Goylmers petition concerning paving at his tenem* at the conduit,
shall be considered by mr Serjeant Clenche, uppon consideracon had of
his lease.
The Bedell shall have ios for his paynes in crying of lanthorne and
candle light.
Given to the inhabitants of the Tower parish, 40% in consideracon
of the charges of seate for the 24% and abating other seates there set
formerly.
23 El: (Monday), 25 September. [1581].
Assessors of fforrain ffines.
The Wardens shall demise Holbroke lands, late Leeches, as they
shall think meete.
Shankfords lands and tenem* demised to Willm ffinche, for 1 1 yeres
from Mic: next.
Ordered, that the Towne shall lend John Minter 3OU ios, for one
yere.
The Wardens shall doole out the ground in Shalford medow (a) be-
longing to the foundacon.
A committee to considder of Knapps pile and jetty by him sett up
in the channell against his marsh, and give theire oppinions thereof.
Three pounds given to the erecting of the Clock in the Tower
Churche, provided the parishioners preserve the same in good order.
Given to Antony Popler, Stronger, for his advise in erecting the
Hospitall pulpit, and in other things ios.
23 El: (Friday), 29 September. [1581.]
Joh : Moore and Ralf Scrivener elected Justices.
Wm Russell, Rich: Bemont, Joh: ffisher, Bart: ffenn, Serjeants.
Aug : Parker, Wm Linnfeild, Rob : Snelling, Rob : Knap, governo"
of ye Hospitall.
23 El: (Wednesday}, n October. [1581.]
One man in cache ward made Monitor, to present the names of
such of the free men in theire severall wards who make default of appar-
ance at the greate Court, and this they shall present at the next petit
Court, and shall have for theire paines, 2d of every shilling soe forfaited,
part
(a) Uy- " Shanford" meadow in Barham parish, now the property of the Ipswich Charity Trustees, as
of Tooley's Charity.
1581.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 329
and they shall be collectors of the forfaitures, and suche as refuse to
pay, uppon complaint shall be committed till paym4, and if any of the
monitors make default, he or they shall be committed till he or they pay
the forfaiture of such defalter or defalters that ought to be presented.
The preachers areres at mich : last shall be payed out of the Treasury.
Debts due by bond to the Town, shall be paied before Hollymass,*
or theire bonds shall be putt in suite, and debts due wthout specialty
shall be paied by that time, or the party shall be committed till paym*.
mr Knapps pile shall be ordered at the next greate Court, and in
the meane time his fine shall continnue.
Knights demand of iou for repaire of Bourn bridge, shall be con-
sidered of when they have p' formed their covenants.
mr Moor and mr Lymmer, shall joyne w* the Bayliffs in setting
assize of victuall wthin this Towne, and they are sworne.
A committee appointed to meete to set orders for Corporations in
this Towne, and if any defalt to meete, they shall forfait 2s 6d.
Auditors appointed.
Charges for the carriage of Dr Nortons stuff ordered to be payed by
the towne.
The tenne pounds lent formerly to Peter Moone, shall by him be
repayed, and he shall give security for the same.
2 3 El: (MondayJ , November 6lh. [1581.]
The committee having elected Srffrancis Walsingham faj to be High
Steward of this Towne, its ordered he shall have the said place, to con-
tinnue during his and the Towns pleasure, and shall have iou yerely fee,
payable half yerely by moities, and shall have a patent under the Com-
mon Scale.
A second preacher for the Towne shall be elected, and shall have
iou quarterly.
A beame and weights, and a p'son to see to the waying of meale
appointed, and he shall have id every quarter of meale.
A warr* of Atturny to impleade Sam11 Johnson and others.
Thomas Eldreds debt respited untill Candlemas f next.
mr Knapps pile further to be considered till the next greate Court,
and the fine still to stand.
* All Saints' Day, Nov. I.
(a) Secretary of State 1572—90, and at this time Ambassador to Paris. He was 3rd and youngest son of
W"1 Walsingham, Esq., of Scadbury in Chislehurst, Kent, and was born about 1536. Educated at home,
he afterwards became a fellow-commoner of King's Coll., Camb., but took no degree. He successively repre-
sented in Parliament the towns of Banbury and Lyme Regis, and the county of Surrey ; was knighted in
1577, and after receiving many other honours, died at his house in Seething Lane, London, Ap. 6, 1590, and
was bur. in the north aisle of Old S< Paul's. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. pp. 86-92, where there is a biography,
with copious references. Thomas's Hist. Notes, i. 472.
t Feb. 2.
UU
330
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Admirallty.
Besides presentm*3 of concealem^f goods found, unlawfull dredging
of oysters, and fishing and trespasses, the jury presented an incrochem*
uppon the salt water, 4 foote in bredth, by Wm Write, and he is amerced
ios, and commanded to reforme the same before the next Court, under
penalty of 4<DS.
1581-2. 24 El: (Saturday), Nat wit :
Bayli
Escheat:
Admir:
Clet: Mark:
Aug: Parker, (a)
Chr: Crane, (b)
r, ( Job: Brenn,
Coron"> { RichiGolty.
Justices,
The Bayliffs, and
Ralf Scrivener,
Joh: Barker, Esqr,
Edw: Gooding, Gent.
Joh: Moore.
.-,, , ,. ( Edw: Cage,
Lhamoerlins, rj,, c, e
( Tho: Sherman.
Mar: [Sep. 8, 1582.]
Treasurer, Willm Mydnall .
Com:Cler: }
Cler:pac: }
\
Joh: Hawis.
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Alderm: Guild,
Chr: Ward,
Oliv: Cooper,
Edw: Cage.
Wm Russell,
Rich: Bemont,
Joh: ffisher,
Bart: ffenn.
Edw: Rivet,
to serve \vth
Rich: Golty.
A warr* of Atturny to the Treasurer to demand rents and farmes due
to the towne during the time of his office, and to distraine or re-enter, as
the case shall require, and the warrant shall be sealled at a petit Court.
The like to the Chamberlins.
The Chamber of access in the Hospitall shall belong to the ffounda-
con, and the reparacons thereof shall be at the charge of the foundacon.
Uppon mr Dawes his resignacon, mr John Smith by agreement is
elected mr of the Grammer Schoole for life, from Mic : next.
24 El: (Friday}, 6 Aprill. [1582.]
mr Pemberton, elected second preacher of this town at the Create
Court, 6 Novemb: last, is still continnued for 3 quarters of a yere from
Annunc: last,* and shall have iou cache quarter.
An exhibition of 4" yerely shall be paied to Rob: Dixon, the towns
Scoller at Cambridge, till midsummer comme 12 month, to be paied
quarterly.
A committee appointed to deliver to Edw : Rivet suche evidences
in the Treasury as belong to his house and garden next the Blackfriers.
(a) He belonged, apparently, to a family of this name settled at Walsham-le- Willows, Suff. The ped.
is given in the Suff. Visit., but no arms are assigned. Harl. 1560, f. 274. vid. sup. p. 289.
(*) The Cranes were of Wooduorton, Norf. and Chilton, Suff. Page's Suff. 932. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg.
(1747), PP. 80, 92. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,125 ; (Jermyn) 8206. Harl. 1484, f. 42 ; 1449, ff. 13, 88 ; 1 103,
f. 2. Arms : arg. a fess. betw. 3 crosses bottonee. fitchee, gu.
* Mar. 25.
1582.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 331
And the 2 waies leading from that house and ground to the houses of
the ffoundacon shall be shutt up if the committee shall think meete, and
hereunto the said Edw: Rivet dothe consent at this Court.
A committee appointed to considder of the setting over of Pavies
Town mills and the continuance of the former order concerning Grist.
Orders for Tallow and Candle.
Willm Martin, musitian, and his company, being sixe in number,
shall have waits (a} brought them at the Towns charge, and they shall
serve the Towne as mr Bayliffs shall appoint, and shall have for salary
as the Town shall think meete, and this shall continnue for one yere,
and if the Towne shall not like of their service at the yeres end, the said
Willm Martin shall repay the mony disbursed for the waits, and thereof
Wm Martin dothe give security.
mr Sterne (bj having surrendered the Ushers place of the Grammer
Schoole, Rob* Brown shall be admitted therto, soe as Dr Norton, mr
Pemberton, and mr Dawes doe approve him for his learning and religion.
Giles Barber shall have the office of the Gaugership by lease for
10 yeres, at 4" rent to the Towne, and he paying the Queens rent, and
he shall not assigne wthout consent of this Towne.
24 El: (Monday}, 2 Jtdy. [1582.]
mr Knapps pile shall stand, and be considered off by the committee,
till 13 of this month, and the paine continued.
A committee shall consider of the letting of the Conduit house.
Robert Lane having first sett up the Trade of waggon cariage
wthin this Towne, shall hold the same by order of this towne, and noe
other p'son shall be admitted therunto during tenne yeres, as farr as
this Court can authorise him. And he is made free Burgess.
24 El: (Friday, 13 July. [1582.]
Ordered by concent and agreement, that John Knapp shall pay for
his pile and incrochement, ios fine. And that at the request of the said
John, the same shall continnue for 3 yeres, for triall further to be made
concerning the Dammage, paying I2d yerely to the Town. And giving
security to pay suche dammages wthin one yere after the 3 yeres, as shall
appeare to the Aldermen and Headburrowes to be donne by the said
pile, and to remove the same if cause be found by them.
(a) m'd. sup. p. 212.
(*) Qy- J°hn Sterne, mat. at Trin. Coll., Cam., 1560; B.A. Christ's Coll., 1564-5; M.A. S' John's
Coll., 1568; being then under-master of the Grammar School at Ely; B.D. Peterhouse, 1575. Successively
Vicar of Rickmansworth, Herts, and Witham, Essex, and Suffragan Bp. of Colchester, 1592. ob. Feb.,
1608. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 469. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,150.
332 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
24 El: (Friday) ', 10 August. [1582.]
A committee to considder the yerely vallew of Stiles his land to be
leased, and to report their oppinions at the greate Court.
Holbroke lands demised to Rich : King for 1 1 yeres from Mich :
next, at the rent of i6H yerely, and the covents shall be as formerly, yet
the old farmers shall hold the same till Mich : comme twelve month, if
they will, at this rent of i6u, provided mr King shall not assigne it wthout
the Towns- consent.
Rich: Wolsy, Scavell mans wages, in regard of his poverty increased
to 40s yerely.
The conduit house demised to Goylmer for n yeres from Mich:
next, at 2O5 rl, and mantaining reparacons, and the Towne to have
liberty to inlarge the conduit out of the roome of that house, if they
shall see cause.
Allowed for match at the trayning of the Town soldiers, 1 2s yd ob:
24 El: (Saturday), 29 September. [1582.]
John Knap, Rob: Snelling, Edw: Rivet, and Rob: Knapp, elected
Governors of the Hospitall.
24 El: (Monday}, 15 October. [1582.]
Assessors of the forraine fines appointed.
Auditors appointed.
Hammans Garden plott demised to Mathew Windes, as it lieth
next Taketstreete, for 2 1 yeres, at 2s 6d rent, w* reentry for non paym1
within 2 1 dayes, and to pave the streetes, and mantaine wth reparacons.
Demise to the Grammer schoole mr the garden plot at the north
end of the Gram: Schoole, and another p'cell of the tenem* next Sher-
mans, at the rent of 6s, to hold during his continuance.
Tho : Kenington shall have the residue of the said Tenem4 for the
like terme, at 42s 6d rent, maintaining reparacons, and paving and paying
Lords rts and Queenes duties.
mr Barber resigning the Gaugership, a committee is appointed for
demising the same.
A paine set by the Hedburrowes uppon Pitman, remitted, and the
like to Pettacker and Tappliff.
Carnabyes demand of a parcell of Town soyle, at the south end of
the Kay, claimed to belong to him, is referred to a Committee.
Stiles his land by the committee vallewed at 6H 13s 4d yerely, and
deemed to be worth more, its ordered it shall be let for the most.
Admiralty.
At the Admiralty presented concealm* of goods found, nusance to
the chanel by Ballast, unlawfull fishings, and dredging of oysters.
582.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
333
1582-3. 25 El: (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1583.]
Stephen Baxter, elected portman, is now sworne.
Bal:
Esch :
Admir:
Cler: Mar:
Conn",
Justices,
Rob : Guttler,
Willm Bloyse.(a)
Joh : Brenn,
Wm Mydnall.
The Bayliffs
and August : Parker,
Chr : Crane,
Joh : Moore,
Ralfe Scrivenr.
Chamberlins,
'tis, i
Treasurer,
Rob : Guttler, jur.,
Wm Acton.
Willm : Mydnall.
Cler: pac : ) T , TT
Com: Cler: \ Joh : Hawis.
Clavigers,
Oliv: Cooper,
Edw : Cage,
Tho : Sherman.
Bonds of Mrs. Tye and Joh: Tye brought in by Edw: Cage, and
delivered to be kept in the Treasury according to the trust reposed by
mr. Tye, portman deceased.
mr. Smart hathe delivered Randalls evidences remaining in his hands.
25 El: (Wednesday), 19 December. [1582.]
Whereas Dr Norton was,byp'ticuler persons agreed wthin the behalfe
of the Towne to be common preacher there, and his salary to be 73" 6s 8d
quarterly, paied by equall portions, the same to be levied by collection
of Benevolence of the inhabitants. And since a second preacher hathe
bein elected, named mr Pemberton, and that his pencon of lo1' quarterly
paid should be out of the Treasury of this Towne, And diverse p'sons
doe wthdraw their benevolence as to the first salary : Its ordered that the
said iou per quarter shall be paid out of the Treasury, equally to the
said Dr Norton and mr Pemberton, and that out of the collection, 20''
yerely shall be paid to mr Pemberton by equall portions quarterly, and
the rest shall be given to the Doctor.
And its referred to the Bayliffs, and suche of the 12, 24^, and com-
monalty as they shall think meete to call to them, to consider the bookes
of collection, and estates of them that doe contribute or doe withdraw,
or have not yet allowed any contribution, and to conferr ^ such, and
bring up the collection to the summe promised, or otherwise if it can
not be raised, that they may conferr wth the said Two preachers as
touching their continuance at less charge, and thereof shall certify at
the next Court. Provided that its the meaning of this Court that the
preachers shall be payed out of the Treasury theire severall quarters
before collection made.
(a) William Blois, only son of Richard Blois of Grundisburgh, Suff., where this family became seated
temp. Hen. VII., was mar. at Sl Nicholas, Ipswich, in 1560, and bur. there 27 Feb. 1607. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,118; (Jermyn) 8203. Arms: gu : a bend vairy, betw. 2 fleurs-de-lis, or.
334 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
An order for explanation of the power of the renter wardens of the
foundacon, whereby it is declared, that the Renter Warden shall not,
wthout the consent of his companions, make any extraordinary allowances,
wch during the time of his office shall amount to above 2OS. And further,
that all poore persons, sick, diseased, maimed, and not able to live, though
not resi'ant in any of the houses of mr Toolies foundacon, nor yet wearing
his badge or livery, may by the Bayliffs and Wardens be releived with
part of the proffits of such lands, &c., during such infirmity, observing
the rules prescribed for such poore people.
The Scholemr shall have 4OS for his paines and charges in presenting
certaine publiqe pageants in joy of the Queenes Coronation uppon the
last 1 7 of November.
Committee appointed for the repairing of the old Kay in Clemts
parish, and the same to be donne at the Towns charge.
A Liter shall be provided at the Towns charge, to be used at the
discretion of the Bayliffs, for the Town business.
Steven Baxters last paym* of his obligacon ordered, and his bond
shall be delivered up to him.
25 El: (Thursday}, 17 Jan: [1583.]
The mrshiPP or guider shipp of S* Leonards Hospitall, faj granted
to Henry Berry during the Towns pleasure, observing such covenants
for ordering of the house, and redelivery of suche goods as belong to
the said house.
John Lowry, Beadle, allowed yerely 26s 8d.
A committee to anext certaine houses and grounds of the Hospitall
to mr Toolies ffoundacon, and to determine what mony shall be allowed
to the Hospitall in recompence.
mr Joh: Knapp, governor of the Hospitall, shall give accompt of the
receipts and disbursemts before Auditors, and that to other intents the
present governours shall still soe remaine, but as to the receipts and
paymts the same shall be ordered by a committee.
The matter concerning concluding the preachers wages by treaty,
shall be donne before the next Court.
Every inhabitant of this Towne shall have a clubb ready in his
house to suppress ffraies made in this Town, and this shall be wthin 14
dayes next ensuing, uppon pain to forfait 2s, and thenceforth to continue
them allwaies ready uppon the like pain.
A committee to demise Battells lands and Stiles his lands and the
hallage as in their discretion shall be thought most meete, soe as the
yerely farme of the Hallage shall be to the use of the hospitall.
(a) A lazar-house, situated in the suburbs, beyond the river, and near the extinct church of St Austin.
Clarke's Ipswich, p. 261.
1583.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 335
Bonds belonging to Henry Creeme wth the accompts of the Hospitall
shall be passed, and if they be not discharged, they shall be putt in suite.
25 El: (Friday), 22 Marche. [1583.]
Order for Candle.
The rate for the preachers wages is brought in and ratified, and is
now ordered to be observed and levied according to the discretion of mr
Bayliffs for the time being, and to continnue during the Townes pleasure,
and that Dr Norton shall continnue preacher here, and shall not be pre-
ferred to some further advancem*.
Lands belonging to this Town formerly conveyed to mr Bayliff Crane
and mr Smart in trust, shall be reconveyed to suche p'sons as mr Bayliffs
shall appoint, and as by mr Barren Clenche shall be devised.
Rich : Golty having served one yere Alderm : Guild, at his request
to be discharged, he is discharged for a fine of 8U, and Edw : Rivet shall
be discharged for the summe of 1 2U, John Carnaby and Tho : Sicklemore
allsoe at 20 marks* fine cache of them. And in theire Roomes Sam11
Smith and Tho: ffuller are elected.
Webbs marshe in demise to him, forfaited by utlary, and two houses
nigh the Tower demisable by a committee.
The ffleshstalls allsoe shall be new builded and timber shall be felled
at Ulveston hall, as well for that work as for the old Kay.
Rich: Boise shall have convenient roome in Clem'3 parish, at mr
Braies garden, assigned him by the Bayliffs and hedburrowes, to build
a house uppon,uppon suche rent and condicons as shall be thought meete.
The paym* of the widow Smiths rent is respited till S4 James tide.f
Sam11 Smith discharged of Alderm : Guild, for his fine of 1 2U, but
Thomas ffuller not submitting to such fine, he standeth chargeable vf&
the said place. And Edm : fflick is elected in Smiths roome, and dis-
charged for iou fine, and Godfry Woolnall is elected in his roome, and
if suche persons doe not compound wth the Treasurer by security, or pay
theire fines by tomorrow night, they shall hold theire places in theire
severall cources.
The Guild shall be holden on Sunday before Midsummer next. J
The mr of Request demands, touching an increase of his terme in
the stables, shall be referred to the assembly to certify.
A committee to elect a Clerk of the Hospitall, and allow him meate,
drink, houserent, fyerwood there, and to set his wages, not exceeding
20 marks.
ffaireweather shall have passage wth his lyter, by making a Dock at
Whipstreete § for the same, and to have a cart way there for the passing
•^13 6s. 8d. f July 25th. { June 23rd. § Adjoining the New Cut, south-east of Stoke bridge.
336 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
away of his muck and meanour to his ground there, soe as he makes the
cart way firme wth gravell, and wthout annoyance of the channell wth his
muck.
The setting of Tainters at the Cole dunghill shall be considered by
the headburrowes.
ffower p'sons meete for waits shall be retained in the Towns service,
as by the Bayliff for the time beeing shall be ordered, and they shall have
4 pounds from the Towne, besides theire common collection, and every of
them a livery at the Towns charge. And for theire last yeres service they
shall have 40*.
25 El: (Wednesday), 22 May. [1583.]
Godfery Woolnall disch: from being Alderm: Guild for 8U fine, and
at Tho : ffullers proposall Joh : Pavys is elected to hold with him the said
Tho : ffuller, and the 8U formerly of the fine of the former elect Alderm :
is given to them.
John Pavys hathe liberty to assigne over the new mills (to him de-
mised) unto Robt. Nooth for the terme unexpired, and the said John, in
consideracon thereof, shall pay 2OS yerely to the hospitall during the con-
tinuance of that terme, and if Nooth shall putt in good suerties for p'for-
mance of his coven13, John Pavys his bonds shall be delivered to him
againe, provided this shall not extend to allow Nooth to assigne without
concent of the Towne.
Tho: Bonham utlawed; his goods forfaited to the Town shall be
comittedto mr. Scrivener and mr. Snelling, that the benefit of them may
be converted to the use of his wife, and for her maintenance, saving 26s
8d thereof, for a fine to the Towne.
The hospitall conduit shall be viewed, and what is the cause of want
of water, and what quills thereout are running, and certifficate shall be at
the Great Court.
25 El: (Monday), BtA July. [1583.]
Steven Baxter elected Coroner by the death of Rich. Golty.
Tho : Glede sworne headburrow.
Joh : King for pageants at the last Guild, and speeches by p'sons out
of a shipp, shall have five markes out of the Treasury.* *
Quills in the hospitall conduit ordered to be taken away, or the p'ties
having them shall be putt in suite.
Rich : Battell hathe licence to assigne over his interest in such lands
in the occupacon of Grimsey unto Henry Mudd, soe as he give security
that noe way shall be incroached over the said lands to any other lands and
tenemts adjoining.
*/3 6. 8.
1583.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 337
Rich. Stone for ringing the Tower bell 2s. 6d. p. quarter.
The little house next the Backhouse at Handford hall that was wont
to be thatched, shall be tiled at the Towns charge, soe as the farmer shall
beare the diet of the workmen.
25 El: (Monday}, 23 September. [1583.]
Treasurer for candle untill Easter next elected, his salary shall be
3H 6s 8d, to be taken out of the stock of candle.
Willm. Russell, Rich: Bemont, Bart: ffenn, Willm. Gilbard, Ser-
jeants.
fforraine fine remitted, and Headburrowes fines remitted.
Rob: Copping continued clerk of the Hospitall.
Cesperalle to be made for stopping of filthe by the brooke.
The mr. of Requests demand is referred againe to the assembly.
25 El: (Sunday}, 29 September. [1583.]
mr. Smart, mr. Parker, mr. Gooding, mr. Scrivener, governors elect
of the Hospitall.
25 El: (Wednesday), 23 Odob: [1583.] At the Assembly.
The Constables, as deputies of mr. Bayliffs and the justices in theire
severall wards, shall once every month make searche in their severall
circuits for suche poore impotent vagrant persons, new commers, and
shall take notice of their last abode, or place of birth, and thereuppon
three or 4 of the Constables shall cause the Town Clark to make a pass-
port for suche, according to the statute, unless order from the Bayliffs be
to the contrary.
25 El: (Friday}, 25 October. [1583.]
fforrein ffines Assessed.
Auditors assigned.
ffraud in Customes of commodities shall be considered of by a com-
mittee specially named.
Lambard and Ragmans petitions, for allowance of common soile to
them to build houses uppon, shall be referred to a committee, and as they
shall like or dislike, they shall report.
A stock of 2OU shall be disbursed by the Towne,for the providing of
paving stones for the streets of this Towne, and the proffits thereof arising
shall be imployed to the Towns use.
Admirallty.
At the Admirallty presented the unlawfull dredging of oysters, tres-
pass in taking away goods, and the ill use of the fferry at Walton, wherby
many have bein indammaged, and lost theire tides and voyage.
xx
338
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Bayl:
fj SJMttiUfltt
Escheat:
Joh : Moor,
O /* i* "* t/Cf t If
Admir:
Joh : Knapp. (a)
Cler: Mark:
Treasurer,
Conn",
Joh : Brenn,
Wm. Mydnall.
Com : Cler
The Bayliffs and
Cler: pac:
Rob' Guttler,
Justices,
Wm. Bloyse,
Wm. Smart,
Clavigers,
Ed : Gooding.
1583-4. 26 El: (Tuesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1584.]
{Rob : Knapp,
Joh : Raynberd.
Willm : Mydnall.
Joh : Hawis.
Oliv : Cooper,
Edw : Cage,
Tho : Sherman.
Monitors elected to present the names of the defalters at the greate
Court for this next yere, and the forfaitures, besides the monitors p't, shall
goe to the Hospitall, one for cache ward is elected according to the former
order.
Order for Candle.
Edw : Cage elected Alderm : Guild.
The Kay shall be filled up by a committee at the charge of theTowne.
Bedell of the Hospitall, Joh: Lewgat elected.
Under Clark of the market, John Ropkin, his fee for a yere 4OS.
Henry Hammans wife, for her worke in ordering of the hospitall,
shall have 5U p. ann.
Rich: Barnies legacy shall be considdered by the Portmen, and the
petition of Sam : Goodyere to be admitted penconary, as a poore Scholler.
The waye at Kents hill shall be considdered by the assembly con-
ferring with the Justices of the shire.
Luke Meltons offer, touching building of a house over the barr gates,
shall be considered.
26 El: (MondayJ, 21 September. [1584.]
A contribution for Nantwch, uppon the Q: letters ordered, and 3
portmen made collectors of eache ward, (bj
mr Kings charges for the Pageant at the last corronacon referred to
be ordered by the Bayliffs and new Elects.
Bonds Petition touching dammage to him donne by the repairing of
the old Key, referred to consideracon.
(a) Second son of Rob' Knapp of Needham Market, gent, and mar. Martha d. of Rich. Bloise of
Ipswich. He was a merchant and Portman ; died 2nd May, 1604, and was bur. in S« Peter's Church, where
there are brasses to himself, his wife, and 12 children. Arms : or, in chief, 3 close helmets, and in base a lion
pass. sa. Granted 25 Sep. 1576, by Rob. Cooke, Clarenceux ; Harl. 1820, f. 44; 1860, f. aygb. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,138; (Jermyn) 8211.
(b) This collection was made throughout the kingdom, in consequence of a terrible conflagration which
broke out in the town of Nantwich, on the evening of the loth of Dec. 1583, destroying a great part of the
south and east sides of the town, and doing damage to the extent of more than ^30,000. Ormerod's Cheshire,
iii. 222. Stowe's Annals. (Ed. 1615,) p. 697.
1584.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 339
The samereferrees shall take order as touchingthe charges of Green-
leaf at the last muster.
26 El: (Tuesday^, 29 September. [1584.]
Wm Russell, Rich: Bemont, Bart: ffenn, Willm. Gilb*, elected Ser-
jeants, provided if Rich: Bemont doe not leave off victualling and selling
of wine before Christmas next, and use himselfe well in that office in the
meane time, then shall he be excluded his office by the discretion of the
Bayliffs. Provided allsoe that noe other Serjeant shall henceforth victuall
w^in this Town uppon the like paine.
Governors of the Hospitall, mr Smart, mr Gooding, Gleede and
Edw: Cage.
26 El: (Thursday), 8 October. [1584.]
After the 23d of this month noe more manage dinners shall be kept
in the moot hall wthout the speciall licence of the Bayliffs, and the most
p't of the 12 portmen.
Sr Nich : Bacon faj and Sr Phil : Parker (b) offered to be made ffree
burgesses in respect of their Curtecies shewn to the Town at the last mus-
ters, and if they will accept thereof, they shall take theire othe or soe much
thereof as mr Bayliffs shall please.
Assessors of fforrain fines appointed.
Auditors appointed.
Gilbert shall have for altering 6 cognisances of the 4 Serjeants and
Grimble and Bates, 30".
ffreemen not comming at the hower, but being specially sent for,
comme, and are fined i2d a peece, yet after remitted 6d a peece.
(a) Sir Nicholas Bacon, K.t, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth, (22 Dec. 1558) was bom,
it is said, at Chislehurst in Kent, being 2nd son of Robert Bacon, esq., of Drinkstone, Suff., by Isabella his
wife, dau. of John Cage, esq. of Pakenham, in that county. He was of Corpus Christi Coll. Camb. B.A.
1526-7, and subsequently of Gray's Inn. By his first wife Jane (Fernley), he was father of Sir Nicholas Bacon,
premier baronet of England, (22 May 1611) and of Edward Bacon, of Shrubland Hall, esq., whose son
Nathaniel Bacon, esq. was the writer of these " Annals " ; by his second wife Anne (Cooke), he had the illus-
trious Sir Francis Bacon, K.', Viscount St. Alban's, and Lord Chancellor. He died 20 Feb. 1578-9, at his
residence, York House, near Charing Cross, and was bur. 9 Mar. in the south aisle of Old S< Paul's ; his tomb,
with recumbent effigies of himself, in armour, and his two wives, under a canopy supported by Corinthian
pillars, was almost wholly destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666, only a portion of his figure surviving : the epi-
taph was written by George Buchanan. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,1 16 ; (Jermyn) 8202 ; Milman's Annals of
S' Paul's, 378 ; Blom. Norf. vii. 165 ; Cooper's Ath. Cantab, i. pp. 389-96, where there is a biog. and copious
list of references. Arms : gu. on a chief arg. 2 mullets sa. (Bacon), quartering barry of 8, or and az. a bend
gu. (Quaplode), Granted Feb. 22, 1568, by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter. Page's Suff. 712.
(b) Sir Philip Parker, K.', of Erwarton, Suff. was son of Sir Henry Parker, K.B., and grandson of Sir
Henry Parker, Ist Lord Morley. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth during her progress through the
county in 1578, being then Sheriff. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 348 ; Page's Suff. 4. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,144,
(Jermyn) 8213. Arms : arg. a lion pass. gu. betw. 2 bars sa. thereon 3 bezants, 2 and i ; in chief 3 bucks'
heads caboshed of the third.
340
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Edw: Cook Esq. (a} retained of councill wth this Towne, his fee yerely
shall be 5 marks* half yerely by moities.
A committee to inquire and consider concerning making of Kayes
and Jettyes in the river.
26 El: (Monday}, 16 November. [1584.]
Sr John Heigham, knight, (b) and John Barker, Esqr, one of the Al-
dermen of this Towne, shall be burgesses for this Towne at the next Par-
1m* at Westmr, 26 Novemb : (c} provided that Sr John Higham shall take
the free mans othe, or soe much thereof as mr Bayliffs shall think meete,
or his election shall be void, and his charge at his next comming to this
Towne shall be borne by the Towne.
Admirallty.
At the Admirallty presented concealment of goods found, and wrecks,
and unlawfull dredging of oysters.
1584-5. 27 El: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [6^.8,1585].
Bay I :
Esch :
A dm :
I
\ Ralf Scrivener, (d)
(Steven Baxter, (e)
Chamberlins,
( Lucas Melton,
( Joh : Humphry.
Clar: Mark:
Coron™,
!Joh : Brenn,
Wm Mydnall.
Treasurer,
Wm : Mydnall.
The Bayliffs and
Rob*: Cuttler,
Justices,
Joh: Knapp,
Wm Smart,
Com : Cler :
Cler : pac :
Joh : Hawis.
Joh : Barker.
/
fa) It seems certain that this " Edw. Cook " was no other than the afterwards famous Sir Edward
Coke, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1613 ; especially since we find that in 1605 " Sir Edward
Coke" is consulted as to the Admiralty jurisdiction. He was the son of Rob1 Coke, esq., of Mileham,
Norf. and was bom Feb. I, 1551-2, educated at Norwich School, and afterwards at Trinity College,
Camb. ; he next entered at Clifford's Inn, and subsequently at the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar
Ap. 20, 1578. In 1585 he became Recorder of Coventry, and in 1586 of Norwich. He died Sep. 3, 1633,
and was bur. in the church of Tittleshall, Norf. where there is a monument with an effigy. Foss's Judges of
Eng. vi. 108 ; Dugd. Orig. Juridic. p. 166, and Chron. Ser. p. 103 ; Coll. Top. et. Gen. vi. 108 ; Blom. Norf.
ix. 237. Arms : per pale gu. and az. 3 eagles displ. arg. * ^3. 6. 8.
(b) Son and heir of Sir Clement Heigham (p. 241). " He succeeded to the Barrow estate on the death
of his father in 15/0, and through a long life appears to have taken an active and leading part in everything
connected with the public business of the county, and especially with the duties of a magistrate." In 18
' ' L the Parliaments of 1586 and 1603 ;
ion in 1588, commanded a band
, and was bur. at Barrow, where
there are two mural monuments to him, one of which has been defaced by a superimposed insc. to his son.
Add MSS. (Davy) 19.135 ; (Jermyn) 8210. Montaigne, in referring to his own ancestry, seems to suggest
a French origin for this family, in the words : "et Us miens se sont aultrefois surnomm&s JEyquem, surmom
qui touche encore une maison cogneue en Angleterre." Essays, Bk. 2. Ch. 16. p. 347.
(c) Should be "23 Nov."; Return dated l6th Nov. Parry's Parl. Eng. 226. Return of Memb. Parl'.
(1878) i. p. 415. (d) -vid. sup. p. 291.
(e) The pedigrees of this family recorded by Davy, are confused and contradictory ; it appears, how-
ever, that they were of Forncett, Norf. and Harleston, Suff. The Steven Baxter here named, previously
elected Coroner and Portman, died, apparently, 24 Ap. 1589, seised of lands at Whitton and Thurleston,
which last he held of Mr. Justice Clench. Inq. p.m. taken at Ipswich, 25 May. 34 Eliz. (1592). Arms :
arg. on a bend, within a bordure, sa. 3 bezants. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,117.
1585.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 341
Rob* Wright, faj preacher, shall be admitted to preache at this
Towne on suche ordinary daies as formerly have bein used, and to
continnue from Mic : next for one whole yere, and shall have 50" payable
quarterly, and that 30'' thereof shall be payed out of the Treasury, and
2OU shall be collected of the inhabitants, by taxacon by the Bayliffs and
Portmen, or the most of them.
27 El: fSaturdayJ, 23 January. [1585.]
Certifyed that Sr John Higham hathe taken his othe of ffreeburgess.
mr John Lany/^y elected Recorder during the Towns pleasure, and
shall have yerely 13'' 6s 8d from Christmass last, at the termes by equall
portions, provided he shall continnue his dwelling and aid the Town in
all causes at London or elsewhere, and the Bayliffs in judicature, and
shall not be of councill wth any private mans cause in the Courts of this
Towne, and shall take the free mans othe, wch the said mr Lany did take,
being sent for.
mr Walton elected of councill wth this Towne, and his fee allowed is
4OS yerely, by moities.
Rich : Bemont shall continnue Serjeant soe as he doe not continnue
to sell wine, and behave himselfe diligently in attendance on his place,
and if he shall faile therein, mr Bailiffs and portmen shall discharge him.
27 El: (MondayJ, \ffebruary. [1585.]
Libells of sedition wthin this towne against the governours and
preachers in the same, being lately scattered abroad : It is ordered that
all p'sons finding suche libells, or opening them, or disclosing the actor,
maker, spreader, or consenter of or to such libells, to mr Bayliffs of this
Towne for the Time beeing, or eyther of them, or to any Justice of peace
of this Towne, shall have given to him by the Town 40" within 8 dayes
following; Provided noe p'ty guilty of the devising thereof, shall have
benefit thereof. And its ordered that suche other inhabitants as have
not taken the othe devised and taken by the p'sons present, shall be called
therto as mr Bayliffs and the Justices shall think meete.
Dr Nortons wages failing in collection, its ordered the residue shall
be payed by the Treasury.
Acommittee to order the 2OU given forthe providingof pavingstones.
A committee appointed to demise the old Kay.
(a) Perhaps Rob' Wright of Trin. Coll. Camb. mat. 1571, B.A. 1574, M.A. 1578. Cooper's Ath.
Cantab, ii. 223.
fa) Son and heir of John Lany of Cratfield, Suffolk, esq. He was a Counsellor at law, and a Jus-
tice of the Peace ; he died 4 Oct. 1633, and was bur. at St. Margaret's, Ipswich, where his monument still
remains in the south transept. His youngest son, Benjamin Lany, D.D., was Master of Pembroke College,
Camb., and successively Bishop of Peterborough, Lincoln, and Ely. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,139; (Jermyn)
8211. Clarke's Ipsw. 325. Arms: arg. on a bend betw. 2 fleurs-de-lis, gu. a lion passant of the field,
quartering Cooke and Bohun.
342 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
27 El: (Monday}, I Marche. [1585.]
The author of the libell being now discovered, its ordered that the
^"40 shall be ordered by a Committee to suche as they shall think meete,
in regard there is a controversy concerning the same betweene Peter
Moone and John Hawis.
And the discoverer of the other libell, if it be found out before Mich:
shall have for his paynes IOH.
That Edm : Goodings fact in the late libell shall be prosecuted at
the charge of the Towne to punishm*, as shall be advised by mr Justice
Clenche (a}.
It appearing that a difference was betweene Dr Norton and mr Negus
(b), preachers in this Towne, wch spread in the greate Court into parties,
and somme foule words were spoken, whereuppon orders were made, yet
in the conclusion of the Court all those things were dashed out, and an
order made that a committee shall conferr w^ bothe the said ministers,
and conclude for the departure or continnuance of them or eyther of them.
27 El: (Wednesday}, 7 Aprill. [1585.]
Order for Candle.
By the proposall of Edw : Cage, Alderm : of the Guild, Rob* Cuttler
is elected and discharged [for] 20 marks,* and liberty allowed to Edw:
Cage to nominate till one should hold wth him, and thereuppon he nom-
inated Willm. Acton, who is elected and discharged for 20 marks, and
then Edw: Cage nominated Nich : Crane, whoe was elected and discharged
for 20 noblest nne- And then the said Edw: Cage nominated Chr: Lau-
rence, whoe was elected and discharged. And then he nominated Tho:
Sherman, who was elected and discharged for 20 marks fine, and then
he named Joh: Humphry, whoe was discharged or dispensed wth, and
after him Joh : Sturgeon was dispensed w*, and after him Jeremy Barber
was dispensed wth. Then he named Rich : Cornelius, who was elected
and discharged for iou fine, and after him Edw: Hunting was nominated
and elected and discharged for iou fine, in all 66U 13* 4d.
Acquittance shall be advised by the Recorder and Councill of the
Towne concerning mr Tyes legacy.
John Humphry p'petually disch: of election of Alderm: Guild, for
his fine of 8U.
27 El: (Tuesday}, 27 Aprill. [1585.]
Willm Serler being elected Alderm : Guild, is discharged thereof,
and from the Chamberlins place, for iou fine and 5" fine.
(a) md. sup. p. 287. (b) Probably William Negus, of Trin. Coll. Camb. mat. 1573 ; B.A. 1577-8;
rector of Leigh, Essex 1585 ; deprived for nonconformity, 1609. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 529.
*£>3<> 8- tj£6 13 4.
1585.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 343
Mr Tyes money in 6 parcells let out to six severall p'sons, provided
if suche person dye wthin 3 yeres, the suerties shall repay the mony w^in
3 months after death of the principall.
If the suertie shall dye wthin suche like time, new suerties shall be
given wthin one month after death of the suerty.
The committee appointed to conferr \v& the ministers as touching
dep'ture or continnuance, doe certifie that mr Dr Norton shall depart at
Mic : next, in regard he hath a benifice at Aldburrough, and his salary
can not be gathered ; yet he shall have all his areres till Michallmass,
and this is confirmed.
Comm : soyle granted to Rich : Glede, next Wm Webbs wall in Nich:
parish, vid. the Deede. Close boxe : 3.
At the report made by the Committee, It is ordered that 30'' of the
4OU shall be given to Peter Moone, whoe was the first finder out of the
libeller. And the other iou shall be given to him that shall find out the
other libeller before Mic: next. And in regard John Hawes discovered
the first libell to the Bayliffs first, it being by the discovery of Peter
Moone to him, therfore Peter Moone shall give him 4OS, and if the other
tenn pounds doe befall to the said Peter Moone, he will allsoe pay to the
said John Hawis thereof, 36s 8d.
27 El: (Monday), 3 May. [1585.]
Joh : Goylmer elected Alderm : Guild, at the last Court, is at this
Court discharged for 12" fine undertaken, and Rob* Hally is elected.
Sixe pound of mr Tyes gift ordered to be lent to Joh : Carow, instead
of his brother.
At mr Tyes request, 6H of that Gift, formerly ordered for Joh: Suc-
klemore, is now ordered to Roger Lacy.
mr Tyes gift of 5 Bales of wood to the Hospitall, is ordered to be
disposed by the Bayliffs.
Tho: Sparrow, by request of mr Bayliff Knapp, is admitted Serjeant
of the mace, in the roome of Bart : ffenn, till Mic : next, provided he putt
in suffic : security for discharge of the Towne of his children.
27 El: (Wednesday)^ 29 September. [1585.]
Governors of the Hospitall, mr Parker, mr Bloyse, Rob: Snelling,
Joh : Carnaby.
Certified that Sr Phillip Parker hathe taken the whole othe of a
freeman of this Towne voluntarily.
Mr Smiths petition for the admittance of mr Bartley to be mr of the
Grammer Schoole uppon the surrender of the said mr Smith, is referred
to a Committee.
Rich: Bemont, mr Gilbert, Rob: Copping, Joh: Home, elected
Serjeants.
344 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
27 El: (Friday), 8 October. [1585.]
Assessors fforrain ffines nominated.
Auditors nominated.
All persons in arere for preachers wages now or hertofore, shall
pay the same before Chrismass next, and the refusers under forfeiture
of double the vallew, and uppon paine of imprisonm*, provided that this
shall extend to suche onely as have holden theire houses in theire hands
by the space of 3 yeres last past.
The charge of the poore in the time of the plague shall be assessed
uppon the inhabitants by a Committee to the 4th p't of a subsidy, uppon
suche as are in the subsidy, and uppon the rest according to their best
discretion.
The assembly shall have power to let the old Kay, and all the lands
in Bramford now out of lease.
The ordering of a distracted p'son referred to the Assembly.
Petition concerning a house builded by the inhabitants of Clemte
parish, referred to the assembly.
Willm Russell made Warden of the River, and shall have 4 marks*
fee yerely, and a livery every 2d yere, and shall ffish for the Bayliffs, and
to no other use, but by allowance from them, and shall preserve suche
eyry of swanns as mr Bayliffs shall therein putt.
Wm Webster shall have a feofm* of the com : soile of this Towne,
according to the headburrowes order, against the Stoning Cross, (a)
paying 4d rent, w4 Clause of reentry as other grants have.
A Testimoniall granted to Dr Norton, that his departure was to
satisfie scruples concerning non residency, that his life is blameless, that
his doctrine is orthodox, that his family is well governed, that he is
deligent and industrious, in fuller words to that effect.
Pikes petition concerning erecting of a Jetty, shall be referred to
the Assembly.
Joh : Brenn, Coroner, sworne.
Admirallty.
At the Admirallty presented concealements of Goods found, and
one that found a man drowned and buried him, and did not acquaint
the officer of the Admirallty. And one that did fraight a strange shipp
of Embden to Melwinf^ and home againe. Idea ipse incurrit penam statut.
They presented allsoe certaine rovers wthin the liberty, and diverse
p'sons that received, bought, and sold goods received out of the rovers
shipp, and for this the Court will advise wth councell. .
*& J.3- 4-
(a) Qy. "Stonen," i.e. made of stone.
(*) A village of this name appears near Neustadt, on the Gulf of Danzig. Ritter's geog. stat. Lexikon.
1585.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
345
They presented Nusance donne to the channel by the water falling
downe from the hills in Clemts parish, and hereof allsoe the Court will
advise.
1585-6. 28 El: (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1586.]
Rob : Hally,
Tho: Sely.
Tho: Glede.
Joh : Hawys.
Oliv: Cooper,
Edw: Cage,
Tho: Sherman.
mr Rob* Wright elected preacher of this Towne, to continnew from
Mic : next for one yere, and soe from yere to yere during the pleasure
of the Town and the said preacher.
A lone, agreed by the 12 and 24^, of mony, till midsummer next,
for corne to releive the poore people wth for their mony if scarcity shall
happen the next yere, and a committee is appointed to receive the mony,
make provision of the said corne, and preserve and deliver the same,
and to receive mony for the same, and if any loss shall be by abatem4 of
price, the Towne shall beare the same. And persons named in eache
ward shall indeavour wth p'ticuler p'sons to advance the lone. And
Auditors are appointed for accompts concerning the same.
Bayl:
Escheat:
Wm Smart, (a)
Chamberlins,
Admir:
Rob : Lymmer.
Clark: Mark:
Treasurer,
Coroners,
!John Brenn,
Willm. Mydnall.
Com: Cler:
, The Bayliffs and
Cler: pac:
!Ralf Scrivener,
Justices,
Steven Baxter,
Joh : Moore,
Clavigers,
Joh : Barker.
28 El: (Friday}, 17 December. [1585.]
Mony laid out by the Bayliffs and others in defence against a com-
plaint made against the Towne, is appointed to be audited and allowed.
mr Barkers request for allowance of mony in defence of the Town
liberty concerning outlawes goods seised, is referred to the Assembly.
Pouder and Matche shall be provided in readinesse for the publique
service.
The underclerk of the market being dead, the place is by the Bayliffs
allowed to Bate, the Common Crier.
Gilbert Maynard having given to the poore of the Town 20'', its
ordered he shall distribute thereof soe much as the Assembly shall think
meete.
Edw: Hantings fine of IOH remitted to 5 marks.
(a) vid. sup. p. 268.
YY
346 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The houses at Kents hill shall be repaired by timber to be taken
off somme of mr Toolies grounds given to the Town.
Christopher Laurence having contracted for Bramford lands, shall
take up his lease under seale before the next Court.
A house in Mar : Elms granted to Joane Hopton and Richard her
sonne, for 1000 yeres at 4d r', provided not to alien w^out licence from
the Town.
28 El: (Wednesday) ', 9 Marche. [1586.]
Order for chandlers.
Another preacher shall be provided for the helpe of mr Wright, and
its referred to the assembly.
Rob' Hally, alderm : Guild, hathe nominated Humphry Harman,
whoe allsoe is elected to joine wth the said Rob*.
If the Treasurer shall disburse above 4OS extraordinary, under collour
of mr Bayliffs warr*, or above the summe of iou in one yere, by collour
of such warrts, the same not being allowed by the greate Court or
assembly, they shall not be allowed at the Audit, provided uppon
suddain urgent occasions for the service of the State or Towne, the
Bayliffs and 6 portmen may, by theire warr1, authorise the Treasurer to
disburse a greater summe.
The Bayliffs shall not be allowed theire fees, unless they shall
produce certificate by 6 of the portmen, that they have audited the
accompts for the foundacon and the Hospitall, and the preachers wages
and collection for the poore for the yere past, neyther shall the payment
of theire fees be allowed at the audit otherwise.
Brewers shall be bound not to lay in beere to unlicenced houses,
or if he refuse, he shall be discharged from his trade of brewing w^in
this Towne. Nor shall any p' son be allowed to set up suche Trade of
brewing till he have given security as aforesaid.
Bedell discharged and another Bedell is elected.
The petition of John Sicklemore touching the borrowing of 6H is
referred to the assembly.
Cognisance of plees shall be demanded in the common plees in
two writts of Dower, fa) one against mr Bloyse and Edw: Cage, the
other against Nottingham, at the charge of the Towne, provided not
exceeding the summe of 40% and a warr4 of Atturny shall be framed
and sealled.
28 El: (Tuesday}, 19 April!. [1586.]
A rate being made for providing pouder and matche, it is at this
(a) Stephen's Comm. iii. 713.
1586.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 347
Court ratified, neverthelesse if any p'son shall freely give the moity of
suche rate, he shall be discharged of the rest of his assessm4, and suche
as are poore shall be discharged uppon the paym4 of a %d part.
mr John Bartley, mr of Arts, shall be presented to the B?of Norw011
for the injoying of the Mastership of the Grammer Schoole of this
Towne.
Humphry Harman elected Alderm: Guild, is discharged for 20
marks fine, and by Hallyes nominacon Rob* Knapp is elected, and is
discharged for 20 marks fine, and Joh : Rainberd is nominated by Hally.
Mr Justis Clenche having purchased lands late Kinderslewes, in
Holbroke, lying intermingled w*11 the Town lands, he offereth an exchange,
which is referred to the Assembly.
Chr: Laurence, having lands of doubtfull title wftin his lease, its
ordered he shall have his lease for all, and he shall doe his best to
settle the controversy at the Town Charge.
28 El: (Monday}, 26 September, [1586.]
Rich: Beamont, Willm. Gilbert, Joh: Herne, Joh: ffisher, elected
Serjeants.
A Committee elected to view the lands at Holbroke, offered by mr
Justice Slenche for exchange.
The matter concerning paving the streets being interrupted by the
infection, its ordered that suche p'sons as have paied theire shares to the
same or to the infection, shall be remitted uppon the assessm4.
Besides 4 marks formerly allowed, mr Wright shall have 7" 6s 8d
more for the charges of his removall.
Granted to the widow Smith 4'' towards the reparacons of Handford
hall.
Sr Phillip Parker shall have the waved bote faj, wth the furniture,
uppon his request thereof, paying such price as by a committee the same
shall be sett at.
28 El- (Thursday}, 29 September. [1586.]
Governors for the Hospitall elected, mr Cuttler, mr Knapp, Tho :
Knapp, Edw: Revet.
Sr John Higham, first elected Burgess of Parlia* for this Towne, and
since elected Knight of the Shire, and being not certified Burgess for
this towne to the Sheriff, A new election is agreed shall be made, and
that the former is declared void, and that Joh : Lany Esqr, Recorder of
this Towne, shall be burgess for this Towne wth mr Barker.
Assessors of fforrain fines appointed.
Auditors appointed.
(a) A derelict, vid. sup. p. 315.
348 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Sseasers of goods forrain bought forrain sold, shall have the moity
to theire own use.
The lands shewed by Justice Clenche for exchange, are not liked
off by the Town.
Diverse p'sons in Chelmondeston and other Townes about the haven,
being lately vexed w* process of the Viceadmirall, for doing theire service
to the Admiralty of this towne, its ordered theire charges shall be paied
by the Towne.
Tho: Glede sworne Treasurer.
28 El: (Thursday}, 26 May. [1586.] At the pety Court.
The Town Clerk, the 4 Serjeants, and the Cryer, shall receive uppon
every action tried, as well reall as personall, 2s, viz: to cache of them 4d,
to be payd in Court by the prosecutor.
28 El: ( 'Wednesday}, 8 June. [1586.] At the Assembly.
The Constables shall every one of them watche his cource according
to the stat: And cache Portman to see in cource nightly the watche
orderly set and charged, and noe Serjeant shall watche for other then
himselfe.
28 El: (FridayJ, 22 July. [1586.] By the Headburrowes.
Manns incrochm* by the highway by the Common brooke at the
black ffriers wall, wth his house end set over the said Brooke, allowed to
continnue, paying the Towne 2d yerely.
28 El: (Wednesday}, 12 October. [1586.] At the assembly.
Chr: Laurence shall have the lands in Bramford late Shermans,
Mudds, Carters, and Dawtrees.viz: 10 acres in Thornbush,* 5 acres more
in the same feild, 5 acres more there, 2 acres in two peeces at Syllets
hill, 2 acres of pasture at Contualls Hill, i acre south on Syllets Hill, 5
acres in mr Docklemore feild, 3 roods nigh ffickets, one acre one rood,
of Henry Mudds, one acre and one roode more, 4 acres, one acres and
one rood, one acre one rood, 3 acres in all, 12 acres i rood of Henry
Mudds. One acre and a half in Tho : Carters occupacon, one acre and
3 roods in George Dawtrees occupacon.
The house in the Widow Harklesons occupacon shall be conveyed
to the parishioners of Clem45 in fee farme at 4d r*.
. * There is a farm of this name at Bramford, now in the occupation of Mr. George Fiske.
1586.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
349
Admirallty.
At the Admirallty presented trespass and concealment of goods
found wthin this liberty, and of goods found uppon the sea and brought
wthin this liberty.
And that J: did reveale the secrets of the last Court, whereby the
Viceadmiral did arest diverse persons.
And that diverse p'sons named were arested wthin the liberty of this
Court, viz: beneath the full sea mark. And that Tho : Talbot and Antony
Stiles held an Admirall Court at Pinmell, wthin the jurisdiction of this
Court, wthin the high water mark.
1586-7. 29
El: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep.
8,
I587-]
Bayli
Escheat:
ijohn Barker, Esqr, (a)
Chamberlins,
{
Wm Sparrow,
Chr : Laurence.
Admir:
Edw: Gooding, gent. (V)
Treasurer,
Tho: Glede.
Clark -.Mark:
Cler : pac :
Com : Cler :
1
Joh : Hawis.
Conn",
Joh : Brenn,
Willm : Mydnall.
;
(
Oliv : Cooper,
^ J
Clavigers,
Edw : Cage,
, The Bayliffs and
(
Tho : Sherman.
Ralf Scrivener,
(
Rich : Bemont,
Juslicts,
Wm Smart,
Rob : Lymmer,
Serjeants,
Wm Gilbert,
Joh : Herne,
Joh : Moore.
I
Joh : ffisher.
The Custome of Infants disposing of theire estates uppon Recog-
nisance, and numbering of mony and measuring of clothe, sett downe at
large, but quere. (cj
The suite wft the Towne for the new mills shall be defended at the
Townes charge.
A gr* to the widow Havens of goods, late her husbands, shall stand
good as the same is passed under scale.
A Committee to consider of debts due to the Towne, and fro the
towne to other persons, and to take order therein.
A perambulation shall be ordered.
29 El: (TuesdayJ, 13 December. [1586.]
The provision of corne shall be referred to the order and mannaging
of the Assembly, and whatsoever they shall doe therein, shall be allowed
by this Court and confirmed.
And they shall order the Bond of Joh : Heinsworth and others, which
is forfaited.
(a) vid. sup, pp. 284, 308.
(b) ib. pp. 236, 303.
(c) vid. sup. p. 70.
35O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
29 El: (Monday J, 13 Marche. [1587.]
Order for Candle.
The water Baylywick shall be lett by a committee for the best.
A committee to let or bargaine for the old Kay and any p't thereof,
or otherwise to inclose the same for the Townes use, and all suche grants
as they shall make are hereby ratifyed, and shall be ensealled at any
Court. I finde parcell hereof demised by Joh : Gooding to Southwell
for 90 years from La: day 29 El :, saving 7 yards of ground next Revets,
reserved to John Godding, and wch Hen : Goodings wife now hathe.
The goods of Rob: Havens deceased, belonging to the Towne, and
being seised by the Chamberlins, the same are referred to be ordered
by the Assembly.
John Lewgar restored to his office of Bedell of the Hospitall, and
to the fee of 4" yerely.
John ffairewether, at the nominacon of the Alderm : Guild, is elected
Alderman to hold wth him.
Refusers to pay duties to the Alderm: Guild, shall be committed
to the Gaole till paym* made.
A warr1 shall yerely be made to the Chamberlens for the levying
of duties.
Common soile formerly, uppon petition of Earth: ffenne, granted
to him, shall be confirmed by Indenture.
29 El: (Friday), 29 September. [1587.]
Governors of the Hospitall elected, mrKnapp,mrBloyse, Edw: Rivet,
Oliv: Cooper.
29 El: (Friday}, 20 October. [1587.]
Assessors of fforr : ffines Nominated.
Auditors nominated.
Contribution agreed for the repaire of the churche of Beckles, de-
cayed by fier (a), to be ordered as the Bayliffs and suche as they shall
call to theire assistance.
John Betts and 4 more of his company shall be musitians to this
Towne, and shall goe about the Towne every night, beginning about 2
of the Clock in the morning, and shall be at the Bayliffs order at other
times, and for this shall have 4" wth convenient liveries, besides to receive
the benevolence of the inhabitants of this Towne as John Marten formerly
used.
(a) This calamitous event occured on the evening of the 2gth Nov., 1586 ; the roof, seats, and wood-
work of the church were consumed, 80 houses destroyed, and property lost or damaged to the amount of
£20,000. Suckling's Suff., i, 12.
1587.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 351
Edw: Cage sworne one of the Hedburrowes.
Willm Acton sworne into the number of ye 24*?.
John Cressy elected to be the Drummer to the Town, and shall have
yerely a livery and 2OS.
There shall be an auncient (aj provided for the Towne of the Townes
collours.
A commission shall be sued out of the chancery for a p' ambulacon,
to be made at 'the Townes charge by the direction of the Bayliffs.
29 El: (MondayJ, 13 ffebruary. [1587.] By the Headbtirrowes.
Liberty of water from Cal dwell brooke to Swaines house at ye yerely
rent of 6d.
29 El: (Monday), 20 ffebruary. [1587.] At the Assembly.
Constables shall make weekely searche for impotent, vagrant new
commers, and certify theire names, and for default shall forfait 20 shillings.
They likewise shall search in alehouses, Taverns, and Tipling houses,
for such people as they shall find eating and drinking at unseasonable
times, or continnuing in such houses longer then to satisfy necessity, and
shall bring the offenders before the Bayliffs or Justices, and for default
the Constables shall forfait 5s.
Noe inhabitant of this Town shall be suffered wthout reasonable cause
to eate and drink in suche houses.
Com : soile at the Colehill in Peters parish granted to ffenn.
29 El: (Monday} , 22 May . [1587.] By the Headburrowes.
Common soile on this side the Butts (bj allowed to Morse and Bower,
at the Stoning Crosse, 1 6 yards long, at i cd rent, and to build.
29 El: (Thursday), 22 June. [1587.] at the petty Court.
Uppon removall of any cause out of the Town Court, the p'ty shall,
uppon allowance of the writt, pay i2d to the poore, and 2s to the Clark,
besides his allowance hertofore used, and to every of the Serjeants 2d,
and to the Crier 4d.
(a) The "auncient" or "ancient" here means a flag or ensign, from which latter word Skinner
(Etym. Angl.) thinks the name is a corruption, but the term is also applied to the bearer of military
insignia, as till lately the officer who bore the colours of a regiment was denominated the "ensign."
HalSwell's & Richardson's Diet.
(b) Wodderspoon (p. 232) thinks that probably each parish had its own Butts; in 1586 the parishioners
of St. Mary Tower were fined for not maintaining them, in pursuance of 33 Hen. vm. c. 9, which imposes
a penalty of 2os. for every three month's neglect, and orders that the inhabitants of every city, town, or
place, shall exercise themselves with the long bow "in holye days and other tymes convenient." Statt,
Realm, iii, 838. Butts were level marks, requiring a strong arrow with a very broad feather. Strutt's
Sports and Pastimes, pp. 38-55 ; Archaeologia, vii, pp. 46-67.
352 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
29 El: (Tuesday}, n July. [1587.] at y' petit Court.
In case of removall of plees, allsoe shall be payed to the Clarke of
the Juries 4d.
29 El: (Monday}, 7 August. [1587.] by the Headburrowes.
Allowed to Luke Melton, his incrochm* uppon the way of ye old barr
gates, by his pale, paying 1 2d r*, or else he shall remove the same.
29 El: (Wednesday}, 27 September. [1587.]
All precepts ad testificandu shall be made by mr John Lany, and he
shall have 1 2d for cache of them, and the same shall be sealled by the
Bayliffs, whoe shall have 6d for every sealle.
29 El: (Thursday}, 24 August. [1587.]
The right Honblc Sr George Barnes, Knight, Lo: Maior of the Citty
of London (a}, in the presence of diverse persons, called before him John
Riply, one of the officers for taking water toll or ballage, and then did
forbid him to take any Towll, lastage, stallage, passage, pontage (b), or
any other Customes, as well by land as by sea w^in the realme of Eng-
land, of any of the free burgesses of the Towne of Ipswch in the County
of Suff : for that they be freed and priviledged by a grant to them made
by King John in the first yere of his reigne (c). And since confirmed
by the Q : Matie that now is, and allsoe wth the assent of the Lo :, Maior
of the said Citty of London, and his right wprshipfull bretheren, the
Aldermen of the same Citty, as by diverse of theire charters and writings
appearethe. And soe is now confirmed and allowed by the said Lo:
Maior in the presence of us, ffree Burgesses of Ipswch. Rob* Barker,
Tho: Sicklemore, and Rob* Halley, now being of the Chamberlins of the
same Towne.
Subscribed,
John Rypley, Tollgatherer,
Nicholas Clay,
Tho: Sicklemore.
(a) Sir George Barnes, K', (more correctly Barne), Lord Mayor 1586, was the son of Sir Geo. Barne, Kt.,
also Lord Mayor in 1552. He died in 1592, and was buried in the church of St. Edmund the King,
Lombard St. This family afterwards settled at Sotterley, Suff., and is now represented by Fred. Barne,
Esq., J.P. ; D.L., whose son, Lieut.-Col. F. St. John Barne, is M.P. for Suffolk. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,
H7> (Jermyn) 8202. Suckling's Suff. i, 95. Arms: az. 3 leopards' heads arg. ; confirmed to Sir Geo.
Barne, 1 5th July, 1580, by Rob. Cooke, Clarenceux. Guillim, Her. p. 258.
(b) Lastage. Teut. last, a burden, Lat. lastagium; was custom exacted forwares sold by the 'last,' or
for liberty to carry goods bought whither the buyer chose. Stallage, A.S. Stal. Lat. Stdbulum ; the right
of erecting stalls in fairs or markets, or the payment made for exercising it. Passage, Lat. Passagium ;
toll paid for transport by water. Pontage, Lat. Pans; either a tax for the repair of a bridge, or a toll paid
for passing over it ; the former was accounted one of the three public charges on the nation from which
none were exempt. Cowell's Law Diet. Skinner, Etym. Angl.
(c) Wodderspoon, p. 75.
1588.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
353
1587-8. 30 El: (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1588.]
Treasurer, Edw: Cage.
Bayl:
Escheat:
A dm:
Clark Mark:
Chr: Crane, (a)
Willm Mydnall. (i)
Job: Brenn,
Hen: Ashley.
The Bayliffs, and
Ralf Scrivener,
Joh: Barker, Esqr,
Ed: Gooding,
Rob: Guttler.
Clavigers,
( Oliv: Cooper,
Edw: Cage,
f Tho: Sherman.
Com: Chr:
Chr: pac:
Joh: Hawis.
!' Rich: Bemont,
Serjeants,
W. Gilbert,
Joh: Herne,
Joh: ffisher.
Conn",
Justices,
Chains,
Orders ffor Candle and Butchers.
3 o El: (Friday) , 2 2 Marche. [1588.]
Henry Gooding, sonne of Math : Gooding, portman of this town, is
admitted ffree Burgess.
Rob: Cutler, the elder, is elected Justice for this yere.
Thomas Glede, for the scandall brought uppon this Co'poracon by
his abominable incestuous act w& his wives daughter, is fined at 2OH, to
be payed to the Hospitall, and is discharged of all offices in this Towne.
Whereunto he submitteth, craving pardon for soe foule offence.
Edw : Cage is elected Treasurer of this Towne.
Order for Candle.
John ffairewether, Alderm : Guild, hathe nominated Luke Melton to
serve wth him, and he is elected, and discharged for 20 marks fine.
And then the said John named James Peck, whoe allsoe is elected
and discharged for his fine of 20 marks, and then the said John named
Nich: Groome, whoe is discharged for this time, and then yc said John
named Willm. Cook, whoe is elected.
30 El: (Wednesday} , \Q Aprill. [1588.]
Three hoyes being required to be sett out for warr by this towne
and Harwch, in ayde of the Q: against her enemies, uppon conference w*
the Towns men of Harwch, its agreed that they shall beare the sixth p't
of the charge, the rest of the charge is to be borne by the inhabitants of
this Towne, and the liberties thereof, the fforrain Burgesses allsoe help-
ing in the service, and purveiors are elected, And assessors are named (c).
(a) vid. sup. p. 330.
(b) Qy. "de Myldenhall."
(c) Two letters from the Bailiffs to Sir Francis Walsingham, relative to this matter, are preserved at
the Record Office. It appears from the first of these, dated Ap. 12, 1588, that they had been directed by
the Lord Admiral to furnish 3 hoys instead of 2 ships and a pinnace as required by the Council, which they
ZZ
354
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
mr Wrights petition for parcell of the common soile, is referred to
the Portmen and hedburrowes, who shall agree, and suche grant as they
agree uppon, shall be sealled at a petit Court.
The erecting of John Parvises windmill shall be considered off by
the Councill Learned of the Towne.
Rob1 Noothe shall have licence to assigne the new mills during the
remainder of his terme to Edm : Newby, giving security to pay 40* to
the Hospitall yerely, during his terme, and 6 combs of Rye, before
Pentecost. And his paines and amercem18 shall be remitted, soe that
he shall give other 6 cornbs of rye before Mic : next.
Order for candle.
30 El: (Tuesday}, 25 June. [1588.] by the Headdurrowes.
Allowed Edm: Burrow parcell of the Coledunghill, next John Revets,
late Wileses, 22 foote broade against the highway, and 30 foote long,
at 1 2d r4.
30 El: (Thursday}, 15 August. [1588.]
The Portmens medow, wth another little peece adjoyning, somme-
times a floate, shall be mortgaged for mony for the hoyes for warr.
30 El: (Thursday), 19 September. [1588.]
Holbroke lands sold by the Towne to Justice Clenche for 6oou.
Mr Tyes mony disposed off.
A Committe named to conferr wth mr Charles Seckford (a) for the
Townes right in Woodbridge market, and to report his answer at the
next Great Court.
Defaults in paving pardoned, soe that the pavem* shall be made
before Mic :
The order for the water baylywick is referred to the Town Councell
at the Assembly. And Meltons petition touching the sale of the Old
barr gates shall be considered by them.
had done, but request that the heavy ordnance may be supplied from the Queen's stores. Sir Francis
having suggested that the merchants, whom he supposed to have greatly benefited by their letters of reprisal,
should bear the chief cost of equipment, they reply that the merchants have rather lost than gained by
reprisals, that they have before time found the inhabitants unwilling to be subsidised, and ask what they are
to do with those who refuse to contribute. Stat. Pap. Dom. Ser. vol.ccix, No. 88. In the second letter,
dated Ap. 19, the Bailiffs say that they have sent up the bearer to attend on Sir Francis for the great ordnance
to furnish the hoys, the fitting out of which will amount to four whole subsidies, and that having rated the
inhabitants, one Rauff Morryss, gent, most obstinately refuses to pay his rate, whom they have bound over in
100 marks (£66 133. 4d.) to appear before the Privy Council on St. Mark's day next, (Ap. 25). ib. No. 100.
Both letters are signed by the Bailiffs, John Barker and Edward Gooddinge, and indorsed with an abstract
in the handwriting of Sir Francis Walsingham.
(a) Son of Francis Seckford, Esq. of Seckford Hall, and was declared heir to his uncle Thomas Seckford,
(p. 252) as appears from Inq. p.m. Oct. 5, 29. Eliz. (1587), being then nearly 39 years of age. He repre-
sented Aldeburgh in the Parl' of 1572, was mar. at Framlingham, II Oct., 1575, to Mary, dau. of Tho.
Steyningof Earl Soham, Esq., and was bur. at Woodbridge, 20 Feb., 1592. Inq. p.m. at Ipswich, 29 Mar.
34 Eliz. (1592).
1588.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 355
30 El: (Simday), 29 September. [1588.]
Governors of the Hospitall ; mr Lymmer, mr Baxter, Job : Rainberd,
Tho: Burrow.
30 El: (Friday) ', 18 October. [1588.]
John Barker Esqr (a) and Wm Smart, Gent: (b) elected Burgesses
for this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 12 Novemb: next.*
Assessors fforrain ffines nominated.
Auditors nominated.
Auditors ffor the shipp mony.
That parcell of the Old Kay assigned to John Brenning, shall be
conveyed to him and his heires at 4d r* yerely, w* distress, and that he
shall carry the water cource used into the kay by convenient valt and
grate, for avoiding of nusance of the Kay.
And the rest of the same Kay shall be letten over by the Bayliffs
for the time beeing, and such other as they shall call to them.
And the rent shall goe to the Hospitall.
30 El: (Saturday), 2 November. [1588.]
John Brenning shall have to him and his heires 1 2 foot of the com-
mon Kay in breadth, on the east side of his ground there, at the length
from the highway to the Common Kay, (besides the other peece) and
this shall be at 4d r4. And John Brenning shall fence the same w411 a
pale from the other p't of the Kay, and continnue the same for ever.
The residue of the Kay shall be ordered as formerly, saving that
its offered to Edw : Cage by demise or sale.
The residue of the munition left of the Hoyes for the Q : service,
is appointed to be sold by the Bayliffs, and the mony shall goe towards
the charge of setting out the said Hoyes.
30 El: (Friday}, 24 Novemb: [1587.^ By the Headburr:
Allowed to John Smith parcell of the Common soile in Margts
parish at the Dunghill, over against the tenem* of John Dameron, 18
foote square, at 4d r*.
Admiralty.
At the Admiralty presented concealemts of goods found, and nusance
by Ballast, and by a Gutter at the new Kay, and unlawful! dredging of
oysters. And that Nath1 fford taketh 6d a load of gravell for ballast,
wthin the high water mark at Greenwch Nesse.
(a) vid. sup. p. 284. (b) ib. p. 268.
* Tuesday. Prorogued to Feb. 4, 1589. Parry 'sParl. Eng. p. 230.
t Since the regnal years of Q. Eliz. began on 1 7 Nov. ; it is clear that the 24th Nov. must fall in 1587,
unless we should read "31 El: "
356
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1588-9. 31 El: (Monday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1589.]
Bay I:
\
Escheat :
( Rob1 Cutler, (a)
Adm :
I Rob' Snelling. (b)
Clark: Mark:
1
Conn",
( Joh : Brenn,
( Hen : Ashley.
The
Bayliffs and
Christ : Crane,
Justices,
Wm : Mydnall,
Ralf
Scriven',
Edw
: Gooding.
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Cler: fac:
Com : Cler :
(Clavigers,)
Edw : Hunting,
Rich : Martin.
Edw : Cage.
Joh : Hawis.
Oliv : Cooper,
Edw : Cage,
Tho : Sherman.
Gagership shall be conveyed from mr Smart to mr Knapp and mr
Rob1 Barker.
Issues for not appearing at the Assizes abated.
31 El: (Monday), 23 December. [1588.]
Order concerning security of the mony to be paied by Justice
Clenche for Holbrooke lands.
Orders concerning the Water Baylywick, Hallage, and Woodbridge
market, and distraining of ffree mens goods by Londoners, and for the
searchers sealle, are referred to a Committee.
A warr4 of Atturny to p'sons named to pay i68H to Rob* Barker and
Willm. Barker for the redemption of the portmens medow at the day
and place, &c.
Hamford mill demised to Joh: Deye, for 21 yeres from the last
lease, expired under the formr rent and covenants.
The new mills demised to Rob: Nooth for 22 yeres and a halfe,
from the end of the last lease. And in consideracon hereof, the said
Deye and Noothe shall pay the fine of 2OOH in manner set downe, whereof
i68u is appointed for the redemption of the Portmans medow.
Demised to Jeffery alias Spooner, the grounds in Whitton wch
mr King had of the Towne for 1 1 yeres from Mich: next, at 46s 8d.
Ranbyy£/0 de se, his goods given by the Towne to his widow.
31 El; (MondayJ, 13 January. [1589.]
Order : the conveyance of Holbrook lands to Justice Clenche shall
be by Bargaine and sale and ffeoffment, wth letter of Atturny to make
livery, and to receive the counterpart, wth bonds, for 6ooH and deede of
annuity.
(a) vid sup. p. 279.
(V) He was of Whatfield, Suff., son and heir of John Snelling, gent., of the same place, and a merchant
and Portman. He died while Bailiff, Oct. 1602. There are brasses of this name at East Horsley, SUIT.,
1498-1504. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,149; (Jermyn) 8215. Arms : gu. 3 griffins' heads erased, 2 and I, or ; a
chief indented, erm.
1589-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 357
A committee to view the lands to be lett belonging to mr Toolies
ffoundacon.
31 El: (Friday), 14 Marche. [1589.]
Ulveston Hall demised to Lionell Kenningale, for 1 1 yeres from
Mich : next, at 90" yerely rent, w111 covenants as before.
Kents hill demised to Chr: Laurence and Willm. Sparrow for n
yeres from Mich: next, at 38'' yerely rent, w* covenants as formerly.
Taylors messuage and tenem* in Whitton and Bramford, late in
Stiles occupacon, and one close called Ballings, in his occupacon, and
9 acres at Castle hill, demised to Minter, from Mich : next for 1 1 yeres,
at 28" rent.
Order for Candle and Tallow.
Willm ffinche shall sealle his before Mich : or shall depart wth the
possession.
31 El: (Friday}, 28 Marche. [1589.]
Orders for Candle and Tallow.
A committee to demise the water baylywick and the Custome house.
Tho : Sely, elected Alderman Guild, is discharged for his fine of 20
marks, and Willm. Sparrow elected, and discharged for 20 marks fine,
and Chr: Laurence is elected, and discharged for the like fine of 20
marks, and Rich: Martin is elected.
Chr: Laurence, for his service in Trayning of the town soldiers,
shall have allowed him 15".
Edm : Burrow shall have p't of the Cole dunghill allotted to him
where his house is scittuate allready, w* a gardein plott of 50 foote long,
at i6d r*, w^ reentry for non paym*. And that he and his heires shall
keepe the way against his house in good repaire.
Rob* Bayly shall have another p'cell of the Colehill to set his house,
with a garden plott, 36 foote at i2d r1 w* reentry for non paym4 and to
mantaine the way against his house.
Joh: Smith shall have another p'cell of the same Colehill allotted to
him, to sett a house uppon, wth a garden plott, 36 foote, at 12 r*, and
like agreem* as formerly.
Luke Melton shall have the common soile of the Towne whereuppon
he hath built and inclosed the same at the Old Barr gates, at the yerely
rent of 2d, over and besides the rent of 7d that he allready payeth.
31 El: (Monday), 5 May. [1589.]
Ordered that noe inhabitant shall receive any woollen Cloth, Bayes,
Cottons, Corsies, ffrizes, or ruggs, or peeces, into theire owne private
houses, wch are brought to be sold in this town in Grosse, or to be
358 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
transported, unless the same shall be first brought to the Clothe hall,
under forfaiture of 6s 8d for every clothe received, and for the other,
3s 4d, and imprisonm* till payment be made, or else to be levied by
distress ; provided this shall not extend to any ffree Burgesses trading
in those commodities beyond the seaes, soe as he give notice to the
Hallinger of suche commodities as he shall soe receive, as his own or
sent to him, and shall pay for the Hallage of them, (aj
The fee for keeping suche commodities in the hall shall be as
followeth : viz : for every peece of Clothe one halfpenny p. weeke, and
for the other wollen commodities, a farthing a weeke, to be paied before
redelivery.
The keper of the Hall shall give sufficient security to the Bayliffs
for the saffeguard and safe delivery of suche clothes as they shall receive.
Noe inhabitant shall receive into his private custody any butter, or
cheese, or corne, to be transported by sea, nor shall cause suche com-
modities to be imbarked without first notice be given to the water Bayliff
of the quantity, and the owner of the same, under perill of forfaiture for
every defalt 40% to be levied by imprisonment or distress.
Noe p'son having a private Kay shall suffer any forrainer to dis-
charge any goods at their Kayes untill notice shall be given to the
water Bayliff, under forfaiture of 40" for every offence, to be levied as
aforesaid.
All p'sons buying marchandise that is to be weighed, shall bring
the same to the Town beame under forfaiture of 2OS.
Rob4 Scarlet shall have a lease of the water Baylywick and town
house for 10 yeres, from Midsummer next, at 40* rent.
A warr* of Atturny to reenter into a house in Hellens parish, demised
to Smart.
31 El: (Friday}, 30 May. [1589.]
mr Justice Clenches writings, brought and delivered, to be kept in
the chest wth the foundacon writings.
And a Dedimus to Sr Phillip Parker and mr Lang, to take the recog-
nisance of a fine from the Towne, and mr Smart, and Chr : Crane, of the
lands, &c., in Holbroke, to Mr Justice Clenche, according to the uses
in the conveyance. And the commissioners comming into full Court,
the fine and conveyance was read, and by publique vote agreed unto.
And an instrum* reciting the conveyance and covenant to make further
assurance, and the fine, and the concord, and acknowledgem*, in these
words : " We bein agreed the fine shall be levied in forme aforesaid, to
the said Justice Clenche, according to the forme and effect of the said
fine : And we, the said Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty, have
(a) vid. sup. p. 307, note.
1.589.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 359
hereuppon in full Court set our Common Scale to the same, in ac-
complishm* of our covenants made wth the said Justice Clenche in that
behalfe."
Wm Jeffery made Hallinger for one yere next after Midsummer
next, at 8H rent.
mr Smart sued for breache of covenants at Kents hill.
And Edm : fflicks bond shall be sued at the Towns charge.
The assembly shall take order for recovery of fines of forrainers
refusing to pay.
The Town leases to be sealed, shall be made ready and sealled
within a fortnight after midsummer next.
31 El: fMondayJ, 29 September. [1589.]
Governors of the Hospitall, mr Mydnall, mr Barker, Sam11 Smith,
Joh : Carnaby.
Rich: Bemont, Wm Gilbert, Joh: Home, Joh: ffisher. Serjeants.
31 El: (Tuesday) ', 4 November. [1589.]
Assess" fforr : fnnes nominated. Auditors nominated.
mr Wright (aj elected to be town preacher during suche time as he
shall continnue in the Towne, and teach sound Doctrine as hitherto he
hath donne, and shall have for his salary 100 marks.
A warrant to pull down two cottages set up at Whitton uppon the
town soile, if the owners, uppon warning, do not take the same away.
A debt claimed by Henry Hammond : its ordered he shall have
6H i35 4d paied to his wife, and the rest uppon the passing of his accompt.
This 6U 1 3s 4d shall be paied by mr Crane out of Joh : Brennings
mony, for the sale of the Old Kay.
31 El: ^Thursday), 27 ffebr: [1589.]
Allowed to Rob : How and his assignees, liberty to wash in the
river against his tenem* in Nich : parish, at 6d rent yerely, wthout annoying
of the river.
Allowed to Hen: Heynsworth, Glover, y1 Hee may use his wash at
the mill damme, at 6d rent.
Allowed to Leonard Master to use his wash against his tenem1, at
4d rent.
Admirallty.
Presented : an arest wthin this liberty wthout authority, and trespasses
in taking of Goods. Nusance to the channell, by rotten ffish cast there-
into and Batterye.
(a) Probably of Clare Hall, Camb. B.A., 1582; M.A., 1586.
360
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
32 El;
1589-90.
Bail:
Escheat :
Admir :
Clark : Mark :
Coron™,
Justices,
(Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1590.]
Chamberlins,
Wm
Rob : Barker, (b)
Job : Brenn,
Hen : Ashley.
The Bayliffs and
Ralf Scrivener,
Rob : Guttler,
Rob : Snelling,
Wm. Smart.
Job : Topliff,
Georg: Parkhurst.
Tho : Sicklemore.
Treasurer,
and he shall have
40s fee, and noe
more.
Cler: pac : ) , , ..
Com.Cler: } John Hawis.
I Tho : Sherman,
Clavigers, Nich : Crane,
f Laur : Trost.
Mr Harison is elected ordinary and chief preacher in this Towne,
from Mich : next, for one whole yere, to preach in this Towne at the
usuall times and places, and shall have 40" quarterly, by even portions,
payed out of the Treasury, provided that he be allowed by the BP here-
unto.
And he shall have liberty to be absent, and at his fellowship, for
this yere, provided that it be not above three monthes in all.
32 El: (Monday), 19 January. [1590.]
Mr Wright confirmed againe common Preacher, and shall have his
grant of his salary under the Town seale, and in time of sickness, liberty
to substitute suche an one as the Assembly shall like well of. And if
he travaile, he shall substitute a godly, sufficient, and orthodox supply.
He shall not take any other pastorall or ecclesiastical! promotion, wthout
concent of the Bayliffs for the time being.
John Norton, sonne of Dr Norton,^ shall have 6U yerely towards his
maintenance at studdy at Cambridge, for the space of 6 yeres, if other-
wise he be not provided and advanced, and shall soe long conrinnue at
the university.
mr Smart is elected Justice of the peace for this towne till Mich :
next.
A warr* to sue the executors of Tho : Sely for a debt they ow to
the Towne.
32 El: (Thursday), 19 Marche. [1590.]
A grant of mr Wrights salary passed the Common seale of this
Court.
(a) vid. sup. p. 333.
(b) Son and heir of John Barker, gent. (p. 284.) He was of Grimston Hall, Trimley St Martin, Suff.,
whither he removed from his house in S' Matthew's parish, Ipswich, about 1 591 ; he was Burgess for Ipswich
in 1592, and at the coronation of James I., July 24, 1603, was made a Knight of the Bath ; he died in 1618.
The arms of this family are correctly given on p. 243, those given on p. 252 appear to belong to the Barkers,
of Bildeston, although the Bestney quartering, according to Davy, might be borne by both.
(c) Probably of Trinity College, Camb. B.A., 1593; M.A., 1597.
159°-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 361
Rich: Martin, elected Alderm: Guild, is discharged for his fine of
6U 13s 4d, and Andrew Durrant is elected in his roome.
Edm : fHicks debt shall be examined by a Committee nominated.
mr Castlins fine set by the Headburrowes, and paied by the Cham-
berlins, uppon accompt, its order[ed] the Treasurer shall repay the same
to the chamberlins, and mr Castlin shall be sued for trespasses to the
Towne by him donne.
Noothe allowed to sett over to mr Loves, i acre and ^ of marshe,
p'cell of his late demise of the new mills, p'vided it shall not extend to
alter the rent, or to extinguish any part thereof.
Kents Hill demised to Henry Moore and John Murton by the con-
cent of Sparrow and Laurence; for the like terme, and the like covenants,
that Sparrow and Laurence should have had the same.
Concerning the water Bayliffs place, the doubts shall be resolved
and settled by the Assembly.
32 El: (Monday}, 23 Marche. [1590.] by the Headbtir:
Edm: Sparrow is allowed 10 foote of the common soile at the West
end of his house, in Martins occupacon, by S* Math: Church way, to be
directed by line fro' the North end of the said ground to his post in his
garden, next Collins yard, at the rent of 3s 4d.
32 El: (Thursday}, 16 Aprill. [1590.]
mr Write, late preacher of this Towne, having refused to accept of
the patent under the Town scale, of his said place and salery : Its ordered
it shall be cancelled, and all other orders as touching his retainer shall
be void ; and that noe patent shall from henceforthe be made to any
p'son of suche office, or of any stipend for the same, and that henceforth
there shall not be granted to any preacher above 40" out of the Treasury
of this towne.
Order for Candle.
Joh: Sturgeon, Alderm: Guild, is discharged for 20 marks fine, and
John Topcliff is elected into the same place, is discharged for the like
fine, and John Wallis is elected.
Tenn pounds demanded by mr Garnish for the pay of certaine
horses wch went out of this Towne to Tilbury; faj its ordered it shall be
levyed of the inhabitants, by a collection of a 5th p't of a subsidy last
granted to the Queene.
Order for Willm Warrens releife.
(a) The military force assembled at Tilbury Fort in July, 1588, "consisted of two armies, one /or
immediately opposing the enemy, under the Earl of Leicester, the other for the defence of the Queen's
person, commanded by Lord Hunsdon." The County of Suffolk contributed towards this force 4807 able
men, of whom 4239 were trained soldiers; 70 lances, and 230 light horse ; and furnished also 1550 calivers,
350 muskets, 1025 corslets, noobows, and 72 bills. Royal MSS. 18. c. 21. The musket was a heavy piece,
carrying a large ball ; and the caliver a light kind of musket, with a matchlock ; corslets were suits worn
chiefly by pikemen, and bills were weapons hooked like a woodman's bill, with a long projecting spike at the
back. Grose. Mil. Antiq.
AAA
362 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
32 El: (Wednesday), 6 May. [1590.]
Joh : Wallis, elected Alderm : Guild, is discharged for 20 marks.
And Andrew Durrant allsoe is discharged, and Joh : Ward is elected
into the said place.
More and Murton shall scale their counterpane of lease of Kents hill
before midsummer next, or the Town will seize the same into their hands.
Edm : fflick shall pay IOH and costs of suite due for the water Bayliffs
place, and then shall be discharged.
An order for Wm Warrens releife.
An entry ordered into the common soyle nigh the new mills, de-
mised to Bell.
32 El: (Monday), i June. [1590.] By the Headbur:
Allowed to Vesy, to take water out of the wast water from Dayry
lane into his house at the Old Barr gates, at 2s rent yerely.
Allowed to Thurston Ashley, to have water from Caldwell brooke
to his woaad house, by penning the water, at 2s rent.
Allowed to Rob: Chepe, com: soile betweene another parcell former-
ly granted unto him on the East, and the common way leading by Nicholas
Churche on yc West, abutting on Gledes common soile Southward, in
bredth South 4 foote, in length 40 foote, at i6d rent, \v& distress out of
the head house, and to kepe the way from annoyance by the premisses.
32 El: (Thursday}, 30 July. [1590.]
Cure of a woman shall be paied by the Chamberlins.
water baylywick ordered and mannaged by a Committee, whoe
shall set wages and fees.
One utlawed in a p'sonal accon ; his p'sonall estate seised; its re-
stored paying 40* to the Towne.
Committee to take order for suche p'sons whoe are capable to take
up theire Freedome.
Noe forrain fines shall be taken of any fforrainer in this Town, but
onely of handycrafts men.
A scirefac: shall issue to the last Guildholders to appeare at the
next Court, to answere touching their misusage of the last feaste.
Rich : Seelys debt ordered, and granted to him that he shall not be
elected Alderm : Guild for 7 yeres after this Court.
Liberty granted to the Bayliffs and Wardens to build or to repaire
houses at Kents hill and M inters farme.
32 El: (FridayJ, n September. [1590.]
Hugh Shilds shall have one parcell of com : soile in the Dunghill,
17 foote broad, 42 foote long, to build a house thereon; the other peece,
1590.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 363
extending- from the last peece Eastward, extending to John Smiths
grounds, and in bredth 30 foote, at ios rent, w411 covenants, to be advised
by the Councill learned of this Towne.
The Lo : Hunsdon, Lo: Chamberlin, (aj is elected high Steward of
this Towne, and shall have fee and patent as formerly, if he shall please
to accept thereof.
Rob* Scarlett, water Bayly, elect for TO yeres at 32" yerely rent,
and shall be at liberty to depart at any time uppon a yeres warning, wth
other covenants as shall be thought meete.
The two last Guild holders fined 2OS cache, for their disorderly and
insufficiently holding- of their dinner at the last Guild.
Suche persons beeing- housholders, Traders, or occupiers, whoe by
patrimony or service are capable to be free men, and being 24 yeres old
or more, shall comme and take up their freedome wthin one yere next
ensuing, or shall be excluded from all claime hereafter.
32 El: (Tuesday J, 29 September. [1590.]
Governors of the Hospitall, mr Mydnall, mr Cage, John Carnaby,
Tho : Sherman.
Rich: Beamont, Wm Gilbert, Joh: Hern, Joh: ffisher, Serjeants.
And mr Bayliffs have authority to discharge any of them for defalts
in service, through neglect wilfull
Scarlet elected Water Bayliff at 30'' per annu'.
32 El: (Monday}, 2 November. [1590.]
Assessors of fforrain fifines named.
Auditors named.
Order for candle.
Rich: Martin sworn Petty Constable at this Court.
The musitians shall continnue in theire office for one yere more,
according to the former retainer, and they shall have a fifth man into
their Company, whoe shall be intertained as the other, onely James Belts
and Ralpe Oldham shall be the governours of the residue.
Allowance for the Cutting of a child of the Stone.
Eight pounds shall be paid to mr Garnish for pay of horses that
went to Tilbury, and this the Treasurer shall pay.
32 El: ( 'Monday J g November. [1590.] By the Headbur:
Allowed to Rich : Badison to sett a pale from his house corner to
his new house end, paying id rent.
(a) Sir Henry Carey, Ist Baron Hunsdon, K.G., was first cousin to Queen Elizabeth, by whom he was
elevated to the peerage in 1559. On the assembling of the troops at Tilbury, he was entrusted with the
protection of the Queen's person in the camp there, and the command of the army appointed for that pur-
pose, of which 2000 were Suffolk men. He died 23 July, 1596.
364
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[A.D.
Admirallty.
Presented defaults in appearing and doing service, and trespass in
taking goods, and nusance to the channell by ballast, concealm* of
goods found wthout, and brought into this liberty, and of goods found
wthin this liberty, and arest by the Viceadmirall wthin this liberty, and
unlawful fishing and selling of ffish under assize.
1590-1.
Bay I:
33 El: ( 'Wednesday) , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1591.]
Escheat:
Admir:
Clark: Mark:
Coronr>,
Justices,
Joh : Knap,(a)
Rob : Guttler, jun (3)
Henr : Ashley,
Wm Jeffery.
The Bayliffs and
Rob : Barker,
Willm. Bloyse,
Ralf Scriven',
Rob : Guttler, sen :
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Clerk : pac :
Cler:Cum:
Clavigers,
Wm Cock,
Rich : Cornell'.
Tho : Sicklemore.
Joh : Hawis, sen.
Nic : Crane,
Tho : Sherman,
Willm : Sparrow.
33 El: (Saturday), 2 January. [1591.]
The order made in Aprill last, touching a retainer of a preacher, is
now made frustrate and void.
Mr. Haris (c) is elected town preacher for one yere from Epiphany
next, and shall have 100 marks salary yerely. Whereof 40'' out of the
treasury and the residue by collection. Provided that he shall be allowed
by the BP, and that he shall not be absent above 3 months in a yere,
saving that for this yere he may be absent at suche times as the statutes
of the Colledge, whereof he is fellow, doe require his presence there.
That one quarter before the yere expire he shall have notice whether
the Towne shall like to continnue him, and if so then to continnue for
life, at suche conditions and agreemte as shall be convenient.
Scavengers stipend is inlarged.
Rich : Battell shall have the office of Hallinger, paying 40' half
yerely, and shall have a house to abide in convenient for that service.
33 El: (Tuesday), 16 ffebruary. [1591.]
Allowed to Jeffery Man, common soile nigh the common privy house
at the Kay, 1 2 foote long and 6 foote broad from the wall of the parlor
on the south, and 5 foote 3 inches on the north end, at 4d rent.
(a) vid. sup. p. 338. (b) Son of Robert Cutler, of Ipswich (p. 279). He mar. Alice, d. & h. of Tho :
Gardiner of Glemsford, Suff., and died at Sproughton, 9 July, 1619. The arms following were confirmed
to him June 21, 1612; viz.: or, 3 bends sa., over all a lion pass. gu. Coll. Arms. Vincent, 169, p. 145.
The funeral certificate, dated at Ipswich, 24 Aug. 1622, gives the lion as "ramp." So Harl. 6071. f. 206.
(c) Qy "Harison," iiid. sup. p. 360. Harl. 6071. f. 224.
I591-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 365
33 El: (Thursday), I A prill. [1591.]
Monie in demand as due to mr Smart in defence of suite w* Bennet,
is referred to the p'sons mentioned in the Assembly booke.
Order for Candle.
Order for Tallow.
Henry Gipps, elected Alderman Guild, is discharged for his fine of
5 pounds, and Andrew Durrant is elected in his roome. And Henry
Gipps and John Ward, Aldermen of the Guild, formerly fined for mis-
ordering the intertainm' at the late Guild, shall be remitted of their fines.
A committee to considder of inlargem* of the terms of such as hold
the Town marsh in farme, to the end that the banks may be repaired
speedily.
An order for the clothiers of this Towne to sett the poore on work
wthin the Towne, and if any shall refuse or misuse the worke, they shall
be punished by the Bayliffs.
A debt to Rob* Hally ordered to be payed by the Towne.
The Tailors shall have the hall at the Hospitall for 1 1 yeres, at
1 3s 4d the yere.
33 El: (Friday), 30 Aprill. [1591.]
To avoid the great increase of fforrainers tradesmen, orders are
framed for reducing the Clothiers, Cloth workers, Weavers, Shermen,
and Diers, into a ffraternity or Company, and for the regulating the
worke and reducing the same unto suche as are w^in that company, and
for governm* of apprentices and servants.
Andrew Durr1 discharged from being Alderman Guild, for his fine
of 20 marks ; at Sr Martin ffrobishers (a) request, his fine is remitted to
5H, and Willm. Chapman is elected in his stead.
The Guild deferred till Sunday senight after midsummer,* and the
greate Chamber over the Butchery shall be fitted for Guests, and a
Tierse of wine provided at the Towns charge.
The Town marsh demised for ? i yeres after expiration of the former
leases
The booke of the Cloth Company shall be confirmed under the
Towne sealle.
A Committee appointed to conclude concerning Shilds petition.
Order for a debt from the Towne due to Thomas Barber.
A lease for eleven yeres to the Company of Tailors of the hall at
the Hospitall, at 1 3s 4d r*.
(a) The famous navigator ; he was a native of Altofts, near Doncaster, Yorks., and mar. as her 2nd
husb. Dorothy, dau. of Thomas, Lord Wentworth, and widow of Paul Withipoll, Esq., of Ipswich, (p. 427)
Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,156, f. 54!); and 19,170, f.84- He appears at this time to have been unemployed.
Harl. 4630. ft". 190, 208; Hunter's South Yorks, i. 33. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. ccxxxviii. 61.
* July 4. 159'-
366 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
33 El: (Thursday), 3 June. [1591.]
The Cloth companies booke, now exhibited to be sealled, some
words are therein amended, and the same is sealled.
Hugh Shild shall have on the north side of his house and ground,
granted unto him addition of common soil, in bredth i 2 foote, and in
length from the West to the East, all along the new building, for the
rent of 6s 8d.
The Title concerning Woodbridge market shall be heard by mr
Justice Clenche after the next terme.
Stalls shall be made by the Towne at the fish market, shall be
rented out to the use of the Hospitall, and the streetes shall be cleansed
before those stalls by the Towne.
33 El: (Thursday), 29 September. [[591.]
Governors of the Hospitall, mr Mydnall, mr Snelling, Tho : Sher-
man, Wm. Sparrow.
Order for lending part of mr Tyes mony.
20 marks ordered by this town to Sr Arthur Heveningham, fa)
towards the reparacon of Christmass Lane, by a Commission to him
granted.
Order for a debt from the Towne due to mr Smart.
Thomas Andrew, Poldavies fbj weaver, made free for 5 pounds fine,
he had then tenn apprentices, named in the booke.
33 El: (Thursday), 11 November. [1591.]
Assessors of fforrain ffines named.
Auditors named.
Hugh Shilds request for common soyle at the Common Dunghill,
is referred to the Bayliffs, Portmen.and Headburrowes to settle the Quan-
tity, and fine, or rent.
The assembly shall sett downe a rate of summs of mony, that shall
be payed for every Barrel! of London beere that shall be brought into
this Town.
Admirallty.
Presented unlawfull dredging of oysters.
The taking away of a hawser from a shipp in the night, and bury-
ing it in the sand by 2 of the saylers wthin the same.
Concealem1 of goods found.
(a) Son and heir of Sir Anthony Heveningham, K', of Keteringham, Norf. He was High Sheriff of
Norf. in 1581 and 1602, and was knighted at Whitehall, 2 Jan., 1617; he died Oct. 8, 1630, and was bur.
at Keteringham. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,135; (Jermyn) 8210; Harl. 1560. f. 129; Blomf .Norf. v. 94;
Page's Suff. 238 ; Fuller's Worthies, ii. 151. Arms : quarterly, or and gu. on a bordure sa. 8 escallops arg.
(b) A sort of coarse canvas. Nares' Glossary. See Addenda.
J59I-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
367
1591-2. 34 El: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1592.]
Bay I:
Escheat :
Admr:
Clark: Mark:
Coron",
Justices,
Ralfe Scrivener,
Edw : Cage.
Wm Jeffery,
Job : Carnaby.
The Bayliffs and
Rob* Guttler, sen.,
Wm Smart,
Job : Knap,
Rob : Guttler Jun.
Chamberlins, j Tho: Brownrigg,
( Hen : Ashley.
Treasurer,
Com : Cler .
Cler: pac:
Clavig™,
Tho : Sherman.
Tho : Walton.
Willm. Buckenham,
Tho : Sicklemore,
Wm. Sparrow.
No gaoler shall be appointed for this towne that shall be Gaoler for
the County. And if any of the Bayliffs shall p'mitt the County Gaoler
to kepe the Town Gaole by the space of 14 dayes, they shall cache of
them forfait iou.
34 El: (FridayJ, 24 December. [1591.]
Thomas Walton Escffaj admitted ffree burgess w^out fine, in regard
that it is purposed to elect him to the office of the Town Clerke.
Thomas Walton elected Town Clerk, p' forming Condicons follow-
ing : nevertheless he shall have liberty to Travaile to London this next
terme. And his ffee of 40% as of Councill w* this Town, shall henceforth
cease.
i. — He shall dwell in the Town, and not be absent above one day
and a night w^out the leave of the Bayliffs, and leaving a sufficient
deputy, and noe licence of the Bayliffs shall allow him to Travaile to
London, but onely for the next terme.
2. — He shall kepe all manner of Courts and Sessions for the Town
in person, unless in case of sickness or other business appointed him by
the Bayliffs, and then to appoint a sufficient deputy.
3. — He shall in p'son attend the Bayliffs in all ffaires, markets, and
other places, wherein his presence shall be necessary, if the Bayliffs shall
call him.
4. — He must assist the Justices and Coroners in the execution of
theire offices, and make and Ingross Inquisitians and recognisances.
5 . — Hee shall assist the headburrowes from time to time, and preserve
perfect theire presentments, and trewly estreate all fines and amercem'5,
as well of headburrowes as of Sessions to the Chamberlins.
6. — He shall ingross the Sessions, and make rolls and Records of
deeds inrolled, and all other matters heretofore used to be ingrossed or
inrolled by the Town Clerk.
(a) A Thomas Walton, of Gray's Inn, was called to the Bar n Feb., 1577, and became an Ancient
in 1584. Harl. 1912. ff. 2O2b, 224b.
368 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
7.— He shall every yere at the Audit deliver in all rolls and records
of the former yere, ingrossed, inrolled, and recorded.
8. — He shall doe all other business usually donne by the Town
Clerke.
9. — He shall Travaile by the directions of the Bayliffs to doe the
Town messages convenient by him to be donne, having Gueldings found
him, and his necessary charges.
Composition for a Deodand of one Cart, 2 mares, 4 Gueldings,
movers of the deathe of John Blage, for the summe of 5 marks, paied
to the Treasurer. And in regard the cart was laden wth cheese and
butter, a composition was for that, as being in p't cause of the deathe,
for the summe of 5 marks, to be likewise paied to the Treasurer.
A committee named to view the Town marshes, whether it be con-
venient for the farmers to make a ditche or ditches in the nether end of
the same or not.
34 El: (Wednesday}, 16 ffebruary. [1592.] By the Headbrirrowes.
John Greenleafe allowed to erect a pale, 4 foote high, against his
new erected tenem1, 5 foote from the ground sell of his tenem*, into the
way from Georges lane to the old barr gates, at id r4.
34 El: (Thursday}, 23 Marche. [1592.]
Edm : Bass, for collouring fforrainers goods, disfranchised.
Orders for Tallow and Candle.
According to certifficate, its ordered that the lower marshes shall
be ditched in by the ffarmers.
Uppon surrender of Mortons lease of Kents Hill, now made at this
Court, Its ordered that Leo : Gates shall have a lease of the same, for
1 1 yeres from Mich : last, according to former covenants.
The ffarme at Claydon hills demised to Oliv: Jolly, for 1 1 yeres at
28 rent yerely, under former covenants, and to put in suerties.
mr Carter of Bramford shall have 2 acres 3 roods in Bramford,
betwene hen: Dayes tenem* on the south, and a peece of land the Lo:
Wentworths north, and uppon Bramford streete and the Lo : Wentworths
house east, and the land of Rich: Booth west; wch praemisses were
formerly in Laurences occupacon, whoe hath resigned up his interest
therein. To have to the said mr Carter and his assignees for 40 yeres
at 13s 4d p: annu'.
mr Ashley is discharged of his Coroners place, and John Carnaby
is therein elected.
34 El: (Wednesday), 26 April/. [1592.] By the Hedburrowes.
Allowed to Henry: Heynsworth to inlarge his .... one yard
further into the river at 12 rent.
1592.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 369
And to John Wallis so much of the wall ditches as is dooled out
against the Alms houses in Lady lane, at 5s rent.
George Parkhurst elected Alderm: Guild, to serve wth Willm.
Chapman.
A composition for a deodand, formerly made, ordered to be paied
by the p'sons giving security.
34 El: (Friday), 22 September. [1592.] At the Assembly.
Noe man shall be Atturny in this Court, unless he be a freeman,
nor shall any p'son that shall practise as Atturny in any Court at
Westmr.
34 El: (Monday), 25 September. [1592.]
A Clarke of the Admiralty elected for the Towne, and shall have
4OS yerely ffee, viz : John Talbott.
A new Bedell of the Towne elected, and uppon former covenants
and fee. And if any hoggs or shotts fa) shall be found by him wthin
the body of the Towne, or any streete or lane thereof, he shall impound
them untill 1 2d shall be payed for cache of them, 2 pte whereof shall goe
to the bedell that shall take and impound them, the other 3d pt to the
other of the said Bedells being Bedell of the Hospitall, whoe hathe like
power to take and impound such hoggs as he shall finde.
And if the owner, having notice, shall suffer the hoggs to continnue
in the pound 48 howers wthout redemption, The said hoggs and shotts
shall be sold, and imployed for the poore of the Hospitall, and if any
p'son shall refuse any hoggs or shotts, he shall forfait 2s for cache hogg
or shott to the Towne, and shall be imprisoned during the Bayliffs
pleasure.
The order for atturnies made at the last assembly confirmed.
Leonard Gates shall be discharged of all subsidies issuing out of
Kents hill.
Mr. Burgess, his retainer to preache in this Towne, shall still con-
tinnue, and rates for the paym* of his wages shall allsoe continnue, and
such others as are not yet rated, shall be rated by the Portmen or greatest
number of them.
An order to inquire into all accompts, debts, duties, to the Towne
belonging.
34 El: (Friday), 29 September. [1592.]
Governers of the Hospitall elected ; mr Lymmer, mr Snelling, Wm
Sparrow, Rob: Hally; and Rob: Hally is appointed Treasurer.
(a) Young pigs ; the word also means " the refuse of cattle taken out of a drove." Halliwell's Diet.
BBS
37O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Disorders of Serjeants shall be punished by the Bayliffs for the
time beeing, by putting such out of theire places, and putting- in others.
And hereuppon Rich: Bemont, Joh: ffisher, Christ: Tolson, and John
Gooding are elected Serjeants for this next yere.
34 El: (Monday), 2 October. [1592.] At the Assembly.
The sermon uppon Wednesdaies and ffridayes in the winter time,
shall end at 1 1 oclock, and in the summer one hower sooner.
All inhabitants of this Town shall, uppon every Sabbath day, resort
unto their churches diligently and reverently, as by the law they are
bound. And uppon the Sabbath day, all men shall cease from their
labours ; nor shall any man sett open his shopp window. Nor shall
cariers or laborers use theire cariage or other labour on that day.
And all such poore persons as receive any almes of this Towne,
shall comme for the same to their severall parish churches, and there
receive the same uppon the Sabbath day in the afternoone. And suche
of them as doe not comme to Church on that day in service time, and
abide there all the service time, shall loose alms for that weeke, wthout
lawfull excuse.
All the ministers wthin this Towne shall use to Catechise the youth
of theire parishes uppon the Sabbath day in the afternoone.
On holy daies, during the sermon time, shopps shall be shutt up.
34 El: (Friday), 13 Octob: [1592.]
fforraine fines Assessors nominated.
Auditors nominated.
Steven Greenwich, Hallinger, elected for 3 yeres.payingyerely 53s4d.
The assessors of fforraine ffines shall elect a Serjeant of the
Admirallty, and allow him suche fees and duties as to them shall seeme
most meete.
Mony lent to Smith to build his house at the Colehill wch is now
escheated to the Towne. Its ordered it shall be repayed out of the
yerely rent, by p'ticuler parcells menconed.
Tho: Sherman sworne Headburrow.
Admirallty.
Presented one for undertaking the place of a pilot without know-
ledge, and thereby cast away a shipp.
Concealem* of goods ffound. Carrying away a ship out of this
liberty wthout warr*.
There shall be noe fishing during Jan: and ffebruary w^in this
liberty, under penalty of 40".
Presented mr. Hall for taking groundage of hoyes and boates as
uppon his ground, beneath Bourn bridge.
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Dear Mr. Amey,
The following entries referring to tue Milton family occur in the
St. Nicholas Registers.
Mary Dawghter of Christopher Milton baptised Mar. 2Pth. 16^6.
cri stoker Sonn ^ Mr. Melton esiuire buried March 12th. 1667
John Melton gent, was buryed December 2Pth. 1669
thomasing Duater of Mr. Melton bur^ied July 6th. 167*5
Sir Christophere Melton of Rushmore was buried in t-h^a the Church
of this parish St. Nicholas Ipswich Mar. 22th. 1692
After what you said to -no this afternoon I thought you mlgh* like
sea these. I am inclined to think that I have read of the last men-
tioned as the brother of the famous John .Milton. The others might ve
well be his children. But I am not at all learned in these things.
Yours sincerely,
s. Green.
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371
1592-3- 35 El: (Saturday} ', Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1593.]
Chamberlins,
Bayl:
Escheat:
Admir:
Clerk: Mark:
Coron",
Justices,
Wm Smart (a),
Rob* Lymmer.
Wm Jeffery,
Tho: Sherman.
The Bayliffs and
Ralf Scrivener,
Edw: Cage,
Rob : Guttler, sen:
Edw: Gooding.
Treasurer,
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac:
Clavigers,
Wm Parker,
Gilbert Lindfield.
Tho: Sherman.
Tho: Walton.
Willm. Buckenham,
Tho: Sicklemore,
Willm. Sparrow.
A warr* to fell trees in two peeces of land in variance betwene Sr
Charles fframlingham (bj and the Towne, the one peece by Old hall, the
other by the lands called Winchesters.
Rindges house in Whitton, set uppon the Common soile there,
granted by the Towne to him and his wife for theire life, and of the
longer liver of them, at id rent.
35 El: (Monday}, 4 December. [1592.]
John Bratoft allowed to use the Trade of drapery as he now useth,
untill 14 dayes after Georges day,* for a fine of 20% and he shall not
open his shop wthin 14 dayes after the day aforesaid, nor use his trade
of buying or selling w^in the Towne after that day.
John ffairwether elected Chamberlin in the roome of Tho : Brown-
rigg, deceased, untill Mich : next.
The debts claimed from the Town, due to mr Smart, are referred
to the Auditors.
The Town Bedell shall have 4" and a summer livery yerely.
Gratuity given to Lewgar.
Hugh Shild shall have soe much ground of the Coledunghill as is
now builded uppon, according to a platt made, paying 2OS at Lady and
Mich. And if the rent be arere by the space of 40 dayes, he shall forfait
2OS more pence, and if it shall be arere a whole yere, a reentry shall be,
and retainer till the rent and nomine pence be satisfyed.
The annoiance of the channell shall be viewed by the 12 and 24,
or the greatest number of them, and they shall report.
And they shall elect a Clerke of the Hospitall.
(a) vid sup. p. 268.
(b) Only son and heir of Francis Framlingham, Esq., of Crows Hall, in Debenham, Suff. He was
High Sheriff of Suff. 25 Eliz., died at Crows Hall on St. Peter's day, 29 June, 1595, " and was worship-
fully buryed accordinge to his estate, at Debnam, the 3 day of August next followinge." Coll. Top et Gen.
iv- 375 ; Page's Suff. 511; Fuller's Worthies, ii. 348 ; Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 130 ; (Jermyn) 8208 ; Harl.
1484. f. 50.
* April 23.
372
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
35 El: (Monday), Jan: 15. [1593.] By the Headbur:
Allowed to John Mose alias Bower, Com: soile in Math: parish
nigh the butts, Eastward 20 foote broad, and in length Northward by
the way, 132 foote, and soe much towards the South, and in bredth
Westward 32 foote.
And that Joh : Greenwich lease shall have a gutter from his new
house into the ditche, at id rl.
35 El: (Wednesday), 31 January. [1593.] at ye petty Court.
Where it was ordered at the Court 13 July, 34 El: that the Town
Clerke shall have for every sheete 4d, of every declaracon or pleading
wherein debt or dammage exceeds IOH, now for that the same appeareth
uncertaine, Its ordered from henceforth that there shall be pay'd to him
for every cause wherein Judgem* shall be given exceeding the summe
of IOH, the summe of 6s 8d.
And that the Atturnies shall have allowed them for every declaracon
and plea drawing and ingrossing, according to the discretion of the
Bayliffs for the time beeing, notwithstanding any order to the contrary.
35 El: (Monday}, 12 ffebruary. [1593.]
The Cloth workers shall have the other p't of that hall wch the Tailers
had, for the same term, rents, and covenants.
Rob* Barker (a) and Zachary Lock Esqrs are elected Burgesses for
this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 19 ffebruary.
35 El: (Monday}, 19 ffebruary. [1593.] At the petty Court.
Christopher Ballard was fined 20 shillings for altering a capias ad
satisfaciendu' after it was by order stayed for error.
35 El: (Friday}, 23 Marche. [1593.]
John Tye admitted free Burges for 20", being discharged of the
Chamberlins and Alderm : Guilds places, and because his father was a
benefactor, (b) his fine is abated to 6U 13s 4d; he hath 6 sonns and 9
apprentises.
Gilbert Linfeild elected Alderm: Guild.
One fined 1 2d for not appearing at the Court, and yet was scene
abroad in the Town.
Order for Tallow.
Granted to Sr Phillip Parker, one pece of the Town soile in St.
Marg15, towards the ditches, 254 foote in lengthe, and in bredth West-
ward 1 6 foote and 3 inches, Eastward 3 foote, at 6d rent.
(a) Tiid. sup. p. 252.
(b) Mr. John Tye (p. 299) in 1583 gave to the Bailiffs, &c., £25, for loans of three years to indigent
persons. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747) p. 77.
1 5 93-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 373
Granted to Rob* Dawbney p't of the channell, in length 201 foote,
and in bredth westw: 7 foote 2 inches, and Eastw: 10 foote, at I2d rent,
wth distresse in the mansion house of the said Rob*.
And he hathe promised a release to the Almshouses.
35 El: (Tuesday}, 24 Aprill. [1593.] by the Headburr:
Allowed to mr Tie to set a pale or raile before his new houses in
Clemts streete, 8 foote from the sell thereof, all along the said houses,
at 2d rent.
35 El: (Saturday^, 28 July. [1593.] By the Headbur:
Allowed to John Jeffery a parcell of Common soile about an elne
in quantity, from the West end of his little house at the ffriers bridge
unto the foote pathe, at id rent.
35 El: (TuesdayJ, 28 August. [1593.]
2 p'sons deputed to receive mr Justice Clenches 200" arere, and to
deliver him his bond.
A committee to finde out and fullfill a purchase for the Town w*
mr Justice Clenches mony.
Noe quills shall be allowed out of the Hospitall conduit, and suite
shall be commenced against suche as shall transgresse.
mr Edm : Poly (a) shall be retained to be of Councill wth this Towne,
and shall have 4os yerely for his fee.
The Renter warden shall pay halfe the charges for amending the
way leading through the channell.
Mony given to Rob* Copping in regard of his poverty.
35 El: (Wednesday), 26 September. [1593.]
mr Thomas Walton elected Town Clerk for one whole yere.
mr Smarts demands considered : he shall have 23" 6s 8d in full.
mr Sake rejected Clark of the Hospitall of mr Toolies foundacon
by the consent of the renter wardens.
All petitions concerning Headburrowes verdicts shall be referred
to the assemblies order.
Noe butcher shall hold any stall for selling of flesh in the face of
the market other then in the Butchery, under forfaiture of ios cache day.
Rob* ffrost shall have a lease for one yere of the wast betweene
Seagers house and the channell, at 4d r*, provided he shall not exact any
mony for the graving of shipps thereon.
(a) Son and heir of John Poley, Esq., of Badley. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1563, and was
called to the Bar and became an Ancient in 1574, and Reader in 1587 ; he died s. p. and was bur. at Badley
31 Oct, 1613 ; where there is a monument to him, with insc. in Latin, vid sup. p. 241 ; Harl. 1912. f. 179.
374
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
35 El: (Saturday}, 29 September. [1593-]
Governors of the Hospitall, Ralf Scrivener, Rob: Barker, Rob:
Hally, Chr: Laurence.
The assembly shall take order for the poore of the Town and
Hospitall, and whoe are fitt to be committed, and for the guider of the
Hospitall.
35 El: (Thursday}, 8 November. [1593-]
fforraine ffines Assessors nominated.
Auditors nominated.
Noe forrainer admitted to his fforraine ffine shall be free from
paying of Custome or other duty due to the Towne.
If the petitions formerly committed to the assembly, shall not
determine of any of them, they shall be determined at the next audite.
Admirallty.
Presented, that A Constable standing on the shore, and charging
C. to keepe the Q: peace, he answered, " shite on the Q: peace."
And concealement of Goods found.
Noe Trauller shall wth Trawling nets fishe above Mulbery, under
penalty of ios each offence.
Noe ffishing shall be above Downham Bridge, but wth sett netts and
heave netts, under penalty of 5s.
Noe eeles shall be taken and sold under a foote long, under perill of
forft 3s 4d.
Noe dredging of oysters shall be out of Lent, but uppon two daies
in cache weeke, under penalty of 2s 6d, cache offence.
1593-4. 36 El: (Sunday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1594.]
The Bayliffs and
Sayl: (b)
Ralfe Scrivener,
Esch:
Edw : Gooding, (a)
Justices,
Rob : Guttler, sen :
A dm:
Willm. Mydnall.
Wm Smart,
Clark: Mark:
Rob : Lymmer.
( Wm Jeffry,
Treasurer, Tho : Sherman.
\ Tho: Sherman.
Cler: pac:
Com: Cler:
Tho : Walton.
(a) Son and heir of Matthew Gooding, of Ipswich, gent. p. 236. ante.
(b) Edw. Gudding and Wm. Midnall, as bailiffs, with three customs' officers of Ipswich, write to Lord
Burghleyin Oct., 1594, complaining that the price of calf skins is raised from io/ or I2/ to i6/ or i8/ a
dozen, owing to a licence granted to three Italian merchants to export skins from Suffolk. They have
appointed Arthur Woolich, surveyor of Customs at Ipswich, to buy up all the calf skins. Stat. Pap. Vol.
ccl. No. 19.
1 594-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 375
36 El: (FridayJ, 20 September. [1594.]
.-,, , ,. ( Steven Coppin,
Chamberhns, j Jeremy B^
. Bukenham,
Clavigers, Tho : Sicklemore,
Wm Sparrow.
Rich : Bemont,
Serjeant*, := gfoding,
_ .
Chr : Tolson.
A committee to view the Houses and ground late in mr Sackfords
occupacon, abuttall the same, and sett a vallew uppon them.
Arerages of Portmens medow ordered.
The Kay against the Town ground shall be made Cleane by p'sons
appointed at the Town charge, whoe allsoe shall make the ffriers bridge,
and a passage over the water there.
Mony resting in the surveiors of the High waies hands ordered for
the repairing of the streete by Wm Parkers, spoiled by the fall of waters.
Topps of Trees felled shall be imployed for the use of the poore.
Churchwardens of Clemte fines for not opening the foote path
through the Church ward, remitted, provided that they lay open the
same before Mich: next.
36 El: (Friday), 14 December. [1593.]
Tho Shermans petition referred to the Assembly, and to certify at
the next Court theire oppinion, whoe allsoe shall doe the like as touching
the Tailors booke, and the Mercers booke.
The lands in Tho : Gastalls demise shall be viewed, and the vallew
considdered, and how he hathe demeaned him self as touching his cove-
nants.
36 El: (Tuesday^, 22 January. [1594.] at the pety Court.
The Serjeants shall have for aresting every ffreeman 8d, and for
every fforrainer 1 2d.
And the Atturnies as well on the plaintiffs as on the defend43 part
for giving evidence in every Triall, shall have 2Od over and besides theire
ordinary fees.
36 El: (Wednesday}, 13 Marche. [1594.] pety Court.
A ffreeman at this Court was licenced to sue another freeman in
any Court w^out the liberty.
36 El: ( Wednesday J, 27 Marche. [1594.]
Late commers to this Court shall pay 6d a peece, not commers shall
pay i2d, unless case be shewen.
An order for Tallow.
376 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
By the nominacon of Gilbert Lindfeild, Willm. Parker is elected
Guild Holder, and is discharged for 20 marks fine, and by the like
nomination Jeremy Barber is elected, and discharged for his fine of 20
marks, and Tho : ffuller is elected.
The Tailors, Mercers, and Clothworkers bookes referred againe to
be considered by the Assembly.
The assembly shall demise Battells lands and Mr Gardenners lands
and the pightell in mr Cranes occupacon as they shall think meete.
The rents of the houses and lands in occupacon of Kenmington,
Shile, mr Bartlett, and all other the Grammer Schoole lands, together
•w^ the stables in mr Seckfords occupacon, shall be united to Chr:
Hospitall.
A ffoote path through the ground of Thomas Write lately stopped
up shall be considered by the Bayliffs, Portmen, and Headburrowes.
A Committee shall take order for the saving of Jefferies marshe,
and agree for the doing thereof.
36 El: (Thursday}, n Aprill. [1594.] at ye* Assembly.
A demise made to Gaston of the tenem* and lands he now occupieth,
for ii yeres at 15" rent yerely, wtt p'ticuler covenants.
A demise allsoe made to mr Gardner of his tenem4, at the former
rent, for 22 yeres.
36 El: (Thursday}, 4 July. [1594.] at the petty Court.
Noe atturny of this Court, Serjeant, or Gaoler, shall receive any
summe of mony, due or payable to any plaintiff or defend', uppon any
matter depending in suite at this Court, but he shall at the next Court
pay the same to the Town Clarke.
36 El: (Friday), 19 July. [1594.]
Committee to take up such Coppihold lands as the Towne hathe
purchased of mr Gooding.
Acquittance ordered for John Bulls legacies to the Hospitall.
Ordered to Wm Jonson, ( a) poore scholler at Cambridge, out of Rog:
Baneses gift, 2OS in hand and 4'' a yere.
mr Caston intertained to be Solicitor for this Town in the Courts
at Westmr, and shall have 2OS yerely fee.
A Committee to take order vf& the Escheator, concerning the ward-
ship of Knights daughters belonging to the manners of Ulveston Hall
and Sackviles.
A commission of sewers shall be taken out, at the Town charge.
(a) Possibly of Pembroke College, Camb. B.A. 1597; M.A. 1601.
1 594-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 377
A treaty ordered to be wth the executors of Charles Seckford Esqr
concerning Woodbridge market.
Lionell Kenningale shall be Bayliff of the mannors of Ulveston
Hall and Sackviles, and shall have 40* fee.
An order for a Clamp of Brick or tile at Ulveston hall.
Mony due to the Towne from mr Justice Clenche assigned to mr
Gooding.
An order touching the taking accompts, and p'fecting the way
through the Channel, and to considder of the wast ground enclosed by
mr Snelling.
A treaty appointed wth the Lo : Maior and his bretheren by suche
as mr Bayliffs shall appoint concerning mrs Walters gift, and recovery
of the same to this Towne.
(FridayJ, 6 September. [1594.]
Order for a Committee to ffell Timber on the Town ground, where
they shall think meete, and for repairing of Bridges broken downe, and
making way of passage for the people.
Suche summs of mony as mr Burgess hathe payed for ringing of
the sermon bell, shall be repayed to him by the Treasurer, and the
Sexton of the Tower shall have henceforth 15* yerely, for ringing the
said bell, and the 8 o'clock bell.
A committee to consider the charges of repare of Stoke Bridge
and Handford Bridge, and to make a rate uppon the inhabitants of the
Towne for the same.
36 El: f Sunday}, 29 September. [1594.]
Rob* Brown, (aj usher of the Grammer Schoole, discharged for neg-
lecting his place, and James Leman fbj p'mitted to execute that place,
till another usher shall be elected.
Governours of the Hospitall, mr Smart, mr Cuttler, Jnr. , Rich: Marten,
and George Parkhurst. And George Parkhurst, Treasurer.
The order renewed for view of mr Seckfords houses and grounds,
theire contents, and to abbuttall them.
36 El: (Friday}, 4 Octob: [1594.] at y' petty Court.
Noe atturny shall henceforthe sue forth any cause by proviso, but
where there hathe bein formerly a default by the plaintiff, at a Court
wherein there shall have bein a jury summoned.
(a) Possibly of Corpus Christi College, Camb. B.A. 1572.
(b) Probably of St. John's College, Camb. M.A. 1595.
c c c
378 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
36 El: (Friday), 25 October. [i594-]
Accpccr>r<s nf ffnrrain fines nominate*
Assessors of fforrain fines nominated.
Auditors nominated.
A lone ordered to the summe of 2oou, for providing of come for the
poore (a). The receivers appointed shall give their bonds for repaym*.
And the Town shall covenant to save the receivers harmeless from suche
bonds, and the dammage shall be borne by the Towne.
Lanthorne and Candle light ordered at every inhabitants house from
Holymass to Candlemass,* and defaulters shall be committed to prison
during pleasure, and the Bedell shall have ios yerely for every nights
crie of Lanthorne and Candle light, (b)
Common soil granted to mr Snelling, in length all along the vault,
as it is dooled out by the headbur: at 4d rl.
The vault made by mr Snellings house shall be repaired and main-
tained by the Towne.
Guider of Chr: Hospitall elected.
1. Masterless idle persons, hedgebreakers, Harlotts, Drunkards,
&c., shall be sent to the Hospitall, and whipped, and forced to worke at
the entrance ; the guider shall hav 1 2d of every suche person, and shall
take the benifit of theire work for theire maintenance.
2. ffor p'sons not able to worke, the guider shall have but 8d p:
weeke, and for others nothing.
3. Every child shall have once a yere, a coate, 2 shirts, i paire
of shoes, and such other aparell as shall seeme good to the governors,
or the most of them.
4. The Guider shall be allowed wheeles, cards, fc) bedding, and
fiering, viz : 5 Chalder of Coles, and 8 lodes of two band cubit (dj p :
annu' . (And the governors shall be at the charge of surgery and physick
as neede is.) and one lode of brome every quart1.
5. The Guider shall have 4OS p : ann : wages, and housing, and
ground, as now he useth the same.
(a) This year there were very heavy rains, which began in May and increased throughout the months
of June and July until two days after St. James's day (July 25) ; August brought, nevertheless, a fair harvest,
but in September there were again great rains and floods, and the price of grain rapidly rose, rye being 55.
a bushel, and wheat from 6s. to 8s. a bushel, but the dearth was caused, according to Stow, " more by meanes
of overmuch transporting by our owne Marchants for their priuate gaine, than through the unseasonablenesse
of the weather passed." Annals p. 768.
* i. e. Nov. i to Feb. 2.
(b) The hanging out of lanthome and candle light between Allhallows and Candlemas was enforced in
London as early as 1416, and on the institution of a standing watch, the watchmen were accustomed to
patrol the streets crying " Lanthom and a whole Candle light ! Hang out your lights ! Hear ! " Knight's
London, i. 102.
(c)^ " Wheeles " were for spinning, and " cards " seem to have been a species of comb for carding the
wool; in 1437, John Notyngham, a rich grocer, of Bury St. Edmunds, bequeathed '• j spynning whel et j
par Carpsarum," or cards. Wright's Dom. Man. in Eng. 426. Spinning was the daily employment of the
boys in Christs Hosp. as late as 1814, and the Guide is directed to see a certain amount completed before
they go into school. Clarke's Ipswich 278.
(d) Probably a species of faggot ; a load seems to have contained about a quarter of a hundred.
1595-]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
379
6. The Guider shall have the Town livery and cognisance.
7. The Govern" shall provide 6 bedds, 3 straw beds, and 3 flock
bedds, 6 paier of Blankets, sixe coverlets, 1 2 paier of sheets, i Reeles,
6 paier of cards for Thow and greate wooll wheeles.
8. He shall Calender all those that shall have 8d allowance.
9. He shall receive none but by warrant.
i o. Every person sent by warr* of any portman shall be received.
11. Every of the 24^ shall bring before any portman all masterless
serv*3, idle p'sons, hedgebreakers, harlotts, and Drunkards &c. whoe
may send them to the hospitall and discharge them.
12. And that prayer shall be said every Wednesday and friday, at
least morning or evening, and on the Sabbath day both morning and
evening, in the chappell.
13. The governors, or two of them, shall meete on Munday every
weeke, or as the Bayliffs shall call, to see to the execution of these orders.
14. The guider shall be ruled for the continnuing in or putting out
any of the hospitall, as by the Bayliffs and governours, or the most of
them, shall be thought meete.
Admirallty.
Presented : a rescue of a shipp under arest, by order of this Court.
Concealem* of goods found.
Netts less then 2 inches broad in the mask, yet not prejudiciall to
the fishing.
Bloudraught.
Liberty for fishing allowed wth t(r)awling netts in any place of the
haven, provided they take no fishe but of due assize, and the reason is,
because they breake the weedes, and clear the haven.
That one Brandston of Chelmton (a) sent away 3 quick hougs and 3
quick sheep to Ostend by J.B.
1594-5- 37 ul:
(MonaayJ, Nativit: Mar: [Sep.
8. I595-J
Bayl:
Escheat: \
Admir: (
Rob:Cuttler,sen: fbj
Rob : Snelling.
Chamberlins,
Mathew Brownridger
Tobyas Bloss.
Clark: Mark: J
Treasurer,
Willm. Sparrow.
Coron",
Wm Jeffry,
Tho: Sherman.
The Bayliffs and
Chr:pac: )
Com: Cler: \
Tho: Walton.
Wm Mydnall,
Edw: Gooding,
Wm Smart,
Clavigers,
Tho: Sherman,
Tho: Sicklemore,
Ralf Scriven'.
(
Wm Sparrow.
(a) Qy. " Chelmondiston."
(b) He died in his year of office : vid. inf. p. 383 ; sup. p. 279.
380 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The way from Hellens pound to Jebit* ffeild ordered to be closed up.
A sylver standing cup of ioh 13" 8d, double guilt, with a cover,
presented from the Towne to Sr Phill: Parker, at the mariage of his
daughter.
An order for the intertainm* of the Bayliffs and Aldermen of
Colchester in p't of recompence of the late intertainm4 of the Bayliffs
and Portmen at Colchester.
37 El: (FridayJ , Aprill n. [1595.]
Thomas Gooding by will gave to ye Towne 2OU yerely to be laid out
uppon wood and cole, to be sold to the poor at the same price, and 40''
to be lent to 4 young occupiers for 2 yeres. (a)
37 El: Aprill n.
Micklefield's fine by the headburrowes paid to the Chamberlins, and
by them accompted, f thereof is restored, and order that the treasurer
shall repay it.
Order for Tallow.
James Leman (b) is elected usher of the Grammer Schoole during
pleasure, p' forming the place w* care and diligence, he shall have the
same maintenance that formerly hathe bein given.
One convict of fellony : his goods shall be to him restored at suche
prises as mr Bayliffs and the Justices shall think meete.
The Town musitians have liberty to passe the seaes this summer
time.
Tho : Eldred elected Alderman Guild, and discharged for 1 6h fine.
Tho: ffuller is elected and discharged (for) 13'* 6s 8d, and in theire stead
is Tho : Burrow and Rob* Nooth elected.
37 El: (Tuesday), 20 May. [1595.]
Sr Edm : Withypolls Bayliff felo de se: the Town gave his goods by
grant to Sr Edm : provided that he shall beare all the charges in recovery
thereof.
The way leading from S* Hellens pound to Jebit feild referred
to consideracon, whither it shall be closed up or not.
Joh : Ward was now sworne one of the Clavigers of this Towne.
37 El: (WednesaayJ , 24 September. [1595.]
Willm Bloyse and Mathew Brownrigg discharged from serving in
the places of Chamberlin and Alderman of the Guild, for the fine of
1 8U 6s 8d, to be payed by cache of them.
* i.e. "Gibbet."
(a) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747) p. 77. (b) Probably of St. John's Coll. M.A. 1595.
1 595-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 381
Chr: Ballard is elected Chamberlm, and submitteth therto, and
prayeth to be acquitted from the service of Alderman Guild for 7 yeres,
and its granted unto him.
Rich: Bemont, John ffisher, John Gooding, Joh: Hern, elected
Serjeants.
Allowance over and above the Bargaine for the making of the
Bridges, xii1'.
Grant of goods of the^/0 de se formerly agreed to Sr Edm: Withypoll,
shall be sealed at a pety Court.
Allowed for paines about arming of soldiers, 40*.
Warden of the River elected, and shall have for his fee 53s 4d yerely,
and he shall warne suche persons to the Sessions as dwell w^in the
liberty wthout the Hamlets.
John Bower al: Mose, shall have the ground assigned to him and *
his heires, at I2d yerly r'nt.
37 El: (Monday}, 29 September. [1595.]
Governers of the Hospital!, mr Knapp, mr Bloyse, Joh: Ward,
Gilbert Linefeild, and John Ward, Treasurer.
37 El: (Monday), 13 Octob: [1595.]
Assessors fforrain fines nominated.
Auditors appointed.
Sixe hundred pounds shall be lent by the inhabitants, to buy 300
quarters of Rye for the poore. (a) The receivers shall be bound to
repay, and they shall be saved harmless by the Towne.
A committee to determine of the extreats out of the exchequer.
Admirallty.
Presented : concealem* of goods found, unlawfull fishings.
Trespasses, nusance by casting in Ballast.
Noe man shall lay any anker in the Channell above Bourn bridge,
wthout a short buoy rope and a good buoy, and it shall be beaconed
when it lies uppon the oze, under penalty of 53.
All that dwell w^out this liberty, and fish w^in ye same, shall sell
theire fish at Ipsw* market under perill of forf1 5s each offence.
(a) The continued exportation still maintained all kinds of grain at an excessive price ; "in some
places," says Stow, " from I4/ to 4 markes (£2 133. 4d.) a quarter," and in Oxford, wheat was sold at an
average price of £2 2s. 3^d. per quarter ; with a view to remedy this " our marchants brought backe from
Danske much Rie, and some wheat (not of the best) but passiug deare." Stow. Annals, p. 768.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH
[A.D.
1595-6- & El: (Wednesday} , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1596.]
Bay I:
Escheat:
Willm. Bloyse, fa)
A dm:
Rob' Barker, fb)
Chamberlins,
Clerk: Mark:
_ ( Tho : Sherman,
Coron > ( Joh : Carnaby.
Treasurer,
The Bayliffs and
Willm. Mydnall,
Clavigers,
Jus/ices,
Rob : Snelling,
Willm. Smart,
Edw : Gooding.
Joh : Brenn,
Joh : Wright.
Willm. Acton.
Tho : Sherman,
Tho : Sicklemore,
Wm Bloyse.
ffree Burgess made at the request of Sr Ph : Parker, provided he
shall not exercise the Trade of a Tailor wthin this Towne w^out the
allowance first had of the Tailors Company.
38 El: (Saturday), 20 December. [1595.]
Writing sealled to save harmeless the receivers of the mony lent for
the corne for the poore.
An acquittance of executors of Tho : Gooding for legacies given to
this towne.
There shall be payde to mr James Leman for speaches made uppon
the Coronation day (cj by his scollers, and other charges 4".
Mony ordered to Johnson for his service in the market, and loss of
his cloke therein.
38 El: (Saturday), 3 January. [1596.]
Order for the setting out of two shipps for the Q : service in defence
of the Realme, charged uppon this Towne, and all other maritime
Townes of this County, fd}
A treasurer for this town is appointed.
And a committee to be surveiours and purvieours.
And a committee to make an assessm* uppon ye inhabitants.
And the Treasurer shall issue out mony by theire warr*.
mr Bayliffs shall have power to appoint such necessary things as in
their discretion shall so seeme for the said service.
The ffree men and fforrainers may see the accompts from time to
time if they will.
(a) T)id. sup, p. 333. (b) ib. p. 284.
(c) Queen Elizabeth was crowned on Sunday, 15 January, 1558-9, at Westminster Abbey, by Owen
Oglethorpe, S.T.P. Bishop of Carlisle. Holinshed. iii. 1180.
(d) These ships were required for the expedition against Cadiz, undertaken with a view to anticipate
the reported designs of Philip against England. The expedition, consisting of 150 sail, carrying 14,000
men, left Plymouth harbour June 3, 1596, and on the 2Oth reached Cadiz, which, after a determined
resistance, capitulated on the 22nd. Stow, Annals, 771 ; Oldmixon, 615. Lingard. vi. 561. State Pap.
Dom. Ser. Vol. cclx. No. 46.
1596.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 383
38 El: (Friday), 23 January. [1596.]
A paire of indentures for the Towne to save harmeless the purveyors.
One whole subsidie shall be rated for the servise uppon the inhab-
itants, and Collectors in every parish named.
38 El: (Friday), 26 Marche. [1596.]
An order for the mortgaging of portmans medow and the lands in
Bramford in Laurences occupacon, for supply of mony for the setting
out of the shipps.
Willm. Sparrow is discharged of his treasurers place for his ready
offer of lone of 50'' for the setting out of the shipps. And Thomas
Sherman is elected in his place, to serve till Mich : next.
38 El: (Thursday), 8 Aprill. [1596.]
An order for Tallow.
Bramford lands, mortgaged to mr Smart, shall be viewed by such
as shall be by mr Bayliffs appointed therto, and they shall certify how
they finde them.
38 El: (Friday), 14 May. [1596.]
mr Bayliff Guttler dying 9 May, instant, mr Willm. Mydnall is elected
Bayliff, to serve till Mich : next. And having last year served in the
said office, Its ordered that the Towne shall freely give him 2OH.
Rich: Bemont, Joh : ffisher, John Hern, Joh : Gooding, elected
Serjeants.
mr Bayliff Mydnall is discharged from being Treasurer for the
shipps, and shall give accompt, and mr Robert Cuttler is elected in his
roome.
38 El: (Friday), 16 July. [1596.]
Willm. Sparrow is elected Coroner in the roome of Willm. Jeffery,
lately deceased, to serve during the Towns pleasure.
Twelve barrells of gunne pouder bought for the Town : ordered that
cache portman shall pay for one barrell.
Town Bedell elected, and his fee continnued at 4H yerely.
Antony Wingfeild, (a) Edm : Poly, and Humphery Wingfeild, (b)
have offered in behalfe of the heire of Seckford, to pay ios yerely for
Woodbr : market. And this Towne dothe accept thereof, till the heire
shall comme off age.
(a) Probably son and heir of Sir Robt. Wingfield, of Letheringham (p. 283), Sheriff of Suff. 39 Eliz.
(1596-7) and representative for the County 30 and 31 Eliz. (1588-9); died 29 Sep., 1605, and bur. at
Letheringham.
(b) Apparently son and heir of Humphrey Wingfield, Esq., ofBrantham, Suff. d. 1612.
384 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Petition for exhibition for mr Birds sonne at Cambr: Its order(ed) :
the gift of mr Barny shall be considdered, and what mony is laid out,
and thereuppon order shall further be made.
38 El: (Thursday}, 12 August. [1596.] at ye petty Court.
Noe officer belonging to this court shall henceforth becomme suerty
to any action or plaint commenced, or to be commenced, in this Court,
under perill of forfaiture of ios for every such defalt.
38 El: (Saturday}, 14 August. [1596.]
The Earle of Essex (a) elected Lo : High Steward of this Towne, in
the place of Lo : Hunsdon, and shall have a patent to hold during the
pleasure of this Towne, and the fee of iou.
Mr Bayliff Snelling and mr Burgess shall travaile to London and
deliver the patent and prevaile at the Councell for somme order for the
obtaining the mony out of the Shire, for theire p'ts of the charges for
the 2 shipps set forth, (b}
It is ordered that 4H shall be given yerely to Sam11 Bird, (c) sonne
of mr Bird, minister of S. Peters at Cambridge, for his maintenance in
learning, till 20'' be laid out.
38 El: (Monday}, 27 September. [1596.]
Joh : Brenn and Tobias Bloss shall be disch : of Alderm : Guild for
the summe of 15'' a peece. And John Wright and Edw: Man shall be
discharged for 13'' 6s 8d a peece.
Granted to John Upson parcell of the Com : soile at the Cole Dung-
hill, by the way to Clements church, 60 foote in lengthe, and 60 foote
in bredth, dooled out at i2d yerely rent at Mich: under suche covente
and agreemts as shall be concluded by the Common Councill, and the
same shall be sealled at somme petit Court.
Rich: Bemont, John ffisher, John Gooding, Joh: Herne elected
Serjeants.
(a) Robert Devereux, K.G., 2nd Earl of Essex of that name, the celebrated but hapless favourite of
Queen Elizabeth. He mar. Frances, dau. and heir of Sir Francis Walsingham, and widow of Sir Philip
Sidney, and was beheaded 25 Feb., 1600. Arms : arg. a fess gu. in chief three torteaux. Burke's Ext.
Peerage.
(b) It would appear from the record of Jan. 3, that the charge for equipping the two ships had at first
been laid wholly upon the town, and subsequent records show that considerable difficulty was experienced in
raising the required amount ; in response to the appeal made, as here stated, by Mr. Bailiff Snelling and
Mr. Burgess, the Council agreed to ease the town of one half the charge by a contribution of the inland
towns, but the town, it seems, did not readily raise even one half the charge, for on Nov. 23 the Council
write to the Commissioners of musters for Suffolk, complaining of their backwardness in furnishing the
amount, although a long correspondence had already ensued, and on March 20, 159", the Council, in a long
letter to the Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk, severely reprimand two of these, Sir Nicholas Bacon, and Sir
Robert Jermyn, for their action in the matter, and summon them to appear before the Council on the
ensuing 2nd of April. State Pap. Dom. Ser. Vol. cclx. No. Ill, and Vol. cclxii. No. 71.
(c) Samuel Bird was of Emmanuel College, Camb. B.A. IS99-
1596.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 385
A shop next the conduit and a chamber over the same demised to
John Goylmer for 2 1 yeres at 2OS rent, half yerely, with such covenants
as shall be agreed uppon.
Edm : Bass readmitted to the freedome of this Towne.
Bramford lands, late Laurences, shall be demised by Committee for
1 1 yeres.
38 El: (Monday) ', 15 August. [1596.] by the Headbur:
Allowed to Rich : Marten, three foote in ground in length, from his
new erected barne next the way from the Cole Dunghill to S* Marg'ets,
and one foote and a halfe in bredth, by the whole lengthe, at 4d r'.
38 El: (Wednesday^, 29 September. [1596.]
Wardens of the Hospitall, mr Cage, mr Sparrow, John Tie, Tho:
Sherman, and mr Sparrow, Renter Warden.
Governers of Christs Hospitall, mr Gooding, mr Mydnall, John
Ward and Gilbert Lynfeild, and John Ward, Treasurer.
38 El: fFridayj, 15 October. [1596.]
Assessors of fforr : ffines nominated ; Bayliffs, Portmen, and i or 2
of every parish.
Auditors nominated.
One hundred quarters of Rye, and 150 quarters of Barly, shall be
bought for provision for the poore, and soe much mony as the same
shall be vallewed at, shall be lent by the inhabitants of this Towne, and
the receivers, and suche as shall give security shall be saved harmeless
by the Towne. (a)
The coppiholds in Otely, purchased by this Towne of mr Gooding,
shall be by him surrendered to Willm. Bloyse the younger, and Thomas
Guttler, sonne of Rob1 Cuttler, now Portman in trust, that the proffits
thereof shall goe to the ffoundacon.
A committee to view the lands at Bramford, and to consider whoe
have them, and whither the Towne have rent of them all or not.
A committee appointed to ride to Stow Market to the Knights
Commissioners for the charges of the county towards the 2 shipps lately
set out at Ipswch, for the service at Cales.
Mr Mydnall made receiver of the mony gathered, or shall be
gathered, of the inhabitants of this Towne, uppon the rates allready set
forth for the 2 shipps.*
(a) This and similar previous provisions (pp. 378-81) are interesting as showing what efforts were being
made for the relief of the poor before the Act 43 Eliz. introduced regular local taxation for that purpose.
* Considder this loth that of 14 May : and it seemes its misplaced. (B) vid. sup. pp. 382-3.
D D D
386
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Suche as have not appeared at this Court shall be fined, viz : those
of the 241? at 2Od, the burgesses i2d.
Leonard Caston (a) shall have a warr4 under the Town Scale, to
demand Cognisance of plees and other priviledges in all Courts at
Westmr.
38 El:
Moses com : soil in Math : parish granted, now, as is supposed,
Gaudies.
38 El: (Sunday}, 18 January. [1596.]*
The Gaoler shall be paied henceforth after the rate of 8d p : meale,
by suche prisoners as shall be committed to him uppon acco'. And for
all suche as have or shall be prisoners above 4 dayes, uppon ace' on, 6d
for opening of the doore.
Admirallty.
Presented : victuall transported to Harwch in time of Restraint.
Goods found.
1596-7. 39 El: (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1597.]
Bay I:
Escheat: Job : Knapp,
Admir: Rob : Cuttler.
Clerk: Mark:
( Tho : Sherman,
Coron^ ( Joh:Carnaby.
, The Bayliffs And
( Ralf Scrivener,
Justices, Willm. Bloise,
I Rob : Barker,
^ Willm. Smart.
Chambetlins,
Treasurer,
Town Clerke,
Clavigers,
Job : Herne,
Edw : Man.
John Ward.
Tho : Walton.
Tho : Sherman,
Wm. Bloise,
Christoph : Ballard.
The rates for mr Burgesses Salary shall be payed wholly unto him,
over and besides the 40" given out of the treasury, saving it shall be
lavvfull for mr Bayliffs to deduct soe muche out of the new rates as may
satisfie the areres of the old rates.
The woad seised by Willm Bell, as forrain bought and fforrain
sold, shall be delivered to the owners thereof, they paying iou to the
use of the Town.
fa) He resided in the house in Northgate St. built by Archdeacon Pykenham in 1471, and was a
considerable benefactor to the town ; he dec. in 1618, and was bur. at S' Mary le Tower. Clarke's Hist.
Ipswich p. 345 ; Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. 153.
* Qy- 39 El : [1597] in which case it would be Tuesday.
1 597-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 387
39 El: (Thursday), g December. [1596.]
mr Smarts 300", due to him from the Towne uppon the last of this
month, is wth his good liking to be continnued in the Townes hands for
12 months longer, for the paym1 whereof and of 24" more, the same
security shall be renewed, and to this end the 300" shall be tendred
uppon the last day of this month by persons intrusted by warr' under
the Town Scale, and mr Smart shall have 13'' paied him out of the rents
of the lands ingaged for the time allready past.
mr Smarts serv* having drowned him selfe, the Towne hathe granted
the goods to him to dispose of to the widow as he shall please.
The lands in Bramford and Otly, belonging to the Towne, shall be
viewed, vallewed, and demised by a Committee.
39 El: (Thursday}, 30 December. [1596.] at y" Assembly.
None shall be chosen Burgess to serve for this Town at the next
Parliam*,* but a free man dwelling within the Towne.
ffines imposed for not pathing of the streetes, discharged.
There shall be paied to Willm. Johnson (aj and Sam11 Bird, 2Osto
eache of them at Christmass last past, towards their maintenance at
Cambridge, and all other paymts ordered shall cease till further order.
Rob* ffrost elected Serjeant of the Admirallty, and shall have his
fee of 4OS yerely rent by moities, and other accustomed fees due.
None hereafter shall be chosen burgess of this Towne at any Parliam*
hereafter to be summoned, except some of the Portmen or suche as are
free men of this Town, and inhabiting w^in the same, or suche knights
as be resident wthin this County of Suff :
39 El: (Monday), 21 ffebruary. [1597.]
Whereas 300 combs of rye is bought for the poore, at 4s 6d the
bushell, the losses and charges that shall befall by the keeping, lading,
unlading, and laying up of the corne, it shall be borne by the Towne.
The like for 5 combes of rye more, at 4s the bushell.
Willm. Acton, elected Treasurer, submitteth himself to a fine for
that and all other offices of this Town, from wch he is discharged, and
from all other offices, at the fine of 50".
mr Mydnall made Collector for the mony for discharge of the shipps
sent to Cales.
A Committee to demise the offices of Hallinger, Waterbayly, and
forrain bought and forrain sold, and the house lately escheated to the
Town in Mary Elms.
• Oct. 24, 1597.
(a) Possibly of Pembroke Coll. Camb. B.A. 159; ; M.A. 1601.
388 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
39 El: (Tuesday}, 22 Marche. [i597-]
Committee appointed to let the lands in Bramford, after mr Smarts
interest determined.
A Committee to Conferre with the Guider of the Hospitall, and to
make suche allowance out of the summe of 86U xiis and id, received by
the Guider from the Towne, as they shall think meete, and to take
order in regard of the deereness of victuall, for the keeping of the
children, soe as the weekely paym* shall not exceede the summe of 6s.
mr Actons 50'' shall be payed to mr Smart in p't of the monye
borrowed of him by the Towne.
The summe of 33'' 13s 4d, parcelle of mr Burgesses wages, shall be
collected, of the Townesmen, and refusers shall be committed till paym*
made. And mr Bayliffs and the Portmen shall treate with the forrainers
to contribute thereunto.
Absenters from Great Court or assembly being not;ned thereof,
shall forfait as followeth : Every Portman 3s, every of the 24^: 2% and
every commoner resident i2d, unless good cause shall be shevven to the
contrary. And soe of suche as comme not in convenient time. Nor
shall any comming thither absent themselves before the Court broken
up wthout allowance, under the like penalty. And refusers to pay shall
be committed to the Gaole.
Order for Tallow.
Noe Guild shall be kept this yere, in regard of the dearth.
Agreed that a suite shall be commenced against Dyer and others,
that felled a tree and caried it away from the Town grounds.
The musitians discharged from the Lady day next.
Willm. Johnson and Sam11 Bird shall have theire exhibition at the
next Lady day.
39 El: fTuesdayJ, 16 August. [1597.]
mr Burgesses salary shall be rated uppon the inhabitants, and the
refusers shall be committed till paym1 made.
A letter of Atturny for the receipt of Sr Tho : Whites gift.
Mr Acton shall pay his 50" before the 8 of September, or the former
order of his discharge from election into offices shall be voide.
Clothe hall shall be demised by the Assembly as they shall think
meete.
A parcell of the common soile at the further end of the Cole Dung-
hill, in length 67 foote, and in breadth 16 foote, demised to Balye for
1 1 yeres, provided he shall not build thereon during the said Terme, at
1 2 yerely rent.
Stones digged up at the Hospitall shall be sold to mr Smart.
1 597-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 389
The Bakhouse under the Moote hall demised to mr Ballard for 1 1
yeres, paying 5s yerely, reserving- liberty of Baking as this Court shall
think meete.
39 El: (Thursday), 15 September. [1597.] at ye Assembly.
The E : of Essex shall have the nominacon of one of the Burgesses
for this Towne at the next Parliam* at Westmr,* soe as he shall make
choice of one that is noe free burgess, yet such an one as shall be made
free Burgess.
Its agreed that Sr Willm. Waldgrave (a) shall have the voices of
this Town for his election to be one of the Burgesses of the Parliam*
next at Westmr for this towne, according to his request by his 1're.
39 El: (Thursday}, 22 September. [1597.]
Sr Tho : Whites Hundred pounds lent out according to the gift, (bj
Mr Stanhop shall be elected one of the Burgesses for this Towne
at the next Parliam* if he will accept thereof, and take the othe of ffree
burgess.
The letting of Otley lands, and covenants thereuppon, referred to
the Councell learned.
ffower pounds given by Sr Tho : White, over and above the hundred
pounds distributed.
mr Walton, being accused for extorting fees, in receiving 6s 8d for
entring every matter above iou, whereuppon judgem1 is given. It was
* Oct. 24, 1597.
(a) Sir Tho: Waldegrave (p. 124) left three sons, William, Edward and Richard; of these (he last
died s.p. ; Edward, the second son, was the progenitor of the present Earls Waldegrave, and from William
descended the Sir William Waldegrave here mentioned. Whether it was the knight of that name who
represented Suffolk in the parliaments of 1559, 1563, and 1597, and who is distinctly specified in the Return
of Memb. Par. (1878) as Sir William Waldegrave, Jun., or whether his son, of the same name and rank, is
not clear; both are stated by Davy (Add. MSS. 19,154) to have died in 1613, and to have been buried
at Bures. The family took its name from Walgrave, Northants, and was subsequently of Bures and
Smalbridge, Suffolk. Add MSS. (Jermyn) 8217 ; Harl. 1560 f. 28b ; Morant's Essex, i. 182. Arms : per
pale, arg. and gu.
(b) Sir Thomas White, K.*, Alderman of London, and Lord Mayor in 1553, was born at Reading in
1492, being the son of William White, a native of Rickmansworth, Herts, and a clothier, first at that place,
and subsequently in Reading. Being apprenticed to a merchant in London, he acquired in course of time
considerable wealth, and in 1566 gave to the Corporation of Bristol a sum of ^2000, on condition that
they should purchase an estate, and out of the rents thereof on S' Bartholomew's Day (Aug. 24), 1597, and
afterwards in every 24"' year, should pay to the Corporation of Ipswich (standing 22nd on the list of cities
and towns named in the deed of gift) the sum of ^104, to be lent without interest to four poor freemen of
the town, each loan being of the sum of £2$ for four years, and on repayment to be lent out again in like
manner. From 1566 to 1666, eighteen other gifts were made to the Corporation of Ipswich for similar
objects, and the whole series were eventually consolidated in one fund, called the " Lending Cash Charity."
In 1835 a suit in Chancery was instituted by the Attorney General on the part of the Charity Commissioners
against the Corporation for the recovery of money said to be due from the latter to the Charity, which was
compromised in 1843 on payment by the Corporation of ^"150 and the costs of the suit, amounting to ^"500.
The Charity is now included with others in an Educational Scheme, which received the Royal Assent Nov.
29, 1881, and the next payment from the Corporation of Bristol will be due in 1888. Sir Thomas White died
at Oxford Feb. n, 1566, aged 77, and is buried on the north side of the altar in the Chapel of St. John's
College, of which he was the founder. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 73 ; Ingram's Memorials of Oxford ii. 4.
3QO BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
approved in this Court that the same was first agreed uppon by the order
at the petty court, and from time to time soe continnued, and by the
Bayliffs for the time beeing ratified and allowed, in discharge of the
uncertaine fee of 4d the sheete, formerly allowed.
39 El: (Wednesday}, 28 September. [1597.]
Michaell Stanhop Esqr (aj elected to be ffree burgess of this Towne
wthout any fine.
And thereuppon the Court is adjourned to mr Bayliff Barkers house,
whereunto the Bayliffs, Portmen, and 24^ repaired, and there Michaell
Stanhope did take soe muche of the ffreemans othe as ffolloweth :
" mr Bayliffs, Portmen, and Coroners, and all others that be present,
I desire you to heare, That I shall from this day forward trew Burgess
be, and the Councills and privities of this towne and Burrough of Ipswch,
and of the great Courts of the same, shall Trewly keepe, and not disclose.
And I shall be aidant to the Bayliffs and portmen that now be, or in
time comming shall be. And I shall mantaine and sustaine to the best
of my power the aforesaid Towne franchises and liberties of the same
against all manner of men, except our Soveraine Lady the Queene and
her Royall power. Soe helpe me God."
And he hathe noe sonnes.
Whereuppon the same Court was adjorned back againe to the Guild
hall the same day. At wch time, in full court, the said Michael Stanhope
is elected to be one of the Burgesses for this Town at the Parl'm* at
Westmr, 24 Octob : next.
39 El: (Thursday}, 29 September. [1597.]
mr Smart, mr Sparrow, Tho : Sicklemore, Tho : Sherman, Wardens
of mr Toolies foundacon, and Tho : Sherman, Renterwarden.
Rich : Beamont, Joh : ffisher, Joh : Gooding, Joh : Herne, Serjeants.
Ralfe Moore elected Beadle of the Towne, and shall have 4U yerely.
mr Edw : Gooding, mr Rob* Lymmer, Rich : Cornelius, Edw :
Hunting, Governors of Chr : Hospitall, and Edw : Hunting, Treasurer.
39 El: (Saturday), 15 October. [1597.]
A Letter directed from the Towne to mr ffrancis Bacon, signifying
that if he will please to accept, he shall be elected Burgess of the parl'm4,
if he will take the othe of ffree burgess. And a warr* shall be directed
to mr Justice Clenche to take his othe.
(a) He was 5th son of Sir Michael Stanhope, of Sudbourn, Suff., and Shelford, Notts., who suffered
death in the reign of Edward VI. for his adherence to the Duke of Somerset ; for many years he held the
post of groom of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth, and was eventually knighted at Theobalds, Herts,
in May, 1603. He died in 1621, and was bur. at Sudbourn. Lodge's Illust. of Brit. Hist. ii. 529 ; Add.
MSS. (Davy) 19,150. Arms: qtly. erm. and gu.
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391
39 El: (Tuesday}, 18 October. [1597.]
Every Portman absent at this Court shall pay 3s 4d, and every of
the 24^ absent, 2Od, and every free Burgess absent, i2d.
A certificate that mr ffrancis Bacon hathe taken his othe of free
man of this Towne, wch, wth the returne of the Commission, is set downe,
and is the same wch mr Stanhope formerly tooke, verbatim, and was his
companion, and hereuppon mr ffrancis Bacon is elected Burgess of parlm*
for this Towne at Westminr the 24th day of Octobr next; Soe as the letter
was sent on the 15 day, the othe was taken on the 16 day, at Serjeants
Inn in Chancery Lane, in London, and the election was uppon the iSday.
39 El: ( Friday}, n November. [1597.] at y° petty Court.
The wife of a suerty for one in prison, uppon other accons, praied
that her husband might be discharged of his suertyshipp for apparance,
and it was donne.
Admirallty.
Presented : that Tho : fford said, " because he had not his breakfast
it should score the Towne 20 nobles" ; wch is spoken wth an intent to
forsweare and conceale, what by othe he is bound to reveale.
This being denied, it was proved by 2 witnesses, and a fine of 2OS
imposed, wch after was abated to 3s 4d.
The secret loding of a lighter wth a pack of clothe after sunne downe.
Concealem* of Goods found. Constables neglect in not executing
the warr*.
Bunnetts shall not be used at any time, under pen : 5s.
All ffishers within the Oze end shall sell their fish onely wthin the
Towens liable to the jurisdiction of this Admirallty, and therein not to
any pedders, under pen : 5s.
40 El: (Friday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1598.]
Bay I: \
Escheat: I Ralfe Scrivener,
Adm : i Edw : Cage, (a} Chamberlins,
Clerk: Mark: )
Tho : Sherman, Treasurer,
Joh : Carnaby.
The Bayliffs and
John Knapp, Clavigers,
Rob : Guttler,
Wm Smart,
Edw : Gooding.
Coroners,
Justices,
Rob : Scarlett,
Thurston Ashley.
Joh : Ward.
Tho : Sherman,
Willm. Bloyse,
Chr: Ballard.
(a) His immediate ancestry does not appear, but he was probably related to the family of this name
at Pakenham, Suff. and Long Stow. Cambs. He died 2 Aug. 1607, and was bur. at Burstall, Suff. Add.
MSS. (Davy) 19,122; (Jermyn) 8,205; Harl. 1096 f. 80. Cussan's Herts, i. pt. 2, p. 66. Lyson's Mag.
Britt. Cambs. Arms : party per pale, gu. and az. a saltire or, and a chief erm; confirmed to William Cage,
Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, barrister at law, by Sir Rich. S' George, Clarenceux, Mar. I, 1624. Guillim. Her.
384. The Cages of Long Stow omitted the chief.
392 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Hugh Shilds pouder mill referred to the assembly, whither it shall
be continnued or not.
40 El: (Friday}, 2 December. [1597.]
Auditors.
Assess : fforr : fines appointed.
Order for Hallage renewed, and provided, that any ffree Burgess
taking any Clothe into his owne private house, shall therewth take the
Hallage, and pay the some to the Hallinger.
The Hallingers place shall be demised by the Assembly.
Mr Ties mony due to be paied in, shall be paied in before Christide,
or the bonds shall be sued to the uses of suche to whome the mony is
now to be putt out.
The assembly shall elect a Guider of the Hospitall, and other officers
necessary.
And shall examine what mony remaineth of mr Barnes gift, and the
remaindr shall be paied to mr Birds sonne.
Overseers of the poore elected in this Court for the severall parishes,
viz :
Marg'ets, \ Peter and \ , Nic : & )
Hellen, ) s> Stoke, } Mar : Elms, ( 4'
Clemts & j Tower, J
Kay, ) "" Mathewes, 6. Laur: 4.
Stevens, )
40 El: (Wednesday}, 7 December. [1597.] at the petty Court.
The Town Clark shall not be inforced to inroll any plea, unless
plea reall, or else where the debt and dammage exceed 40" and for
suche inrollem* shall have 6s 8d.
Noe Atturny of this Court shall be allowed any fee for evidence in
any p'sonall accon, inquiry of dammages, or where dammages shall not
exceede 5s. And in every case suche Atturny for suche Judgement,
exceeding 5s in dam : soe passing, shall have i2d for evidence.
40 El: (Thursday}, 8 December. [1597.]
Willm. Warner elected Guider of the Hospitall, according to orders.
1. ffor corecting and forcing to work suche as shall be sent, for
every of wch he shall have 4d of the Town, but if any shall be sent by
theire mrs or parents request, to be corrected, then shall the parents and
mrs pay 1 2d.
2. He shall have for every p'son there to be kept, other then suche
as shall be corrected, 1 2 for every weeke, and theire work. And for
the p'sons sent there to be corrected, their work onely. The poor and
needy p'sons shall be apparelled at the charge of the Towne.
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3. He shall have cards, wheeles, and bedding.
Surgery and physick shall be at the Towns charge.
4. He shall receive none but by warr1 from Bayliffs, portmen,
Governers, or one of them.
5. Praier shall be in the chappell every Sabbath day, Wednesday
and ffriday, morning and evening.
6. He shall be at the order of the Bayliffs and Goveners, for the
continnuing or putting away of any.
7. The Guider shall have a livery, and the house and ground \vch
hathe bein usually had.
The chamberlins shall pay suche allowances towards the keeping
of Town Children as formerly hathe bein used.
Thomas Sherman, renterwarden, having subscribed the receipt of
8ou of the former Renterwarden wch in truthe is not yet payed him : the
Towne shall seal an obligacon to the said Tho : Sherman, to pay him
the said 8oH.
mr Sparrow shall pay for wheeles and cards, by warr* fro' the
overseers of the poore.
mr Smarts 324" is paied in, and then he lendeth to the Towne
againe, 2ooH, to be paied, i i6u on 5th Jan: 1598, and io8Hon 5 Jan: 1599,
and the Portmans medow and the fflote granted in security thereof, (aj
The Hospitall shall have the rent of the house in Mar : Elms, late
Chapmans, escheated, and Joh : Peeke shall have a lease thereof for 1 1
yeres from Mich : next, comme 1 2 months, at 40" yerely rent.
Hally and Carnaby shall have liberty to sett out their Kay even
wth the Comm : Kay, provided to amend decaies of the Common Kay,
and to make the staires therein down to the water.
Otly lands shall be let by the assembly and the Wardens of mr
Toolies foundac'on.
40 El: (MondayJ, 2 Jannuary. [1598.] At the Assembly.
Millers shall not take above 3U and \ for the grinding of a Bushell
of Corne and after that rate more or less.
40 El: (Wednesday), 4 Jannuary. [1598].
The mortgage of Portm : medow shall be sealled at a petit Court
to mr Smart.
mr Sparrow, late Treasurer, having payed to mr Smart 74'', is
discharged thereof.
mr Smarts accompt for Corne shall be audided by Auditors.
(a) vtd. sup. 268.
EEE
394 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The Warden of the Rivers salary of 53s 4d, shall not be paied unto
him unless he shall cause indictmts to be preferred against suche as
shall fishe in the river.
40 El: (Monday), March 13. [1598.]
two recog : of deb* acknowledged at the petty Court.
40 El: (Tuesday}, 2 May. [1598.]
Rich : Bateman and Wm Mydnall elected Alderm : Guild.
The suite commenced by the owners of the Corslett, against mr
Knapp and mr Cuttler, and mr Snelling, shall be defended at the charge
of the Towne.
Order for Candle.
Somme houses on Otley lands shall be pulled downe and others
repaired, as the Wardens of the foundacon shall think most meete.
Christopher Marten, alias Aldgate, admitted free Burges by service.
Mr Scrivenner shall have to him in fee simple the lands in his
occupacon in Bramford, at the fee farme of 3U 3s 2d, payable halfe yerely.
mr Carter, minister, shall have in fee simple the lands in his occu-
pacon in Bramford, at the fee farme of 1 5s yerely, by moities cache halfe
yere.
Thomas Carter shall have in fee simple the lands in his occupaco'
in Bramford, at the fee farme of 7% payable halfe yerely.
Thomas Cole shall have in fee simple, the lands in his tenure in
Bramford, at the fee farme of 16% payable halfe yerely.
Mr Bacon shall have in fee simple, the lands in his tenure in
Bramford, at the fee farme of 6U 6s 4d.
And all the p'ties aforesaid shall pay theire severall shares of i8d,
being lords rent of the manner of Beverlies cum Normans.
40 El: (Monday}, 29 May. [1598.]
Rich : Bateman discharged from Alderm : Guild for his fine of 1 2U.
And Willm. Mydnall for his fine of 15''. John Herne is elected
Alderm : Guild, being allsoe one of the Chamberlins, and he is discharged
for his fine of iou.
Willm. Cuttler is elected Alderman Guild, and is discharged for his
fine of 13'' 6s 8d, and shall be discharged of the office of Chamberlin for
his fine of 5".
Edm Bass is elected Alderman Guild, and is discharged for his
fine of 6H 1 3s 4d.
And Joh : Mann and Bartholemew ffenne are elected Aldermen of
the Guild, and the keeping of the Guild deferred untill August next.
The proffits of the Admirallty, Clothe Hall, fforrain bought fforrain
sold, ffishing the river, referred to be demised.
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40 El: (Wednesday}, 26 July. [1598.]
Bartholemew ffenne discharged of Alderm: Guild for his fine of 6",
and Rich : Dautry is elected in his stead, to serve wth John Man, and
the Guild is deferred untill the accustomed day in the next yere.
The fines for discharge of the Aldermen aforesaid, shall be payed
before Satterday comme senight, or defaulters therein shall be com-
mitted to prison till paym* made.
Two closes and one pightell of land in Bramford and Whitton,
formerly Laurences, afterwards by him assigned to Simon Gooding, and
after by him assigned to Sr Phil : Parker, the said Sr Phillip hathe licence
to assigne them over to John Darby, wth all his right therein, allthough
the said John Darby is noe freeman of this Town.
The Close of land or pasture in Whitton, somme time ffellawes, in
Jefferies occupacon, is allowed to be assigned by the said Jeffery unto
Joh: Darby.
An order for Hallage.
Noe artificer or handy Crafts man of this Towne shall take any
Apprentices from wthout the Towne wthout licence of the Bayliffs and 5
other portmen, under their hands, under the penalty of 4os.
And such Apprentis shall not be made free although the mr be a
free man, nor shall such apprentise be admitted to his forraine fine.
And the forfaiture shall be recovered by imprisonm* of the mr till he
shall make paym*.
40 El: (Wednesday}, 27 September. [1598.]
The Chamberlins petitioning to be discharged, the Court will not
discharge them ; nevertheless, Its ordered that Thurston Ashley shall not
be Alderm : Guild within the space of 7 yeres next comming.
Rich: Bemont, Joh: ffisher, Joh: Gooding, Tho: Golds, Serjeants.
The writings sealled to mr Scrivener and his sonne, and to Tho :
Carter, for part of Bramford lands, is confirmed, and the like Covenants
hereafter shall be observed in the writings hereafter to be made and
sealled by the Towne to mr Carter, mr Bacon, and Tho : Cole.
40 El: (Friday), 29 September. [1598.]
Rob: Lymmer, Rob: Snelling, Edw: Hunting, Tobias Bloss, made
Governers of Chr: Hospitall, and Tobias Bloss, Treasurer.
A committee to demand rents and duties due to the Town, or to
make entry, and to enter into all lands (and) tenemts wthholden from the
Towne, and a warr* therto shall be under the Towne sealle.
The Bayliffs, Coroners, Chamberlins, Clavigers, Serjeants, at this
Court sworne.
396 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
40 El: (Monday}, 16 October. [i598-]
Clothe hall demised to Antony Bealle for 7 yeres at the rent of 8U ios.
mrs Castlin shall be sued for taking water out of ye pipe belonging
to the Hospitall.
A suite shall be commenced against the Sheriffs Baliff for aresting
one wthin the liberty of this towne wthout a non omittas.
Suite concerning the soile whereon mr Ties houses are built, shall
be defended by the Town charge.
The Assembly shall elect soe many beadles for this Towne as they
shall think meete, and assigne them suche wages as they shall think
meete.
If any ffree Burgess shall buye any hide, calves skinne, or sheeps
skinne, comming of any beast whose flesh is brought to the market to
be sold in this Town, before the Custome of suche hide, being 2d, and 2d
a dozen of Calve skins, and 2d a dozen of sheep skins, shall be trewly
paid to the Town : Every suche person soe offending, shall forfait 6s 8d
for every suche offence, to be levied by imprisonm* of the p'ty, and dis-
franchisement, if the Bayliffs and Town shall so determine.
40 El: (Thursday}, 16 November. [1598.]
Assessors fforrain ffines
Auditors | nominated-
Upon refusall of Antony Bealle, Clothe Hall is demised to Rob4
Scarlett, for 7 yeres from Mic: last, at 5" rent.
The ffishing of the River demised for 20 yeres to 2 p'sons for ios
yerely rent, reserving one day in the yere for the Bayliffs ffishing.
A committee for the building of the Butchery and stalls for the
Butchers Market ; and for the felling and cariage of Timber from the
Coppyholds at Ulveston Hall for that purpose.
John Betts and 3 more of his company are intertained by the Towne
for theire musitians, from Mic: last during pleasure, and shall have 4''
yerely, payable quarterly, and 1 2s cache of them, for and towards liveries,
and they shall take none into theire company dwelling out of Town,
w^out licence of the Bayliffs and Portmen, and they shall attend on the
Towne as formerly.
A Committee to demise Spooners alias Jefferies pightells in Whitton.
Mony given to this Town by Tho : Goodings last will : the executors
designing to pay somme p't therof at this Court: its ordered the Governors
of Chr : Hospitall shall receive it, and till further order shall kepe it. And
the Bayliffs shall scale an acquittance of soe muche at the petit Court.
And the Governors of the said Hospitall shall make inquiry into
all legacies and gifts made to christs hospitall, and thereof certify the
Assembly.
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397
John Cole and Thomasin his wife shall have parcell of the Cole
dunghill, containing 24 foot square, to them for theire lives, and of the
longer liver of them, at 8d a yere.
Admirallty.
Presented : Nusance by unloding Ballast by Jetty at Nacton bridge.
Deaths by mischance : Goods found concealled. mshing with
Bunnetts : making of a Dock reaching wthin the high water mark :
making of an oyster pitt, and the same commanded to be beaconed,
under pain 5s.
1598-9. 41 El: (Saturday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1599.]
Bqyl:
Escheat:
Adm:
Clark: Mark:
Coron",
Justices,
Jefferies 2 peeces of land in Whitton, demised to Ed : Cage, for
2 1 yeres from mich next, at 4'' yerly rent, payable half yerely.
41 El: (Monday), 8 January. [1599.]
Willm. Smart by will gave to the Towne, after the deathe of his
wife, the lands in ffaltenham and Kirton wth appurtenances, to suche
charitable uses as are contained in an indenture tripartite, betwene
Willm Smart on the one p't, and the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Common-
alty on the other, and mr Justice Clenche on the 3d p't.
41 El: (SaturdayJ, 30 December. [1598.]
Mr Sicklemores security for his lone of 2O1' to make up 200", to be
paied to mr Smart. And a 1'r of Atturny to three persons, under the
Common Sealle of the Towne, to make paym* thereof.
A demise for one whole yere of the Custom of hides and fells, at
IOH rent.
!Edw : Gooding,
Chamberlins,
Nic: Groom,
Rich: Bateman.
Willm. Sparrow. (a)
Treasurer,
Joh: Ward.
I Tho: Sherman,
( Joh : Carnaby.
The Bayliffs and
Clavigers,
Tho: Sherman,
Wm Bloyse,
Christ: Ballard.
Ralfe Scrivener,
Edw: Cage,
Town Clerke,
Tho: Walton.
Joh: Knapp,
Rob* Guttler.
Common Crier,
Val: Bate.
(a) Second son of Robert Sparrow (p. 215), bap. June 3, 1545, Portman in 1614, and Bayliff also in
1605 and 1610. He mar. Marian, dau. of Tho : Whiting of Ipswich, died Mar. 6, and was bur. at S' Lawr-
ence's, Ipswich, Mar. 9, 1614. Harl. 6071, (Candler MS), if. 25lb, 252.
398
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
41 El: (Friday}, 6 Aprill. [1599-]
A house of correction appointed, and a Guider thereof.
mr Sherman ordered to provide wood and cole for the poore, out of
mr Goodings and mr Baxters gifts.*
Tolsons petition concerning the ballasting of shipps w^in the
Admirall jurisdiction of this Towne, is referred to a committee.
The grant of parcell of the Cole Dunghill unto Cole and his wife
shall be made to them two, and the life of the longer liver, and after
theire decease to the eldest sonne of them then alive.
mr Brooke petition concerning buying timber, growing on coppihold
belonging to Ulveston hall, is referred to the Bayliffs and Wardens.
Rich : Dautry discharged of Alderm : Guild, for his fine of 2OH.
Rob : Scarlet shall have a lease of the office of the Water Bayly-
wick, for 1 1 yeres from mich : next, at the former rent.
The former tenants to the Custome of hydes, calvskins, and sheep-
skins, pray an abatem* of theire rent of 12" allready paied, and 4" is
allowed back againe.
A Collector appointed to gather the p'fitts of the Custome of hydes,
Calveskins, and sheepskins for the Towne, and he shall have 4OS p. yere.
41 El: (Tuesday), 24 Aprill. [1599.]
A ffreeman joining in aresting of a freeman WA the Sheriffs Baylifif,
wthout a non omittas, is summoned to shew cause whie he should not be
disfranchised. And a suite determined against them bothe for infringing
the Towns liberty.
A fforrainer having a Town child to be his apprentis, is allowed to
trade wth his linnen cloth in this Town on the market day, so long as
he hathe the apprentise.
Steven Copping elected Alderm : Guild wth Jo : (sic)
Wast ground from Carnabies Kay into the Channel!, builded uppon
by him, is granted to him and his heires at 1 2 rent.
Scowring of the channell referred to a committee.
41 El: (Thursday}, 17 May, [1599.]
The Guild deferred to the accustomed time the next yere.
Accompts for the Poores Come referred to Auditors.
Willm. Johnson shall have the remainder of Barnies gift, to be dis-
posed to him quarterly, 4'' a yere.
A fforrainer, his wife and children, ordered to depart the Towne.
Ballasting of shipps shall be demised by the assembly.
• Ips. Gifts and Leg.
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Otley lands, formerly from mr Gooding, conveyed to Trustees, shall
by them be conveyed to the Towne, and a writing under the Town Scale
shall authorise p'ticuler persons named, to receive the deed, and state in
the Towns behalfe.
41 El: (Thursday}, 30 August. [1599.]
An order for new Indentures betwene the Towns of Colchester and
Ipswch concerning mr Han wicks gift, faj in regard that the former In-
dentures were mistaken in setting down the dayes of paym1 of the 30''
wch is to be paid to the Towns of Ipswch, Sudbury, and Maldon.
A warr* of Atturny to pay mr Smart ioou.
A paine sett by the headburrowes, remitted.
An order for the paym* of 2OH and ten pounds for the settling of the
mony, according to the will of mr Thomas Gooding.
Ordered : that 24'' shall be laied out for store pouder.
41 El: (Wednesday), 26 September. [1599.]
Rich : Bemont, John ffisher, John Gooding, Tho : Golds, elected
Serjeants for the yere ensuing.
Nich : Groome dispensed wth (from election to be Alderman of the
Guild) during 5 yeres.
Cariage of Timber for building the butchery, paied by the Towne.
The Chamberlins have libertie to let out the stalls, provided that
the corner stalls shall not be lett under 23s yerely rent, and the middle
stalls under 1 6s yerely.
A petition of the Woollen Weavers referred to the Assembly.
Rich : Marten shall comme before Hollowmass,* and take up that
part of the diches in his occupacon, and that peece of ground where-
uppon he hath builded a barne, or the same shall be seised.
Tolson shall have the Ballasting of shipps and vessels w^in the
liberty of this Towne, for 3 yeres from Mic: next, under suche covenants,
&c., as shall be sett down by the Assembly.
ffrancis Bayman, his wife, or mr Riche and others, whoe hold any
parcell of the town diches or other lands in theire possession wthout
conveyance, shall come before the said day and take them up, or they
shall be seised.
Chr : Aldgate fined by the headburrowes for his quill in the maine
pipe wthout authority, to the summe of 5''. In regard the same is now
donne, 4'' 15* is remitted, provided he payeth 5s to the Chamberlins
before Mic : next.
(a) Ipsw. Gifts and I.eg., p. 165. Cromwell's Hist. Colchester, p. 338. This Charity appears to have
been lost.
» All Hallows, or All Saints', Nov. i.
4oo BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rob* Nooths paine is allsoe in p't remitted, because the work is
donne.
The like for Chr : Alderman and Tho : Fuller.
Amercemts at the Leete for want of apparance, granted to Gilbert
and Cressy.
41 El: (Saturday}, 29 September. [1599.]
mr Gooding, mr Lymmer, mr Bloyse, Math: Brownridge, Wardens
of the ^foundation, and mr Bloyse, Renterwarden.
mr Snelling, mr Sicklemore, Tobyas Bloss, Rich : Martin, Governors
of Chr : Hospitall. Tobias Bloss, Treasurer.
Rich : Bemont, Joh : ffisher, Joh : Gooding, Tho : Golds, Serjeants.
The Bayliffs, Coroners, and Chamberlins sworne.
41 El: (Monday), 12 November. [1599.]
Auditors I nominated.
Assessors fiorr : rhnes )
Order for Chandlers price of candle at 4d ob : ye pound.
Lanthorne and candle light shall be hanged out by all the inhabit-
ants of this Towne from 5 of the Clock untill 8, untill the new moone
after Candlemass * next, and that the Town beadle at suche times shall
make crie of " Lanthorne and Candle light," and certify defaulters, and
shall have for his paine 6s 8d.(aJ
Charles Varstable shall depart wth his wife and family from the
Hospitall before Christmass next, or Tobias Bloss shall be authorised,
and shall put him out.
A committee shall view Rich : Martens water, taken from the
Hospitall conduit, and shall have authority to grant the same to him if
they shall think meete, and at such termes as they shall sett.
Suite for lether seised as forrain bought and forrain sold, shall be
defended by the Towne.
Inhabitants that shall open their shop windowes uppon the Sabbath
daies, to the intent of making sale, the goods profered for sale shall be
forfaited, unless suche they be as are in case of necessity of life, and the
parties working in theire shopps or selling wares, shall be committed to
prison by the Bayliffs.
fforty shillings shall be sent up to London to mr Walton, towards
the charges of presenting a new bill against the Butchers of this towne,
for detaining the Custome of hydes, fells, and fflesh of Beasts.
» Feb. 2. (a) vid. sup. p. 378.
1 599-1 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 401
Admiralty.
Presented : divers for shooting at fowles wth hail shot.
Nusance by laying hoyes aboard one another,
ffor fishing wth heave nets, being alone.
Receiving a pack of cloth into a bote after
sunn down.
Casting overboard Ballast into the channel!.
licence.
Setting a Jetty at Nacton Bridge wthout
Upon submission and
confession. pen: I2d
f*rl C* M
ffishing wth Bunnetts against order.
Making a Dock reaching within ye high-
water.
Making default of apparance at the Court.
ffor speaking scandallous words, the p'ty denied the words spoken,
and alledged if he spoke any such words, they were spoken 4 yeres since ;
and referring himselfe to the mercy of the Court, he craved the benefit
of the Queenes gen : pardon made the last Parlm1, (aj and desired to be
demissed, and offered i6d for his dimission, and it was granted.
The common meeter charged with exaction for the measure of
corne, salt, onions, and other victuall measurable, taking of strangers a
bushell of eyther of them.
Hereto the def* pleaded, confessed, and justifyed by a custom that
he and his predecessors, Common meeters, have, for time beyond memory,
for measure of salt, coles, and other measurable things brought into the
port of Ipswch by any stranger alien, for every Bulk of a ship, one Bushell.
And the Court is adjourned for triall hereof to the Guild hall, at two
of the clock in the afternoon, at wch time the defen* produced 3 witnesses
that proved it for 40 yeres. And thereuppon a venire fac : is awarded
for a jury against the next Court, to trye the issue.
Presented : shooters of hayle shott in the chan'nell. Submitted and
amerced 3s 4d.
Nath : fford, for taking ballast mony, for ballast taken at Grenewch
nesse and Johns nesse, benethe the high water mark, wch mr Brooke
challangeth to be his ground.
Every Townsman may fish in the Channell wth what netts they
please, soe as they take lawfull fish.
Its a nusance to let a hebbing rope cross the channell above one
tide, untaken up.
Nusans by laying hoyes abourd one another:
) amerce: 3s 4''.
To a presentm* of things found concealled, the p'ty camme and
denyed uppon othe, and was dismissed wthout fee.
(a) 39 Eliz. c. 28. "An Acte for the Queenes Matsmost gratyous gen'all and free Pardon."
FFF
4O2
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
A man falling from the picke of the saile of a Hoye, and slaine, the
saile is found a Deodand, and the saile is adjudged a Deodand. (a)
There shall not lye above one hoye abrest at the Common Kay, or
beneath the same, but in necessity, and then side by side for two tides
and noe more, and none shall lye crosse but by extremity, under payne
of 2s forf* for each defalt. And noe hoye or shipp shall be by the Kay
above - tides after they are discharged, under the like penalty.
1599-1600. 42 El:
Bay I: &fc.,
Coroners,
(Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1600.]
, The Bayliffs and
I Ralf Scrivener,
Willm. Mydnall, Justices, < Edw : Gooding,
Ant : Bull. (3 I Wm. Sparrow,
V Rob : Cuttler.
Job : Carnaby,
Wm Bloyse.
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
Rich : Marten.
Chr: Ballard,
Tobias Bloss,
Joh : Herne.
A grant of Ballasting of shipps, formerly agreed uppon to Tolson,
shall be sealled.
Petition concerning the setting forth of Hallyes Kay referred.
Vallentine Bate, Crier, shall have a livery cote every yere.
A full agreem4 concerning the mony payable to mr Scrivenner,
whoe maried the executor and wife of mr Smart.
42 El: (Thursday), 6 December. [1599.]
Waggons Travailing to London Tewesday and returning on ffriday,
and not comming to this Town till the Lords day, to the greate offence
of Aim1? God, contrary to the lawes of the realme, and the infamy and
sclander of the governm4 of this Towne.
Its ordered that noe waggoner or common Carier of this Towne
shall returne wth his Waggons or Cariage, or shall labour or travaile
wthin this Towne or liberties thereof on the Sabbath day, or any p't
thereof, uppon paine of forfaiture of 2OS for every offence, to the use of
the poore of this Towne, and imprisonm* till the same shall be paied.
And hereunto Rich : Lane and Thomas Lane, •Cariers, have submitted.
Amercem45 for not pathing remitted.
(a) "A thing given, or rather forfeited, as it were, to God, for the Pacification of His wrath, in case of
Misadventure, whereby any Christian man cometh to a violent End, without the Fault of any reasonable
Creature." Cowell's Law Diet. In such cases, according to Fleta. (Bk. I. c. 25), the Deodand must be sold,
and the price given to the poor. c.f. Fjtodus c. 28. vv. 28 et seqq.
(b) Son of John Bull, gent, of Bordeshawe Hall, in Sproughton, Co. Suff : and a portman of Ipswich
he died 24 Sep., 1615, and was bur., as directed in his will, in the chancel at Hacheston. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,121 ; (Jermyn) 8204. Misc. Gen. iii. 449. Arms : arg. 3 bulls' heads erased, sa. Will (100 Rudd)
prov. 1 8 Nov., 1615.
i6oo.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 403
A warr* of distresse shall be made by the chamberlins, for a paine
of 2OS against Willm Dyer.
Ulveston Hall demised to Kenningall for ioou rent yerely, for n
yeres from Mic : next.
42 El: (Tuesday}, 25 December. [1599-]
Handford Hall demised to mr Rob4 Guttler, from Mic : next comme
2 yeres, during 21 yeres for 8ou fine, payable forthwth, and 100 marks
yerely.
Atturnies made to pay IOOH to mtrs Smart on the 5 Jan : next, and
a warr* under the Common Scale shall be granted to that end.
Twenty shillings given to mr Downing fa) the SchoolnV, for making
a speech on the Coronacon day.
A fine remitted for casting Ballast into the River, 2OS.
The fine of tenn shillings ordered uppon carrier and waggoners
travailing uppon the Sabbath day wthin this liberty, to be levied by dis-
tress by the chamberlins, to the use of the poore of this Towne. And
that Thomas Lane shall set forth wth his Cariage on Munday, and returne
on Wednesday, and Rich : Lane shall sett out on Thursday, and returne
on Wednesday. And he that shall set forthe wth Carriage on the M unday,
one month, shall set out on the Thursday, another month, and soe shall
continnue, alternis vicib\ monthly. And hereunto Rich : and Tho : Lane
doe submitt.
42 El: (Friday), 4 January. [1600.]
John Carnaby, presented and payned for annoiance of muck uppon
his Kay, and on the channell, therby said " that the headburrowes were
forsworne," and submitting himselfe at this Court, acknowledging his
offence, as well in the annoiance as in the words, the Headburrowes have
remitted the same.
Atturnies made for the paym* of ioou to mrs Scrivener from the
Towne, due the 5th of January.
An order to scale Kenningales lease and divers letters of atturny
formerly ordered to be made.
The lease of Handford hall, and the bond to performe Covenants,
shall be sett over to mr Cuttler, to the end he may see the Covenants
therein to be performed at the end of the old lease.
42 El: (Friday}, n April/. [1600.]
Whitton lands, late Minters, are demised to John medow from Mich :
next for 1 1 yeres, at 44'' yerely rent.
(a) Probably George Downing of Corpus Christi College, Camb., M.A. 1577.
404 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH [A.D.
Rich : Parkins hath recovered 3 11' xs uppon an action against Christ :
Laurence, for hides seised as fforrain bought and forr : sold, and its
ordered the hides shall be returned to the said Rich : and the Chamberlins
shall pay 1 2U, and that Chr : Laurence shall beare 40* thereof.
Church wardens and overseers in every parish shall treat w* the
inhabitants for a benevolence to the prisoners in the bottome.
42 El: (Friday), 30 May. [1600.]
The Town Charter shall be sent up to London to mr Walton, to advise
w* mr Cooke the Q : atturny faj concerning fforraine bought and fforrain
sold, and he shall attend uppon him at somme convenient Time during
the term or after, provided that the charge of suche Advice shall not
exceede iou.
The order for Innmates, made 24 March, 20 El : revived, and the
Constables shall search and present to the Bayliffs weekely Inmates.
Auditors for the poores Corne appointed.
A Committee shall search out for all legacies given to the poore of
this Towne, and thereof make certifficate before the last day of July.
Butchers stalls areres for the building, shall be paied by the Cham-
berlins.
Goods stolen by a boy, now executed, shall be restored by the
Chamberlins.
42 El: (Wednesday}, 11 June. [1600.]
Willm. Gilbert, impeached for 2 libells, confessed the same, and
that none of those scandalls cast uppon either of the p'sons therein
mentioned, are other then feigned and devised by him, and that noe
other p'son did joine in the making or publishing of the same, and
humbly craveth pardon, but this Court hathe not thought meete suche
offence should pass unpunished. And its ordered that he shall be dis-
charged off and from all offices, fees, and allowances in this Towne, and
that he shall weare the Town livery noe more.
A lease made by mr Smart of lands in ffaltenham fbj to certain
p'sons in this Towne, shall be assigned by them to other trustees to the
use of mrs Smart for her life, and after to the use of the Towne, according
as other lands in ffaltenham are ordered by mr Smarts last will.
42 El: (Monday}, 4 August. [1600.]
Atturnies nominated to take Colchester accompts for mr Hunwicks
Gift.
(a) Sir Edward Coke, appointed Attorney General Ap. 10, 1593. vid. tuf. p. 340. Will (8 Sadler)
dat. 10 Nov., 1623 ; prov. 7 Feb., 1634.-
(b) Falkenham.
1600.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 405
A 1'r of Atturny to p'sons nominated to receive iou from the Town
of Colchester to the use of the poore of this Towne, as parcell of the
promts of rnr Hunwicks gift, (a)
mrs Bloyses gift, (b) 5" thereof ordered to Jo : Hubbard, and the
mony of the residue not yet paied in the bonds shall be sued.
The musitians of this Towne shall have their allowance paied them
for this yere past.
42 El: (Friday), 19 September. ("1600.]
An acquittance to mr Scrivener for 2O1', according to mr Smarts will,
for scouring the channell, received from him in right of his wife, mr
Smarts widdow.
Phillip Dodd discharged from election to be chamberlin for his fine
of 6U 13s 4d.
Hallyes and Braies Kayes ordered to be sett forthe so farr as the
Committee shall think meete, and at suche fine or rent as they shall
order, and soe much ground shall be conveyed unto Hally and Bray.
Atturnies appointed to pay 63'' igs 2d due to mr Smarts executor,
uppon the poores Corne accompt.
The chamberlins, formerly ordered uppon ffull agreem* concerning
mony payable to mr Scrivener, to pay the same, and to give bond for
p'formance, its ordered that if they have not sufficient mony in theire
hands, the Town shall pay to them the mony.
Thomas Pyes petit : concerning the pulling down of his stall ; the
paine is remitted, and the petit: referred.
Rob : Scarlet, uppon the rendering of his account concerning Clothe
hall, shall be discharged of the said Hall.
Rich: Bemont, Joh: ffisher, Joh: Gooding, and Thp: Golds, Serjeants;
elec : from mic : next.
42 El: (Monday}, 29 September. [1600.]
mr Scrivener, mr Sicklemore, Rich : Marten, Joh : Brend, Governers
of Chr : Hospitall, and Joh : Brend, Treasurer.
Bayliffs, Coroners, Chamberlins, Treasurer, Clavigers, and Serjeants,
formerly elected, are now sworne.
42 El: (Monday}, 3 Marche. [1600.] at the Assembly.
There shall be allowed to mr Dawtry 20 nobles,* towards a searche for
for an act of Parliam', 10 H. 8 (c) for the confirmacon of the Town Charter.
(a) vid. sup. p. 399. (b) Ipswich Gifts and Leg. pp. 77, 78. * £d 135. 4d.
(c) No Parliament occurred from 7 to 14 Hen. vin., nor does there appear to have been any local Act
passed till the Act for paving the town, 13 Eliz. c. 24. Statt. Realm, iv. The Charter confirming the
previous Charter of Ed. IV. is dated 3 Mar. 10 Hen. vin. (1518). Anc. and Mod. Peramb. and Chart.
Ipswich, 1815, 8vo. Parry's Parl. Eng. p. 200.
406
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1600- r. 43 El: (Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1601.]
Bayl: &<:.,
Coroners,
Joh : Knapp, (a)
Rob : Snelling. (6)
Joh : Carnaby,
Wm Bloyse, jun.
Justices,
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
The Bayliffs and
Wm. Mydnall,
Ant : Bull,
Rob : Guttler,
Edw : Cage.
Rich : Marten.
Chr : Ballard,
Tob : Bloss,
Joh : Hern.
nominated.
43 El: (Monday}, 24 November. [1600.]
Auditors - - - -
Assessors fforr: fines
Rob : Scarlet shall have a demise of Water Baylywick from Mich :
last, for 1 1 yeres, at the former rent.
John Greenwch shall have a lease of Cloth hall from Mich : last, for
7 yeres, at 31' 6s 8d rent.
A warr* of atturny to the late chamberlins to levy all duties, &c.
The debt of Sr Phillip Parker from brewing vessells bought from
the Hospitall, amounting to 13'' 6s 8d, given to him in regard of his
Curtecies to the Town.
John Johnson elected Deputy Clark of the market, and shall have
4OS yerely.
43 El: (Tuesday}, 17 ffebruary. [1601.]
The Earle of Essex, formerly elected High Steward of this Towne,^y
and now accused of high treason and declared Traitor by proclamacon,
is declared hereby to be discharged of his place of High Steward of
this Towne, and his patent void.
43 El: (Monday}, 20 Aprill. [1601.]
Lo : Buckhurst, Lo : Treasurer, (d} elected High Steward of this
Towne.
And A patent shall be made thereof to him during pleasure of the
Town wth the fee of IOH. The patent shall be presented to him by the
(a) m'd. sup. p. 438. Will (54 Harte) dat. 2 May, 1604 ; prov. 12 May, same year.
(t) vid. sup. p. 356. Will (20 Montague) dat. 10 Sep., 1601 ; prov. 15 Feb., 1602.
(c) vid. sup. p. 384.
(d) Thomas Sackville, son of Rich. Sackville of Withiam, Sussex, P.C., &c., was born at Buckhurst,
in that parish, in 1527, and was afterwards of Hertford College, Oxford, and subsequently M.A., Camb.
He for some time represented the Counties of Westmoreland and Sussex in Parliament, and being Knighted
8 June, 1567, was on the same day created Baron Buckhurst, and on I3th March, 1603, Earl of Dorset.
He died suddenly at the Council table at Whitehall. Ap. 19, 1608, aet. 81, and was bur. in Westminster
Abbey. Collins' Peerage, pp. 1 10-46. Arms : qtly, or & gu. over all a bend vair.
i6oi.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 407
Bayliffs and Portmen, or such of them as shall be at London, and mr
Lany, recorder, (aj shall accompany the same.
Tho : Sicklemore and Tho : Browning shall receive the halfe yeres
rent of the lands in ffaltenham and Kirton.
Guild shall be holden by John Man and Steven Copping at the
usuall time this yere, and shall be discharged from providing of a supp
usually kept at that time.
43 El: (Saturday), 6 Jtine. [1601.]
Guild is deferred till Sunday befor St. James,* and then a con-
venient Dinner and Supp shall be holden, and in consideracon thereof,
and the Dereness of victualls, the Guildholders shall be discharged for
the future.
Greenwiches lease, formerly made the rent payable at La : and Mich :
now is made to be(g)in at the La : the rent payable at Mich : and the La :
If Drane and Kenningale shall not seale their leases before Mid-
summer next, the grant thereof made shall be void.
Rob4 ffrost discharged of the Serjeant of the Admirallties place, and
Rob : Tolson elected into the same.
43 El: (Thursday}, 10 Septemtf. [1601.]
mrs Alis Scrivener by will gave ioou to the Towne, to be lent to
10 freemen, artificers or occupiers of this Town, for ever, for 4 yeres. (b)
43 El: (Saturday}, 26 September. [1601.]
Ralfe Scrivener in order to discharge of a bond by him entered into
before his mariage, and to accomplishm* of the direction of Alis his wife,
formerly mr Smarts widow, in her life time declared, hathe this day
sealled an annuity of 7U out of his lands in Bramford, &c., for gowns,
shirts, and smocks, to be made yerely for the poore, borne, brought up,
and inhabitant of this Towne, by the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and common-
alty. And 4d is delivered in seisin to certaine Atturnies by warr1 under
the Town sealle.
Rob* Coke and Rob : Nooth elected Chamberlins.
Rich : Bemont, Joh : ffisher, Joh : Gooding, Tho : Golds, Serjeants,
elected.
43 El: (Tuesday), 29 September. [1601]
mr Cage, mr Sparrow, Joh : Ward, George Parkhurst, Govern" of
the Hospitall, and John Ward is Treasurer.
A warrant to the late Chamberlins to gather in the areres of duties
to the Towne.
(a) md. sup. p. 341. * July 19. (6) Ipswich Gifts and Leg. (1747), p. 78.
4°8 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. TA.D.
43 El: (Monday}, 5 October. [1601.]
Indenture of demise for 1000 yeres, dated 15 Sept: 41 El- from
mr Smart of ye Salt marshes.
And the assignm' of the said lands from trustees, dated 20 July
42 El : in p'formance of mr Smarts will.
These are delivered to the Towne.
A committee appointed to demise the Town marshes and the Town
houses, uppon a certain day appointed.
Ass : of fforr : ffines.
w £ PJ°uCe,f ^ °1 ^ ?Uchy Court) conce™in.g the Tenure of
Handford hall, defended by the Town charge.
Tho : Walton Eso/ is discharged from being Town clerk of this
Town, and Fho : Rich : Esq' (aj elected and sworne free Burgess in
order to his election to be Town Clark.
And m' Tho : Rich is accordingly elected Town Clark, to hold
during the Towns pleasure, under the Conditions in mr Waltons retainer
and such fees as were granted to mr Walton at his first retainer (T>)
Nevertheless he is permitted to goe to London these 2 next termes
and practise there as a Councellor or otherwise, leaving a sufficient
deputy. And he is sworne.
43 El: (Thursday}, 8 October. [1601.] At ye petty Court.
Uppon greate Complaints and a suit in the Starr Chamber against
the Officers of this Court for extorted fees, it is ordered that noe fees
shall henceforth be taken by the Town Clerk or any other officer of this
Court, then was taken before the 14 day of December, 34 El : and all
orders contrary herto are void.
43 El: (Tuesday}, 13 October. [1601.]
Michaell Stanhop Esq'^ and ffrancis Bacon Esq' (d) are elected
Burgesses for this next parliamY^ for this Town of IpsW
«V,all 11B,ay!fS> g0leTIS °f Chr: HosPita11' ™th such others as they
shall call to them, shall dispose of the Hospitall as they shall think
1 1 ICC L( - .
A warr* sealled to the late chamberlins according to former order
The stipend of 26- 8,- granted to Joh : Johnson, to looke to the
accompt of hydes and skmns in the Butchery.
are idl^ed ^^Tho* KM**™ #™ * ^' M°^' ™« °^' but "either
pa , , T of the °ffi- tm Oct., ,608. q.v.
(d) ib.f ,*il' " SaVllle) prov- c- Jan' l621'2 : a Decree (68 Saville) 1622. 4
" 3t WeStminster- 2? Oct- '6°'- Return from Ipswich dated .2 Oct. .601. Ret. Memb.
i6oi.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 409
43 El: (Monday}, g November. [1601.]
A petition to the Lo : Treasurer by mr Walton, that mr Bayliff Knapp
should appeare before his LOP, concerning the removall of mr Walton
from the Town Clarks place, and intitling the High Steward to the right
of election. And its ordered, that soe many of the Portmen as shall be
in London uppon the 12 of this month, (being the time appointed by his
LOPS letters of summons) shall attend the business, and shall exhibit
suche petitions and matters as shall concerne the Towne and liberties
thereof, and y* suche bookes and writings shall be Carried up as shall
concerne the Case. And suche Councill shall be retained, and the charge
thereof shall be borne by the Towne.
A suite commenced by the Towne in the chancery, against mr
Walton and mr Willm. Hawes, for the delivery of Books, charters, and
writings in their hands concerning the Towne. And Councell shall be
retained, and a bill drawne, and that this Town will joine in commission
w* the defendants for their answere in the country, if it be desired.
Mr John Burgess (a) shall be continued preacher of this Towne for
life, and patent thereof shall be tendered him, and of the fee of 100 marks*
yerely, and he shall have till Christmass next to give his answere as
touching the same.
The suite betweene this Town and the Butchers shall be proceede
in at the charge of the Towne.
Admirallty.
Presented : consealem* of Goods found.
A boy slaine by fall from top mast, praced 6d.
One refusing to serve being impressed. And commers out of the
Q : service w^out licence.
And digging a hole w^in the high water mark wthout licence.
Setting of hallets for catching of wild foule, 2s.
Ballasting of a shipp at Landguard wthout the licence of the Bayliffs,
2s 6d
Shooting at wild fowle, unlawfull dredging of oysters, 6d, and cary-
ing of the bote of J. away, 2s.
Buying of herings out of a fflemish bote, 2s
One peece of land or void ground, formerly the old Gaole, in the
ffishmarket of Ipswch, in lengthe 40 foote, and in breadth, 30 foote, de-
mised in custody to Agnes Bacon and her assignees for 30 yeres, at
4s 2d rent. Mag. rot. 43 El: in Suff: in f pipe.
(a) vi4. sup. p. 369. Of S«John's College, Camb., A.B. 1583, A.M 1587, and said to be D.D., but
of this there is no record in the Univ. Register. He was a benefactor to Ipsw. Pub. Lib. m 1613. Ipsw.
Gifts and Leg. p. 142.
»/66. 13. 4.
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BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1 601-2. 44 EL (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: Sep. 8. [1602.]
In the former Courts once I find mr Rich mencioned, first of the
Commonalty, and in the next foregoing his name is left out. And in
this Court mr Waltons name is in, and mr Riches left out.
Bayl: &c.
Coron".
Justices,
Rob : Guttler,
Tho : Sicklemore.
John Carnaby,
Rob : Knapp.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scrivener,
Joh : Knapp,
Wm Bloyse,
Edw : Gooding.
Treasurer,
Rich : Marten.
Chamberlins,
Chr : Cardnall,
Joh : fflick.
Clavigers,
Chr : Ballard,
Joh : fferne,
Tob : Bloss.
44 El: (Thursday^, 26 November. [1601.]
I find Thomas Walton Esqr fa) first entered amongst the Com-
monalty in this Court, but in the originall its interlined, and mr Rich is
not mentconed.
Mr Rob : Snelling, lately dead, since his entrance upon his Bayly.-
wick, mr Wm Bloyse is elected in his roome, to serve till mich : next,
wa mr Knapp.
Auditors.
The water Baylywick and Cloth Hall shall be demised by a com-
mittee.
44 El: (Friday), 22 January. [1602.]
The Town Clerke place was yet in controversie, it seemes, for a
court was called before this, but omitted, because nothing was donne,
and soe omitted, onely there the name of mr Rich : was first entred
amongst the commonalty, and mr Walton interlined after him. And in
this Court neyther of their names entred, soe as both, it seems, were
absent.
The lease of mr Scriveners marshe for 2 1 yeres after the end of a
former lease, is sealed, uppon ioh fine paied.
Gates, tenant to Kents hill, shall have a lease renewed for 1 1 yeres,
from Mic : next, paying 44'' yerely, according to the orders of the ffoun-
dacon lands. Ordered wth consent of the Wardens.
Water baylywick demised to the Widow Skarlett and Edm: Sparrow
for 1 1 yeres from Mic : last, at the former rent, putting in security, &c.
Mr John Burgess, after 10 yeres triall now had of his ministry in
this Towne, is elected for life, if he shall continnue soe long in the
(a) Joan Veysey, of Hintlesham, widow, in her will (32 Drury) dated 5 Oct., 1586, leaves lands at
Hadley, etc., to Thomas Walton, her son. She was sister of Robert Cutler of Ipswich, and widow of
Thomas Walton.
1602.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 411
Towne, And shall have 100 marks yerely, paid by the Treasurer quar-
terly, by equal portions, or 14 daies after each quarters day.
In case of sickness or other disability, he shall substitute a deputy
or deputies, approved by the Assembly, whoe shall discharge the same
3 times every weeke, at the ordinary preaching place.
His absence shall not exceede 80 dayes in one yere.
Provided if the said mr Burgess shall accept a pastorall charge out
of this Towne, above 8 months after this day, thenceforth his retainer
shall be void.
The Committee for demising the Town marshes, and a tenem* in
Mary Elms parish, having demised the said marshes, or the most of
them, for 21 yeres, after the expiracon of the former leases, to divers
persons by demise sealed, viz : to Tobias Bloss, Willm. Acton, Willm.
Sparrow, Roger Wallis, Tho : Hailes, and Edw : Cage. Its ordered the
said leases already sealled, and all others wch shall be sealled wth the
Common scale of this town, wa"n 3 months next ensuing, shall be and
are confirmed by this Court.
44 El: (Thursday), 6 May. [1602.]
A Cart \v& sixe horses, loden wth Butter and Cheese, going over a
child, and thereby killing the child, was seised as a Deodand,/^ and
vallewed at 21" 6s 8d, and by this Court its remitted unto 20 nobles.*
A Liter is ordered to be made by p'sons specially appointed therto,
of about 7 Tonns burden, to dense the channell, and the 20 nobles for-
merly mencened, shall goe in p't of paym* for the same.
Nottinghams paine for not pathing shall be discharged.
The Guild shall be holden at the accustomed time this yere, with
a convenient dinner and supper, and the Aldermen shall in regard
thereof be discharged for the future.
John Boore and Phillip Dod, Aldermen of the Guild, praying to be
discharged, they are discharged for their fine of 6U 13s 4d, cache of them.
44 El: 6 May.
A constat or exemplificacon of the former order of agreem1 con-
cerning the retainer of mr Burgess, at his request is now ordered to be
delivered unto him, as the same shall be penned by advice of councill;
and the constat shall be sealled By the Town Scale, provided the same
shall not extend to charge the private person of any free burgess, nor
any lands, tenemts or hereditimts given to the Town for charitable use of
the poore.
(a) md. sup, p. 402. * ^6 133. 4d.
412 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rob : Gooding discharged from Alderm : Guild uppon paym1 of his
fine of 6H 13s 4d, and John Manwood allsoe for the like fine. And Rob:
Cole allsoe for the like fine.
Tho: Cuttler and Owen Candler elected Alderm Guild.
Atturnies by warr* to receive of mr Scrivenr annuily for 2 halfe
yeres at the Annunc :* and St Michaell,t due and to be due, and give
a discharge for the same.
44 El: (Saturday). \ May.% [1602.]
Tho : Cutler is discharged of the Alderm : Guild for his fine of 20
nobles, and Owen Chandler for the like fine. And James Tillet elect :
and discharged for the like fine. And Sam11 Cuttler for the like fine.
And Chr. Cardinall and Simon Tovell are alsoe elected, and discharged
eache of them for the like fine.
A livery clothe given to Palmer the Town Beadell.
Handford hall shall be repaired for mr Cuttler at the charge of the
Towne.
ffrancis Crow, elect : Alderm : Guild, is discharged at 20 nobles.
Owen Jolly and Roger Wallis are elect : Alderm : Guild, and to
hold one sufficient dinner and supper at the time accustomed, and shall
be discharged afterwards.
A debt claimed to be due from the Towne to the summe of 1 8U, to
the widdow Robertson, referred to the Assembly.
44 El: (Wednesday}, 29 September. [1602.]
mr Sherman, mr Willm. Bloyse Jun : Joh : Ward, Rich : Cornelius,
governors of Chr : Hospitall, and Joh : Ward, Treasurer.
Rich: Bemont, Joh: ffisher, John Gooding, Tho: Golds, Serjeants.
The Bayliffs, Coroners, Chamberlins, Treasurer, Clavigers, and
Serjeants sworne.
44 El: (Thursday), 7 October. [1602.] at y" Assembly.
The office of the Town Clark being in question, on mich: day last,
Edm : Dry demanded of mr Scrivener, that according to his promise,
they might have the election of Town Clarke. To whom mr Scrivener
answered, that by an order made 13 £.4. their voices were given away,
and that my Lo : Cheife Justice, uppon the hearing of the cause, did
resemble it to the case of Bristow, and thereuppon Rich : Bateman did
rise up and openly say that ' ' Ipswch case was noe more like Bristow case
then an Apple is like an Oyster." And the said Rich : Bateman being
now at this Court present, was asked if he did know what Bristow
* Mar. 25. f Sep. 29.
J Quer: for it should be: I June. (B) This date falls on "Tuesday."
1602.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 413
case was. And answered that the town of Bristow, — incorporated by
the name of the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty, did give their
voices to the Portmen, and after falling at variance, did repent them,
and would have their voices againe. And being asked what difference
there was betweene the case at Ipswch and that case, he refused to give
any answer. And being then asked whither he spake the words layed
to his charge in the open Court, he confessed that he spake them, but
not intending anything against the Lo : Cheif Justice.
Now for as much as these speeches tend to the sclander of the Lo :
Cheife Justice of England, and to the continuance of a faction hereto-
fore raised in this towne: Its Ordered, therefore, that Rich: Bateman shall
putt in suerties to appeare at the next Sessions of the peace for this
Towne, and in the meane time shall be of good behaviour, and to be
sequestred from the number of the 24, untill other orders by the port-
men or the greater part of them.
44 El: (Friday}, 22 October. [1602.]
Roger Wallis elected Alderm : Guild, and having neglected to hold
the Guild this summer past, whereby it was omitted, he is now disfran-
chised and to be deemed as a fforrainer.
Auditors ff - I appointed.
Asssessors fforr : fnnes - - I
A meeting appointed for the letting of the Towne marshes and
tenem*3, and demised to such as shall, at the day appointed, comme to
the place appointed.
Cattaile or horses feeding in the waies leading to the marshes, shall
be impounded.
Order for the recovery for the rent of mr Smarts lands now in
arere, and for paying areres to Sturgeon, laid out at London about the
Measurage.
44 El: (Tiiesday), 26 Jan: [1602.] at the Assembly.
Tho : Sherman is elected Portman in mr Snellings roome.
El: (Monday}, ig July. [1602.]
Dr Reeves (a} commended by the Treasurer to be preacher to the
Towne, and the Town answered : if uppon somme continuance and stay
amongst them he were liked, they would elect him.
9 august next appointed by the portmen to elect a Portman in the
roome of mr Limmer. (b)
(a) Perhaps Thomas Reeve, of Caius Coll., Camb., A.B. 1578; A.M. 1582; D.D. 1590, but Davy
says he died 3 Sep., 1595, act. 35. John Reeve (Christ's Coll.) was not D.D. till 1609.
(b) by consent of ye Portmen (J. S.)
414
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
44 El: (Monday), g August. [1602.]
At this assembly mr Rob : Lymmer is discharged from Portman-
ship at his own request, and mr Willm. Bloyse Jun: elected in his
roome.
And mr Edw: Cage at his own request, is discharged of his port-
man's place, and mr Math : Brownrigg is elected in his stead.
And they were both sworne at the next assembly.
1602-3. 45 El: (Monday), 14 Marche. [1603.] at ye Assembly.
Town lands in Oteley shall be demised to Susan Drane for 1 1 yeres
from Mich : next, paying 19'' for the freehold, and 5'' for the Copyhold,
wth covenants p'ticularly sett downe.
45 El: (Wednesday}, 23 Marche. [1603.]
Howell shall have a lease for 1 1 yeres ffrom Mich : next, of the
houses and lands in Claydon, late Jollies, paying yerely 10" rent, and for
30" fine.
K : JAMES.
1603-4. i 7am-' (Thursday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1603.]
Bail: &c.
Coroners,
Justices,
j
Ralf Scrivener and
Tho: Sherman, (a)
Rob: Knapp,
Rich: Lewes.
The Bayliffs and
Tho: Sicklemore,
Rob: Guttler,
Edw: Gooding, and
Wm Sparrow.
Treasurer, Rich: Martin.
Chamberlins, ( James Tillett,
( ffrancis Crow.
( Chr: Ballard,
Clavigers, Joh: Herne,
( Tob: Bloss.
Serjeants,
Rich: Bemont,
John ffisher,
Joh: Gooding,
Tho: Golds.
Robt : Gooding was elected chamberlin, but submitted to 5'' fine,
and was discharged.
i Jam: (Friday), i Apr ill : [1603.]
At this Court I finde mr Waltons name againe entred amongst the
Commonalty, according as formerly.
George Raymer, by the Bayliffs and Justices on the benche com-
mitted to the Gaole, till he shall find suerties for the good behaviour for
(a) Apparently son of Thomas Sherman of Yaxley, Suff. by Eliz* d. of Anthony Yaxley, Esq., of
Mellis, Suff. (p. 320) and mar. Margaret dau. of William Heme of Tibbenham, Norf. Harl. 6071. f. 199.
Arms : az. a pelican, ruining her breast, or.
1603.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 415
his factious speeches in the Court, that " mr Walton was lawfully putt
out of his office, and he camme in againe he knoweth not how, and
therfore noe reason he should have his wages."
John Herne likewise is committed till he finde suerties, for that he
said that " somme would have drawn him to have spoken the words he
is charged wth," by his meaning as mr Carnaby was in the Councill
chamber even now.
George Raymer saith that he did say that " mr Walton was lawfully
putt out of his office. And he camme not in by the same authority, and
therfore he ought not to have his wages."
At this Court, All such orders, agreemts, and decrees, as were
made at the Assembly in the Committee Chamber, were now read and
published in this Court.
Memor : Amongst other orders then made, was one for the paym*
of mr Waltons areres to continue.
I Jam: (Thursday), 29 September. [1603.]
mr Bull, mrBrownrigg, Joh: Sturgeon, Rob: Cole, elected governers
of Christ: Hospitall, and mr Brownrigg, Treasurer.
Rob : Knapp discharged uppon request from Coroners place, and
Richard Charles is elected till mic : next.
An order to defend suits against the late Chamberlins, if they shall
be sued for their distresses for areres.
I Ja: (Sunday), 23 October. [1603.]
Assessors fforr ffines and
Auditors - j nominated-
The Chamberlins sued for distress by virtue of the Headburrowes
verdict, shall be defended by the Town.
Rob : Grimston elected Common Meter.
Johnson shall have a demise of the Customs of hydes and Calve-
skins, at 13'' 6s 8d rent yerely.
Committee appointed to view mr Darbies incrochm4 and the lands
he holdeth of the Towne, and considder what rent shall be payed to the
Towne, and certify at the next Court.
John Ward shall have the houses in his tenure, nigh the Grammer
Schoole, for 1 1 yeres from Mich : last, at 5U ios rent.
Math : Wind shall have a lease of the Garden plott in his tenure,
for 1 1 yeres from Mich : last, at 3s 4d yerely rent, by moities, and to
maintaine the street with pathing.
An offer of demise or sale to mr Seckford, of the stables and yard
in mr Humfry Seckfords possession.
John Reynolds allowed a peece of Common soile for the sell of his
house now incroched upon, at the yerely rent of 6d.
416 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
mr Baxter hathe given 20 to the Hospitall, to remain there as a
stock.
mrs Bloyses gift ordered.
Tho : Abbot elected Bedell.
i Ja. (Tuesday), 15 November. [1603.]
John fflick shall have a pennd out of Caldwell brooke into his
ground, during pleasure, at 4d rent.
Wine licences, in number 3, granted to severall persons.
Orders concerning the Cloth hall referred, to be amended.
The Towne walls shall be Cast up, and gravelled, and impaled,
and at the ends thereof gates and stiles, as by a Committee shall be
directed, the charges shall be p't of the Towne, and p't such as have the
soile.
Acquittance for receiving mr Scriveners annuity for shirts, &c., for
the poore-
Mr Bull shall have peece of the common soile betweene H ernes
ground and mrs Bloyses ground, by the Hedburrowes to be sett out at
the rent of id, to build a gate thereon for the worship of this Towne.
i Ja: (Friday}, \offebruary. [1604.]
Order renewed to cause all woollen commodities brought to this
towne to export, or by way of marchandise, to be brought to the hall,
and the prices of Hallage and the quantitie by number to be declared,
and theire nature, &c. wth forfaitures and remidy by distress.
A demise made to Chr : Ward of the Cloth-hall, for 7 yeres from
Lady day next, at ^3 yerely rent.
Sr Thomas Whites gift (a), by reason of the debtors inhabiting
out of Towne, called in, and a warr1 of Atturny to 2 p'sons to demand,
receive, and levy the same.
Contract wth Minter for his messuage in the Tower parish, to be
conveyed to the Town, and 2OH lent unto him till Lady day, 1606, and
then, if not payed in, it shall be reputed as p't of the mony, and the
purchase to be p'fected.
Town bedell elected, his yerely fee is 5" 4s, and a livery.
Headburrowes shall view incrochmts, and suche as they think meete
to be granted, shall be granted, others shall be removed.
One appointed to make cleane the Cornhill, Butchery, and the Kay
side, and to carry away the muck, and his fee is appointed at 46* 8d
yerely.
(a) mii, sup. p. 389.
1604.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 417
I Ja: (Thursday}, \6ffebruary. [1604.] by the Headburrows.
Allowed to mr Bull, parcell of the Commou soil between Herns
yard and Rose Blosses garden, 24 foote long, and in bredth southw :
30 foote, and north w: 28 foot.
i Ja: (Friday}, 2\ffebruary. [1604.]
Sr Hen: Glemham (a) elected ffreeman of this towne, and a Com-
mission granted to Sr Ph: Parker and Wm Hawis, jointly and severally,
to tender the othe to him.
The matter between the Towne and mr Seckford concerning Wood-
bridge Market, is referred to Arbitrem*, and the stables in mr Seckfords
occupacon are demised to him for 2 1 yeres, at 4OS rent yerely.
Edw : Grimston Esqr (b} shall be made ffreeman of this Town if he
will accept : He was sworn at the next Assembly, and had then 2 sonnes,
Harbottle and Henry.
mr Bayliffs shall grant warrtsto authorise the churche- war dens and
overseers of the severall parishes to levy mony (formerly rated towards
releife of infected p'sons) uppon refusers according to the statute.
i Ja: (Saturday), 3 Marche. [1604.]
The commission and othe of Sr Henry Glenham is certified, and
bothe are entered verbatim.
Sr Hen : Glenham is hereuppon elected Burgess for this Towne at
the next Parliam* at Westmr, 19 Marche. (c)
And Sr ffrancis Bacon (d) allsoe is elected to be the other Burgess
for the said Towne.
(a) Son of Thomas Glemham, Esq., of Glemham Parva, Co: Suff: he mar. Anne, dau. ofTho: Sack-
ville, Lord Buckhurst, (p. 406) and had two sons, Thomas, and Henry, afterwards Bishop of S1 Asaph.
Page's Suff. p. 181. Harl. 1449. f. 75; 155. f. 54. Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8209. Arms : or, a chevron gu.
betw. 3 torteaux.
(i) Son of Edward Grimston, Esq., of Rishangles, Suff. by Alice (Le Hunte) his 1st wife, (p. 264) and
the 5th of that name and place in succession ; his father, who thrice represented Ipswich in Parliament,
died there Feb. 23, 1599, and was bur. at Rishangles ; lie himself was a Master in Chancery, and repre-
sented Eye in the Parl' of 1558-9 ; he mar. Joan, dau. and coh. of Tho : Risbye, Esq., and Jane his wife,
dau. and heir of John Harbottle, gent, and died and was bur. at Rishangles, 16 Aug. 1610, act. 86 : in the
church are brasses to his father and himself. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. pp. 280-1, where there are copious
references. Arms : arg. on a fess. sa. 3 mullets of six points, or, pierced gu., in the dexter chief an ermine
spot, sa.
(c) Monday. No return of this election is found.
(d) Youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, (p. 339) and Anne, 2nd dau. of Sir Anthony Cooke, of Giddy
Hall, Essex; born at York House, Strand, London, 22 Jan., 1561 ; he entered Trin. Coll. Camb., in Ap.
1573, andin June, 1576, became a member of Gray's Inn ; in the Parliament of 1584 he represented Mel-
combe, and in 1614 was returned simultaneously for S' Alban's, Ipswich, and the Univ. of Cambridge, but
chose the latter; in 1606, May 10, he mar. Alice, dau. and coh. of Alderman Barnham, at Marylebone
chapel ; after successively holding the offices of Solicitor and Attorney General, he became Lord Keeper
in March, 1617, and Lord Chancellor in Jan. of the year following; on 12 July of the same year he was
created Baron Verulam, and Viscount S' Alban's 28 Jan., 1621. He died on the early morning of Easter
Sunday, 9 Ap., 1626, and was buried, in accordance with his will, at St. Michael's church, St. Alban's,
where there is a fine sitting statue in marble, placed in a niche in the north wall of the chancel, with the
simple inscription, " Sic sedebat." Will (78 Skynner), dat. 10 Ap. 1621 ; Admon. granted 18 July, 1627
Bacon's Life and Letters, by Spedding, Ellis & Heath, vii.vols., 1862.
HHH
418 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Cornelius Hubright made free man, provided and soe as he shall
continnue in the Towne, and administer advice at such time and times as
the Town shall be infected, and in case at any time he shall faile in soe
doing, he shall forfait his ffreedom.
mr Walton appointed to solicite the Towne business at the parliam*.
I Ja: (Monday), 12 Marche. [1604.]
James Leman (a) elected Schoolmr, and his presentatio therto shall
be granted under the Common scale.
Tho: Laster is elected Usher of the said Grammer Schoole, and
shall teach to write, Cipher, and Cast accompt, and chiefly suche as
are to learn ye Grammer.
Mony borrowed to get an act of Parliam1 (K)
I Ja: (Saturday}, 2 July. [1603.]
Mr Knapp, one of the portmen, being dead, The Assembly elected
Mr Joh : Humphry in his stead.
I Ja: (Friday}, 15 Apr: [1602.]*
One of 1 4 yeres of age conveyed a tenem1, and was tried by number
and measure, (c} vid. 8 Nov. 1603; 20 Decemb: 1609. Petty Courts.
I Ja: (Friday}, i Aprill. [1603.] Assembly.
Rob: Nooth shall have Minters lands in Whitton for 9 yeres at iou
r* for the Town land, and 34" rent for the ffoundacon lands.
The Wid : Drane shall have her lease agreed from Mich: next.
mr Bloyse shall have his marshe for 21 yeres after mr Gardners
lease ended, at 4os 6d rent, and 8U 2s o Inncome.
mr Brownrigg shall have a lease of mr Goodings marshe, for 2 1
yeres at the former r4, and 4 yeres rent Incomme.
i Ja: (ThursaayJ, yd Nov: [1603.] Assembly.
A wine licence granted.
i Ja: (Wednesday), 23 Nov : [1603.] Assem:
An order against setting up of stalls in the mark1 hill, unless for
victuall, Saving in time of ffaire,
(<z) ind. sup. p. 322. Probably of St. John's Coll. Camb. A.M. 1595.
(4) This Act was not proceeded in by advice from London; and soe the money was repaied. See the
Assembly book (B).
* Should be ' 1603.' (c) vid. sup. p. 70.
1604.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
419
I Ja: (Wednesday), n Jan: [1604.] Assem:
John Sully shall have to him and his wife, com: soile next the
Channell, 85 foote long, and in bredth Eastw: towards the channell,
4 foote, and Westw: abutting on the warehouse, 20 foot, at i2d r*.
Admirallty.
At Chelmondiston, presented :
A man found dead, but by what meanes is unknowne.
Regrating of ffish. Transportation of woad in strange bottomes.
Transportation of corne. Goods, wrecks, found. Arests by others
besides the Serjeants of the Admirallty w^in the liberty.
Rescous, and resisting the Serjeant of the Admiralty.
1604-5. 2 Ja: (Saturday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1604.]
T> i-jr ^ ( Edw: Gooding,(a)
Bayhft. &c., | Willm.BloyseJun:(£)
Coron™,
Justices,
Rich: Lewes,
Rich: Charles.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scrivener,
Tho: Sherman,
Rob : Cuttler,
Wm. Sparrow.
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Rich: Dautry,
Rob : Benham.
Clavigers,
Rich: Cornell15.
Tob : Bloss,
Chr: Ballard,
Joh : Herne.
mr Joh: Askue, Bachelerof Divinity, (c) is elected Common preacher
to this Town for life, and his salary is 100 marks, (d) quarterly, out of
the Treasury, provided he shall resign his pastorall charge, and abide
in this Towne, and preache once uppon the Sabbath day, and once uppon
somme weeke day. He shall not be absent above 30 dayes in the yere,
and then and in time of sickness shall cause the place to be supplied
w411 learned orthodox preacher or preachers, suche as the Towne shall
allow of.
The order made at the last assembly concerning mr Carter, is ratified
and allowed.
2 Ja: (Thursday}, 6 September. [1604.]
Mr Carter shall have conveyed to him in fee farme the lands whiche
he holdeth of the Towne for 15" yerely, wch shall be charged as well
(a) vid. sup. p. 374 ; and Harl. 6071, f. 450. Will (61 Wingfield) dat. 2 Dec. 1609, in which he desires
to be bur. in the chancel of Sl Stephen's church, by his late wife.
(b) Son of William Blois (p. 333), and a Portman ; he mar. Frances, dau. of John Tye, of Ipswich, and
died 10 Jan. 1621. act. 59, and was bur. at Grundisburgh. Harl. 6071, f. I42b. Will (15 Savile) dat. 22 May,
1618 ; prov. 6 Feb. 1621.
(c) Of Caius Coll: Camb: A.B. 1582, A.M. 1586, B.C. 1595.
(d) £66 I3s. 4d.
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uppon the prsemisses as uppon one peece of land wch mr Carter pur-
chased of mr Bacon, containing 2 acres more or less. And he shall pay
all areres.
2 Ja: (Wednesday), 19 September. [1604.] At the Assembly.
Jeoffery Bowers tenem* at the Townes end, shall be conveyed to his
heires.
2 Ja; (Saturday}, 29 September. [1604.]
Tho: Golds elected Serjeant.
mr Scrivenr, mr Sherman, Rich: Bateman, Rob: Cole, govern" of
Chr: Hospitall, and Rich: Bateman, Treasurer.
Rich: Marten, for neglect in his treasurers place, and absence
from the Court, being scene in this Towne abroad, is fined 2OS.
mr Dawtrees expenses in following a suite for the Towne, allowed
in p't of his fine for Chamberlin.
Warr1 for the late Chamberlins to levy areres.
The Bayliffs, Chamberlins, Treasurer, and Serjeants sworne.
2 Ja: (Friday), 26 Octob : [1604.] Assembly.
Lantherne and Candle light ordered in the Dark nights (a).
2 Ja: (Friday}, 23 November. [1604.]
Assessor off fforr : fines.
Auditors.
mr Thomas Gooding, deceased, bequeathed 40'' to the Towne. The
executor pleadeth he hathe not assets, but Dr Withipoll (b] oweth 40'',
which he is content to Assigne over. Dr Withipoll alledgeth in ability,
but desireth time. And its agreed he shall pay 5'' p: an: till 35" be dis-
charged, and thereof shall give security, mr Phillips and Rob: Burman.
mr Webster shall have a feoffm* of his dwelling house and ground
of the Common soile, to be sett out by the headburrowes, according to
a former grant of this Court. 27 El:
mr Martins fine remitted to 5s. Sturgeons fine referred to the
Headburrowes.
Nor butcher of this Towne, or comming therto, shall sett out more
stalls then one, and suche as offend herein shall be forbidden to sell
flesh in this Towne.
(a) md. sup. p. 378.
(>) Peter Withipoll, LL.D. was 8th son of Edmund Withipoll, (p. 266) Fellow of Trinity Hall, Camb.
1572-82, I-L.B. in 1579; he was Commissary of the Bishop of Norwich for the Archdeaconry of Suff.
1580-6. Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 13.
1605.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
421
2 Jac: (Thursday), Nov: 8. [1604.]
at the Pety Court depositions are set downe, taken before one Bay-
liff out of Court.
2 Jac; (Sunday), 18 Nov: [1604.]
An Atturny surrendered his place to one other Atturny, and he was
admitted accordingly.
2 Jac: (Thursday), 22 Nov: [1604.] At the Assembly.
24s 8d was sent to mr Caston, to discharge the Deodand taken by
the Towne uppon the deathe of a man slaine beyond Bourn bridge,
wUlin the full sea water mark.
2 Jac: (Thursday) i 24 Jan: [1605.]
Sollamon Lucy shall have payd to him by the Treasurer 3" 6s 8d
towards his commencing Bacheler of Arts.
Admirallty.
Constables fined for not appearing at the Court, 3s 4d.
At Walton presentm18 of unlawfull dredging of oysters, fin : 3s.
Laying Hoyes Crosse the Channell, and fin : 2OS. defalts of jury-
mens appearing at the delivery of the verdict, fin: 2s 6d a peece.
The jury adjourned to deliver up theire virdict from September till
4 Jann: and then till 7 of Jan: and then till the 12 Jan: and then till 19
of Jann : and then for default of two of the Jurors (whoe were fined at ios
a peece) untill the 27 february.
Presented : the hurting of one vessell by another running against
the same, and fined 2s 6d.
1605-6. 3 Ja: (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1605.]
Bay I: &c.,
Willm. bparrow, (a)
Math: Brownrigg. (£)
Treasurer,
Rich : Corneli'.
Conn",
Rich : Lewes,
Rich : Charles.
Chamberlins,
!Joh : Manwood,
Rich: Cook.
The Bayliffs and
Ralfe Scrivener,
Tob: Bloss,
Edw : Gooding,
Wm. Bloyse,
Clavigers,
Joh : Herne,
Chr: Ballard.
Rob : Guttler.
(a) vid. sup. p. 397.
( b) A merchant and portman of Ipswich, and nephew of Ralph Scrivener, (p. 291) his nephew Ralph,
son of his brother Thomas Brownrigg, was of Pemb. Hall and St. Cath. Hall, Camb., a benefactor to the
Ipswich Public Library in 1615, and Bishop of Exeter, 1641-59. Arms: arg. a lion ramp. gard. sa. betw.
3 crescents, gu. Add MSS. (Davy) 19,121 ; Fuller's Worthies, ii. 333-4. Ipswich Gifts and Leg. (1747),
p. 142. Harl. 6071. f. 222b. Will of a Matthew Brownrigg, of Ipswich, gent., (39 Sadler) dat. 13 Mar.,
1633 ; prov. cite. Ap. 1635.
422
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
3 Ja: (Saturday}, 13 A prill. [1605.] Assembly.
The variance concerning the new rating of the taxes in the Hamlets
shall be determined in the Exchequer.
A letter shall be framed and sent to mr Seckford for his full reso-
lution concerning Woodbridge Market and the lease of his stables.
3 Ja: (Monday), 15 Aprill. [1605.]
The difference betweene the Towne and Denny and Parker, con-
cerning a tenem4 in ffaltenham, shall be communicated to mr Atturny for
his advise. And the difference for the taxing of the Hamlets shall be
prosecuted at the Town charge.
mr Askew may be absent till Mic : providing at his own charge
sufficient supplie at the usuall times.
Rob: Haven outlawed, his goods are seised by the Towne, and
thereout they, at the petition of Tho : Knapp, pay him a debt due from
the said Havens.
Owen Jolly and Ch : Alderman elected for the Guild, to kepe 2
sufficient dinners in two yeres, uppon the usuall day, and noe suppers.
Tho : Gaston shall have a new lease of the messuage and tenem*5
in his occupacon for 1 1 yeres from Mich : next, at 1 5" r* for the i yere,
and so1' r* afterwards, and to build a barne, &c.
The inhabitants of this Towne shall worke in the high waies by
wards as heretofore, by order of the assembly.
3 Ja: (Monday), 22 Aprill. [1605.]
Order for payment of charges about the taxes, and the tenem* at
ffaltenham.
Gaston's lease shall be sealled at a Petty Court, and the rent shall
be partible betweene the Town and the ffoundacon.
Roger Wallis reinfranchised uppon his submission, and at his re-
quest is discharged from Being Alderm: Guild, for his fine of 7H, and
his disfranchisem* shall be no barr to disable his apprentise wch he had
before the disfranchisem1, but one apprentise taken during the disfran-
chisem* is not provided for.
Owen Jolly respited from being Alderm : Guild for 3 yers. Chr:
Alderm: discharged from that place for his fine of IOH.
All Butchers comming wth flesh to the market, shall bring their
tallow therewth as formerly.
Old task* bookes shall be sought out and sent to London to helpe
in the settling of the taxes there.
The preaching place at the Hospitall repaired by the Towne.
* vid. sup. p. 2(6.
1605.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 423
One elected to Clense the Cornhill, Butchery, and the Commo'
Kay, and shall have as formerly.
3 Ja: (Friday}, 17 May. [1605.] by the Headburrowes.
Allowed to John Marshall, common soil west of the ground lately
purchased of Hammon ; 52 foote long-, and 4 foote broad, at i2d rent,
and maintaining the highway next his ground.
3 Ja: (Friday}, 24 May. [1605.]
Orders for mony for soliciting the grant of the staple for Corne in
this Towne, and the settling of the taxes.
Rich : Seely elected Alderm : Guild, to serve wft Chr : Alderman
instead of Rich : Cock. To keepe 2 dinners cache in eache yere, whereat
every Burgess shall pay i6d for himselfe and his wife, and shall provide
theire ordinary allowances as formerly.
And the first Guild shall be holden on Sunday senight after Mid-
summer next.
The stoned house shall be by a Committee demised.
A warr1 of Atturny to enter uppon parcell of the Grammer Schoole
land on the north side of the way leading to Claydon, for wast there
lately committed.
Johnson offereth to yeld up his lease of hydes at Mic : next.
3 Ja: (Friday), 16 August ': [1605.]
Atturnies to take Colchester accompts.
Other Atturnies to receive iou for the poore of this Town.
• An offer of mr Buttler of Cambr : to be made free Burgess.
Noe p'son shall have a stall on the market hill, but a freeman of
this Town, and therfore shall pay for his standing 4d eache market day,
victuallers onely excepted, but any inhabitant may have a stall in the
streete betwene the Corn hill and new barrgates, wthout paying anything,
on the Satterday, provided noe stall shall be above 10 foote long, and for
one mans wares onely.
Willm. Cage admitted free Burgess by Patrimony.
Wheeler hathe a lease granted him for 2 1 yeres, of the stoned house,
from Mich : next, at 33s 4d.
Noe butcher of this Towne or country shall sell any flesh wthin this
Town in any other place but in the butchers stalls of this Towne, and
offenders shall be barred from victualling.
Atturnies of this Court shall not practise in the Kings Courts at
Westmr, and if any shall do otherwise, then, ipso facto, he shall be dis-
charged of his service in this Court.
424 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
3 Jae: (SundavJ, 29 September. [1605.]
mr Bloyse. mr Scrivener, R. Bateman, Jer : Barber, governers of
Ch : Hospit : Rich : Bateman, Treasurer.
Rich : Bemont, Joh : Gooding, Joh : ffisher, Tho : Golds, Serjeants.
The Bayliffs, Coroners, Treasurer, and Chamberlins sworne.
3 Jae: (Monday), 30 Sept: [1605.] Assembly.
The stables, late mr Seckfords, shall be demised to Chr : Tolson
for 30 y : at 40" rent, provided that he shall not suffer any other then a
Townsman to dwell there, nor on the ground thereto belonging.
3 jfae: (Monday}, 4 November. [1605.]
Mr. Ward (a) is elected publique preacher for this Towne from
Allsts* last, and shall have 100 Marks quarterly, paid out of the Treasury,
and shall preache thrice a week, and shall have 6U 13" 4d more, quarterly,
towards the hiering of a house; he shall not be absent in any one yere
above 20 dayes wthout licence, during which time, and in sickness, he
shall p' vide sufficient supplie by ministers allowed of by the Town. He
shall preache Sunday, Wednesday, ffriday, eache weeke, unless a Holy
day befall, and then one of these days shall be spared for the Holy day
wherein he shall preache. If he shall at any time minde to depart, he
shall give the town halfe a yeres warning, and they him likewise in case
they shall minde to alter.
A warr* of Atturny to receive 7H, being mr Scriveners annuity.
Edw : Cage shall have the peeces of land formerly Spooners or
Jefferies, in Whitton, for 15 yeres from mich : last, at 4H yerely rent.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
Henry Buckenham shall have a demise for 2 1 yeres of the ground
and marsh in wards and Bonds occupacon, after the former terme ended,
at the old rent, and 4 yeres rent Incomme.
A warr* for the late chamberlins to levy.
Auditors appointed.
3 Ja: (Tuesday}, 17 December. [1605.]
Rob : Grimston, Common meeter, discharged for unfaithfullness.
(a) Samuel Ward, born at Haverhill, Suff., in 1577, was the son of John Ward, M.A., of Christ's
Coll., Camb., and minister of that place. He first entered at S' John's Coll., Camb., and became A.B.
there in 1596, and was afterwards of Sidney Sussex Coll. A.M. 1600, and B.D. in 1608. He mar. Deborah,
dau. of . . Leeth, and relict of . . Badingham, and left issue, but his eldest son Samuel died s. p. His
name occurs (1640) as a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. He died 8 March, 1639-40, and was bur. in the
middle aisle of S' Mary-Ie-Tower, Ipswich, where there was, until the late "restoration," a stone, prepared
during his lifetime, and inscribed with the words, "Watch, Ward, yet a little while, and He that shall
19 Oct., 1639 ; prov. 24 Ap., 1640.
* Nov. r.
i6o6.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
425
mr Wards salary shall be payed by the Treasurer wthout warr* from
the Bayliffs.
A benevolence (aj shall be solicited in the Towne, Towards the
gaining of a staple of Corne in this Towne.
The sexton of the Tower shall yerely have 2OS allowed him.
Sr Edw : Coke (b) shall be consulted wth, touching the Admirall
jurisdiction, and 40" shall be given him for his advise.
Moses ground in Math : parish, now built uppon, shall be settled
uppon his daughter Katharine, and her heires, at 4d rent.
Rob : Grimston allowed to contin : Comm : meter till Mich : next.
The chamberlins shall pay towards the keeping a stray mare ios.
Admirallty.
At Whersted Presentmts of unlawfull dredging of oysters.
Defalts of appearances, 2s 6d fin : Shipp at ankor with the main-
yard down cross the ship, whereby another bote was drowned, to the
dam: of 9". Digging the soile wthin the high water mark, beneath Bourn
bridge. Driving of stakes w^in the highwater mark, betwene the red
Cliff and the hoggs house.
By adjournm* of the court from September till 27 february.
A wreck presented, wch was atthesandin the sea called "Gounfleete,"
and that divers goods and p'cels of the wreck were brought into this
harbour, and theire severall prises.
1606-7. 4 Ja: (Monday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. *
i, 1606.]
Bay I: &c.
Rob: Cuttler,(V)
Joh: Humfry, sen.(</)
Treasurer,
Rich: Cornel'.
n t Rich : Lewes,
Coroners, j Rkh . charle>s
Chamberlins,
( Willm : Cage,
( Sam" Guttler.
The Bayliffs and
Wm Sparrow,
( Tob: Bloss,
Justices,
Math : Brownridge,
Ralfe Scrivener,
Clavigers,
ChnBallard,
( Toh; Herne.
Edw: Gooding.
(a) Originally a voluntary gratuity, bestowed by subjects on the King as an aid in war, or for other
purposes, and dating as a custom from the time of Edw. IV.
(Z>) vid. sup. pp. 340, 404.
(c) vid. sup. p. 364. He died at Sproughton, 9 July, 1619, and was there buried. Will (77 Parker) ;
commission issued 31 July, 1619, to Thomas Cutler, his son, to administer. The accounts of the Arms
granted to him by Camden, Clar. (pp. 279, 364) are slightly contradictory, but the lion appears to be more
correctly described as " passant." Harl. 1507, f. 414 ; 1560, f. 3O2b. and 6071, f. 206.
(d) The family of Humfry, derived from Sir Peter Humfry of Cirencester, Co : Glos : was of Occold,
Drinkstone and Rishangles, Suff. Arms : gu. a lion ramp, or, armed and lang. az. in chief a ducal coronet
of the 2nd. Confirmed to Charles Humphry of Rishangles (ob. 1644) by Wm. Camden, Clarenceux. vid.
sup. p. 216. Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8210. Harl. 6071, ff. 22ib, 222. This John Humfry mar. Alice, dau.
of Henry Ashley of Ipswich. Will of "John Humfry the elder, of Ipswich, clothier" (87 Huddleston)
dat. 16 Aug., 1607 ; prov. 20 Nov. 1607. Inq. p.m. in Pub. Rec. Off.
Ill
426 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Sam11 Cuttler is discharged of the chamberlins place at 5" fine,
and Tho : Eldred at 46s 8d. And Edm : Dey (a) elected Chamberlin to
serve with Willm. Cage.
Warr4 for the late Chamberlins to levy areres.
Atturnies shall attend diligently at the Court of Small plees, or
shall be discharged of their practise there for non attendance, and if any
suite shall arise thereby betweene such Atturnies, and the Bayliffs for
the time beeing, the same shall be defended by the Towne.
4 Ja: (Saturday}, 17 May. [1606.]
Allow to Geo : Raymer com : soile in the Town Diche, East of his
ground in Math : parish, 86 foote and 7 inches long, from the Gaole
wall, and in breadth Northw: from the eves of his house, 15 foot y2, and
Southward 18 foote, wth liberty for the Towne from time to time to bury
Gaol muck there.
4 Ja: (Monday}, June. [1606.] Assembly.
Noe person shall be admitted Atturny of the Court of small plees
but by the consent of the Bayliffs, and the most part of the Portmen
and 24^.
If any Bayliff shall admit contrary hereunto, he shall forfait 2OH to
Chr : Hospitall. And the like shall be their forfaiture, if Atturnies be
suffered to practise in this Court that shall practise in other Courts as
Atturnies or Solicitors. Nor shall there be admitted above 4 Atturnies
of this Court to practise at one time, under the like penalty.
4 Ja: (Sunday}, 13 July. [1606.] Hedburrowes.
Allowed to Edm : Bacon a peece of ground next the highway to-
wards Claydon for the lengthe of the house and ground, late Bowers,
not exceeding in all 10 foote, from the west end of the house towards
the way, to set a pale thereon, soe as the way may be 32 foote broade,
and they shall maintaine the footpath allsoe.
4 Ja: (Thursday}, 17 July. [1606.]
John Wright discharged of all offices of this Town whereof he is
chargeable by his freedome, for his fine of ioh.
Common soile formerly granted unto mr Tye, whereuppon he hathe
builded houses in Clem43 parish, and now desireth assurance ; its ordered
uppon his paym4 of 240'' before Hallowmass day,f6J and 14" more to
be due at Mich : next. And suche mony as shall be due to Sr Edm :
(a) Of the Common Council, and a benefactor in 1613 to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Ips. Gifts and Leg.,
p. 142.
(4) All Saints', Nov. I.
1606.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 427
Withipoll,/^ for rent of the ropehouses. The same shall be conveyed
to him and his heire by advise of Councell, referring for every dwelling
house 2d r*.
John Kirk elected Town Bedell.
Every parish in this Towne shall provide 1 2 lether buckets to be
preserved in the church, ready for imploym*, at the charge of the in-
habitants.
Noe person hereafter shall thatche or cover therwth any house that
shall be builded, or amend wth thatche any house now thatched or tiled
w^in this Town, streetes, lanes, neere or adjoining to any mansion house,
uppon paine to forfait iou, to be levied by distress, to be taken by the
chamberlins of the Towne for the time beeing.
Taylers hall to them leased for 1 1 yeres from Midsummer last, at
13s 4d a yere.
A Tierce of Claret wine shall be laid in for the Guild, at the charge
of the Town.
4 Ja: (MondayJ, 29 September. [1606.]
mr Sparrow, mr Martin, John Herne, Edw : Man, governors of the
Hospitall, and Joh : Herne, Treasurr.
The Bayliffs, Coroners, Chamberlins, Treasurer, Clavigers, and the
former 4 Serjeants are sworne.
An acquittance of the Town sealled to mr Scrivener for 30'' paid by
him as a stock for the Hospitall, in the behalfe of mr Baxter, whoe gave
the same.
And another to him likewise for a loo11, lent by mrs Scrivenner for
somme time to certain p'sons.
Mr Scriveners Annuity of y11 warr* to receive it.
The suit concerning the taxe wth the Hamlets shall be prosecuted
wtt effect at the Towns charge, but hereto mr Cuttler dothe not concent.
4 ya: ( Monday j, 10 November. [1606.]
Assessors fforr : ffines.
Auditors.
The order concerning travailing w111 wagons on the Sabbath day
shall now be strictly pursued, and the chamberlins shall levy the for-
faitures by distress and sale, and rendring the overplus.
(a) He was of Rendlesham Hall, and Christ Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, 2nd son of Paul Withipoll, Esq.,
of Ipswich, and grandson of Edmund Withipoll (p. 266.) At an Inq. p.m., taken 3 April, 1585, he was
found heir to his dec. brother Paul, being then 12 years of age. He mar. Frances, eld. dau. of Sir Win.
Comwallis, K', of Brome, Suff; was knighted in Jan., 1599: High Sheriff of Suff. in 43 Eliz. (1601-2),
and died Nov. 25, 1619. His name occurs, among others, as a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Rend-
lesham House was destroyed by fire in 1830. Arms : per pale, or and gu. 3 lions pass. gard. within a bordure,
all counterchanged. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 348; Page's Suff. 120; Harl. 1103, f. 71 ; 1449, f. 68; Ipsw.
Gifts and Leg. p. 144. Will (84 Dale) dat. u Nov., 1619; prov. 3 Oct. 1621.
428 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
40 Dozen of bread given to the poore, that they may rejoice and
give thanks to God for delivery of the parlm* from the treason devised
for the blowing up of the same.faJ
The houses and lands wch mr ffelaw gave shall be imployed according
to the gift, and that a meete Mr shall be provided for the Schoole.f^
fforty lodes of ffagott shall be sold to the poore.
John Johnson shall have the Custom of hydes, at 12" yerely rent
for 3 yeres.
The Town houses, parcell of the rope houses, shall be pulled down
and sold for the best.
Edm : Dey shall gather the proffit of the Cloth hall till further order.
4 Jac: (Wednesday}, 4 Marche. [1607.]
Rob : Noothe shall repair the breache made in the marsh banks
before Easter, or his bond shall be putt in suit.
Gates and posts shall be sett cross the highway to the marshes.
Goods seised as outlawry goods, uppon better informacon the owner
is not outlawed, and therfore restitution shall be made.
Warr4 of Atturny to demand yu issuing from Ground granted to Joh :
Tye, by indenture, 20 Sept 131 El : and if it be not payed, then to make
reentry.
Rob : Snelling is made free Burgess, conditionally, not to beare office
of Chamberlin, Alderm : Guild, nor of the 24^.
Rob : Sparrow allsoe shall be admitted with such condic'ons, and
paying 5H.
The foote bridge next beyond Handford bridge towards Hadley,
shall be made sufficient for length and bredth, and Rayled the whole
length therof.
Rich : Lewes, by reason of long absence, is discharged from being
Coroner, and John Herne elected in his stead.
Joh : Darbyes incrochem4 wththe other Town lands that he occupieth,
shall be conveyed to him and his heires at the rent, and uppon suche
agremts as shall be made.
The headburrowes shall have 5s more allowed them by the chamber-
lins every quarter, at the time of theire going about, and this shall be
towards theire dinners.
fines remitted.
Roger Cuttler and John Humfry discharged from the offices of
chamberlin and Guildholder for 5'', cache of them.
(a) A contemporary account of this plot is given in a letter dated Nov. 19, 1605, from Sir Edw. Hoby
(b) vid. sup. p. 117, and Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747) pp. 69, 104.
1607.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 429
The Treasury shall be over Cast \v& hairy morter.
If any p'sons, inhabitants, whatsoever, shall henceforthe sett open
theire shopps wth intent of sale, or use his or theire trades wthin this town
or liberties thereof, or doe openly any laborsome worke uppon the Lords
dayes, other then about necessary victuall and support of life, they shall
forfait 2s for every offence to the poore of that parish where the offence
is committed, to be levied by the overseers by distress.
If any p'son shall be found tippling in Inne or alehouse, by any
officer of the Town or parish, unless good cause shall be shewen to the
Justice, he shall forfait i2d to the poore. Or if any p'son be found
playing at any unlawfull games, or idly spending theire time in suche
houses, the p'ty offending shall forfait i2d for every suche time.
If any butcher or his servte shall cary about in this Towne fflesh of
Beefe, Mutton, Pork, Veale or Lambe, and shall offer to sell the same
wthin this Towne to any p'son whatsoever, he shall forfait I2d to the
poore of that Parish, to be levied by the overseers. Or if any Butcher
of this Towne or Country continnue in market in the usuall market
place, to the end to sell flesh, after 8 of the Clock afternoone, betwene
the La : day and Mich : or after 6 of the Clock betwene Mich : and
Shrovetide, suche offender shall forfait 3s 4d for every suche day.
ffor Explanation of mr Smarts will (aj concerning the imploim1 of
suche proffits of lands given by him to Godly and charitable uses; unto
former orders concerning the same, are added these that follow :
1. The proffits being ordered by him to be devided into 3 p'ts, and
2OS, part of the i part, being given to Drapers and Tailors hall : Its
ordered that it shall goe to the Tailers hall onely.
2. Its ordered that the 2d p't of 3 parts shall be devided into 2 p'ts,
one p't for a stock to set the poore people of this towne on work, and
the other part for apparell, corne, wood, and sea cole to be bought for
the poore of the ffoundacon.
3. Whereas part of the 3rd p't afforesaid of the promts was intended
for the 2 lazer houses of S* Leonards fbj and S* Tho : Pountny; (c) now
for that there belongeth in lands to the said houses 5'' yerely, and 53s 4d
yerely, out of the Country Collection, and that the poore of these houses
may ask almes of travailers passing by : And the number of them to be
maintained and kept doe not exceed 7 persons : And whereas this Town
hathe erected 4 habitations in the place where the old building was
lately fal'n downe, fitting for the placing of 8 poore persons :
Its therefore ordered that 8, 7, or 6 suche poor old lame, blinde,
and diseased persons shall be there forthwth placed, every of wch shall
have 3s eache weeke. And unto such as are in S* Leonards hospitall,
(a) i>id. sup. p. 268. Will, 90 Kidd.
(b) -vid. sup. p. 334. (c) Qy. S1 Edmund Pounteney, ib. p. 82.
430
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
by auncient order shall have yet further addition of their mantenance
3d a weeke, every ffriday. And that every household of the new building
shall have yerely a quarter of a chalder of coles, and halfe a lode of
fagott wood. And the sick and diseased p'sons of the old building
shall have halfe a chalder of cole and one lode of wood.
And the poore prisoners shall have £ of the said third part, towards
their releife yerely. And if any overplus be, it shall be imployed in
Bedding and other necessaries of the poore old lame, diseased p'sons in
the old and new houses.
The poore of the new houses shall be called the poore of mr Smarts
foundation, and none shall be admitted there but suche as are town
borne, or of continuance in the same 20 yeres at the least.
And uppon Mundays, Wednesdays, and ffridays, the poore afore-
said, or such as are not infected, shall resort to the Chappel in the
morning, and make confession in the common praier, and then pray in
a forme of praier prescribed. And suche p'sons of this foundacon w"*
are or shall be in or nigh Chr : Hospitall, shall at suche times allsoe
resort to the Chappell there, and performe their devotions as aforesaid.^/
Admirallty.
At Ipswch. Presentm13 of Goods found, and wrecks.
annoyances to the passage by water by Timber, and peells of hoyes
layd against a key in the water. And extraordinary correction given
by a mr of a hoy to his serv1, viz : 20 blowes wft a ropes end.
Dock digged within the high water mark at Downham bridge.
unlawfull fishings and dredging of oysters.
1607-8. 5 Ja
• (Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1607.]
Bayl: &c. I
Rich : Marten, (3)
Rob: Snelling.(c)
Treasurer,
Rich : Corneli'.
Coron",
Rich : Charles,
Joh : Herne.
Chamberlins,
Rob : Gooding,
r~\ .
Cjeo '. Acton
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Cutler,
Joh : Herne,
John Humfry,
Clavigers,
Tob : Bloss,
Edw : Gooding,
1
Chr: Ballard.
Wm Sparrow.
(a) The whole of this explanation is given in continuation of the account of Smart's Charity. Ipsw.
Gifts and Leg. (1747) pp. 31-51.
(J) A merchant and Portman, possibly of the Martyn family of Long Melford. In 1620 he was a
benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib., and by deed, dated 18 Feb., 1621, gave his farm in Westerfield to the
Bailiffs and Portmen of Ipswich, out of which they should pay yerely £20, to " two such scholars of the
University of Cambridge, as formerly were scholars in the Free School of Ipswich." Add. MSS. (Davy)
19,141. Ips. Gifts and Leg., p. 98. Will (9 Swanne) prov. 26 Feb., 1622.
(c) A merchant and Portman, son and heir of Robert Snelling. (pp. 356-406.) He mar. Mary, dau.
of Robt Cuttler, Portman of Ipswich; died 14 Sep., 1647, and was bur. in Sl Peter's, Ipswich. His name
occurs in the list of Benefactors to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib., as a contributor of /io. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p.
144. Harl. 6071, f. 242b.
1607.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 431
5 Jac: (Wednesday}, 29 Aprill. [1607.]
Chamberlins distresses, by vertue of the order for the Sabbath day,
shall be defended by the Towne.
Nich : Groome discharged from being Alderm : Guild, for his fine
. of 5U, and Rob : Benham is elected in his place to joine w^ Cornel'
Hubright to kepe 2 dinners, one this yere, the other the next, and all
ffree men being subsidy men, shall comme XVth theire wives and none
other.
Chr : Ballard discharged from being Alderm : Guild, for his fine of
6H 13s 4d.
mr Ties messuages, built uppon the Common soile called " the old
Kay," being seised into the Towns hands, for want of paym' of 7",
according to the grant: Its agreed the messuage somme times in the
occupacon of Rob: Bull, shall be conveyed to mr Scrivener uppon the
paym1 of 8ou.
And the other tenem*5 of the Old Kay, built by mr Tie, shall be
conveyed to Rob* Benham, and Tho : Tie, and theire heires, for i6oH, to
be paied on May day, 1608.
mr Scriveners 8oH shall be paied to mr Bayliff Humfery, whoe shall
give his and his sonnes bond for paym* of 85, uppon May day comme
12 months.
And mr Scrivener, mr Benham, and Tho : Tye, shall pay to the towne
14" for the yere, at La : last.
The Taske in the Exchequer shall be proceeded in w* effect.
5 Jac: (Saturday), 18 July. [1607.] Headburrowes.
Allow Joh : Marshall to raile the south side of his house by the
high way, 2 yards from the end of his dye house into the way, and 9
foote into the way from his porche, at 2d rl.
John Marshall on the west p't of his new house, having incroched
uppon p't of the ground in ffishers occupacon in Hellens parish, in lease
from the Town, for divers yeres to comme : The incrochem* is allowed
to continnue, paying 1 2d yerely to the occupiers of ffishers estate, and
interest, and after to the Town for ever.
5 Ja (Wednesday), 16 September. [1607.]
Sr Tho : Whites gift disposed of.
ffelons goods seised, restored for the fine of 13* 4d.
Licence granted to Richard to sett over his lease, late Hoptons, for
1000 yeres, unto Willm. Chapman.
Rich : Bemont, John fnsher, Joh : Gooding, and Tho : Golds, elected
Serjeants for the yere to comme.
432 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
There shall be payed to Lionel Edgar, 25s for half a yeres rent,
for the ground whereuppon mr Ties houses lately stood, and were bought
of him.
A Ire of Atturny to demand Sr Tho : Whites mony of the severall
p'sons owing the same, and to deliver to them their bonds uppon receipt
thereof.
5 Ja: ( 'Tuesday), 29 September. [1607.]
mr Sicklemore, mr Bloyse, jun : ffrancis Crow, James Tillet, gover-
nors of Chr : Hospit : James Tillet, Treasurer.
mr Scriveners an*y of 7 po(u)nds for shirts, &c., apointed to be
received by mr Acton.
Warr4 to levy areres by the late Chamberlins.
mr Bloyse and mr Cage, Atturnies to receive state of mr Walton
and mr Caston, of lands by mr Smart to the(m) given w& others, to the
use of the Town.
Rob : Snelling, Tob : Bloss, Joh : Herne, Joh : Boore, James Tillet,
Rob : Cole, Joh : Humfry, Jun : shall receive surrender to them and theire
heires (of) the coppiholds given by mr Smart to Tho: Walton and Leonard
Caston.
5 Ja: (Monday}, 26 October. [1607.]
A patent granted to mr Sam11 Ward of his place according to the
order.
Auditors.
Assessors fforr: fines.
The Treasurer of the Hospitall from time to time, shall receive the
rents of mr ffelawes lands, and pay the same to Willm Awder,^/ elected
Schoolmr by half yeres, wthout warr* from the Bayliffs.
Suche as being traders in this Town, and may claime theire freedome
by patrimony and doe not comme and take up theire freedom at the
next Court, shall pay monthly 40% for suche time as they shall trade
after that Court.
Keningales bond putt in suite, for breache of Covents concerning
Ulueston hall.
Noe child or children hereafter to be bound by any of the overseers
of this Towne to any Handycraft wthin this, shall pay for inrolling theire
indenture, above 4d.
Mr Sam11 Ward, elected preacher to this Towne for life, if he shall
soe long dwell in this Towne, and shall have for his yerely penc'on
73h 6s 8d, payable by the treasurer quarterly, wthout any warr*. And
hereof shall have the Common sealle. In his sickness or absence he
(a) He was of Christ's Coll : Camb : A.M. 1606.
1608.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 433
shall provide for supplie at the common preaching place of this Towne,
3 times in every weeke, as usually hathe bein. Hee shall not be absent
out of Towne above 40 dayes in one yere, without leave.
If he shall take a pastorall charge, this retainer shall be void.
The pencon granted shall not charge the ffoundacon nor Hospitall
lands.
5 Ja: (Friday j, 22 Jannuary, [i6o8.J Assembly.
mr Sturgeon shall have a lease of a peece of ground nigh the ffriers
bridge, to build a tenem4, and shall have the feede of the waies leading
to the marshes, for 2 1 yeres after the sealling of the lease.
5 Ja: (Monday), 8 ffebruary. [1608.]
Diverse persons fined 3s 4d, for not comming to the Court in theire
gownes, and uppon request are remitted to i2d a peece, to be forthwith
paied, or the fine to stand.
A conveyance shall be made of all that common soile and houses
thereuppon built, w°h Rob* Bull had of y° purchase of Joh : Tye, and this
conveyance shall bee to Margr1 Bull, widow, and the heires of Willm.
All persons capable of the ffreedom of this Towne and shall not
take up theire freedome befor Easter next, shall be utterly barred of all
claime of freedom for the future.
And all suche ffreemen as shall imploysuche p'son as his factor,
deputy, servant, or partner, shall forfait 4OS for the i offence, and 4OS
every months, suche retainer to be levied by distresse and sale, rendring
the overplus by the chamberlins.
And that all forfaitures hereafter to be forfaited by any handy
crafts men by vertue of an order made in this Court, 3d Marche, 4 Ja :
shall be levied by distress and sale, by the chamberlins rendring the
overplus.
The former, [order] made 18 June, 18 El : concerning unshod carts,
is revived, and its ordered, if any person shall make any Cariage wthin
this Town, from place to place, by shod carts or tumbrills, after Joh :
Baptist next,""" the forfaiture for every lode shall be 1 2d, to be levied to
the use of the poore, by the distress and sale, and rendring the overplus
by the Chamberlins.
5 Ja: (Thursday), ^ffebruary. [1608.] Petty Court.
An Atturny discharged from his place for non attendance. See
allsoe 5 ffebr: the same yet e.
* Nativit : of Jo : Bapt : June 24.
KKK
434 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
5 Ja: (Wednesday}, 23 Marche. [1608.]
The com : soile granted 25 ffebr : 3 Ja : to Katharine Mose, is now
at her request conveyed to Rob : Woodward, her husband, and herselfe
and her heires.
George Wilds house in Mar : Elms, entred into by war* of Atturny
to the use of the Towne.
The wardens of the ffoundacon shall sell to the Towne so much
Timber from Ulueston hall grounds as may be sufficient to build the
Galleries at the Hospitall.
Rob* Benham hathe the 1 50'' continued 2 yeres longer, paying 40''
present, for the use thereof, and of i5ou more now lent him, putting in
security of his own and mr Bloyses bond.
The mony laid out about erecting a grammer Schoole at the Hos-
pittall, shall be paied out of the Hospitall revenewes.
Innkeepers and victuallers of this Towne shall not brew theire own
beere, nor buy any from London, or other place out of the liberties of
this towne, under forfaiture of 6s a barrell for every one soe received,
and that they shall take all theire beere from the Brewers of this Towne.
Noe freeman or their servts or apprentises shall resort to any Playes
to be holden wthin this Town under perill of fforfaiture for every offence
i2d, to be levied by distress by the Chamberlins.
Every Innkeper shall finde security of 2OU to the Towne, to dis-
charge the Towne from all children unlawfully begotten wthin his or
theire house at any time hereafter, and suche as refuse to give security,
shall forfaite to the Town 5'', to be levied by the chamberlins by dis-
tress, &c.
Rich : Dawtry, fined by the headburrowes at 33" 4d, for selling beere
above the price sett, is abated to 13s 4d.
The Treasurer shall pay to the Churche Wardens of the Tower
parish iou, towards the making up of the seates in the Churche.
Willm. Cage, made one of the Clavigers of this Town, in the roome
of mr Blosse, is sworne.
5 Jac: (Saturday), Aug. 22. [1607.]
Mrs Alise Bloyes gave to the Town 40'' by will, to be lent by them
to 6 young free men for three yeres for ever.faj
Admirallty.
At Nation. Presentments that a Boye at Harwch was drowned,
but what is becomme of him they know not. And of goods found, and
moyty of the vallew paied to the Towne.
(a) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p. 78. This is again recorded in Bacon's MS. under date of 6 Jac. 28 Aug.
i6o8.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
435
Annoyance by Casting of Ballast into the channell, fined i2d.
unlawfull dredging- of oysters, fined 2s. And a bote found flotsom
at Walton ferry, moity of the vallew paied.
A suite in the Town Court at common Law for a matter belonging
to the Admirall jurisdiction, and uppon confession, the fine is set at I2d.
A bote spoyled by another bote rowing against it.
A seaman promising to goe wth a mrto New Castle 3 voyages, and
departing from service after one voyage was fulfilled.
Trespass in taking of goods. Anoyance of the channell by Ballast
cast into the same, and by vaults and muck. Incumbrance of passage
by hoyes lying crosse the same, and by lying one hoye abrest uppon
another.
1608-9. 6
Bayl: &c.,
Coroners,
Justices,
Ja: (Thursday), 8 September. [1608.]
( MrTho: Sicklemore.(a)
( mr Wm Acton.(^)
( Rich: Charles,
( John Herne.
Treasurer,
Chamberlins,
, The Bayliffs and
( Rich : Marten,
{ Rob' Guttler,
1 Rob' Snelling,
* Wm Sparrow.
Clavig :
Serjeants,
i
Rob : Cole.
Tho : Johnson,
George Raymer.
Joh : Herne,
Chr: Ballard,
Wm Cage.
Joh : Gooding,
Tho : Golds.
Rich: Bemont discharged from mic: next.
The leaden Gutters at the Hospitall shall be payed for by the Towne.
6 Ja: (Friday), 22 Aprill. [1608.] Assembly.
The Lo : High Treasurer (cj being departed this life, At this
Assembly the E : of Salisbury (d) is elected to be High Steward of this
Towne during his life, and he shall have a patent thereof under the
Town Scale, and the An*y of 2OU.
(a) md. sup. p. 322. Had. 6071, f. 246b ; Will (15 Soame) dat. 26 Mar. 1619; prov. 9 Feb., 1619-20.
(b) He is the first in the ped. given by Davy, (Add. MSS. 19,114) was el. to the Common Council in
1587, and Treasurer in 1596. He died 29 Nov., 1616, aged 76, and was bur. in -V Mary Elms, Ipswich,
where there is a monument in the chancel, erected by his son, John Acton, who was of Bramford, Suff.,
and High Sheriff in 6Chas. I. (1630-1) Arms: gu. a fess and a bordure eng. erm. Fuller's Worthies ii. 349.
Clarke's Ipswich, p. 196; Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8201 ; (Batley) 25,335, f. 43. Harl. 6071, f. 143. Will
(20 Meade) dat. 20 Nov., 1616; prov. 12 Feb. 1617.
(c) vid. sup. p. 406.
(d) Robert Cecil, youngest son of William Cecil, 1st Lord Burleigh, by his 2nd wife, Mildred, dau. of
Sir Anthony Cooke, of Giddy Hall, Essex. He was created Earl of Salisbury 4 May, 1605, and on the
death of the Earl of Dorset, Lord Treasurer, Feb. 251!), 1608-9, succeeded to that office ; he died at Marl-
borough, Wilts, while journeying towards London, on Sunday, May 24, 1612, and was bur. at Hatfield,
Herts, in the Salisbury Chapel, on the north side of the chancel of the church of St Etheldreda, where
there is an altar tomb, with his effigy, robed, and wearing the insignia of the Garter. Collins' Peerage, ii.
484, &c. Clutterbuck's Herts, ii. 365.
436 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
All houses and buildings that are now thatched wthin this Towne,
and all other that the headburrowes shall think meete, the thatche
thereof shall be taken downe, and the same houses, &c. shall be tiled
by suche persons as have interest in ye same, before James day next.*
And every person offending- against the said order, shall forfait 5'' to
the use of the Town poore, to be levied by distresse by the Chamberlins.
And every parish shall p'vide 12 buckets of lether, on or before
James day next.
6 Ja: (Saturday}, 26 Aprill. [1608.]
Rob4 Benham and Cornel' Hubright discharged from being Alderm :
Guild for 4U fine, cache of them. And Willm Cock and Tho : Cock
are elected in theire roome.
Rob: Nooth shall be sued uppon his bond.
The order of the Assembly concerning thatched houses immediately
foregoing, ordered verbatim by this Court. And the order concerning
Buckets.
Day appointed for the Guild. The portmen shall pay 5s apeece,
and noe capon, and the 24th 3s 4d apeece, and noe capon, and every ffree
man 2s 6d apeece, for them and theire wives, and none shall comme but
subsidy men, and they shall pay the former rates, wither they comme
or not.
The E : of Salisbury is elected High Steward, according to the
Assemblys order.
6 Ja; (MondayJ, 6 June. [1608.]
The E. of Salisbury not accepting the High Stewards place, The
E. of Suff : (aj is elected thereunto, according to former elections of
others used.
mr Bayliff Snelling, and mr Bloise, at the charge of the Towne,
shall repaire to London, and present the patent to his LOP. And they
shall give 40* to the Secretary of the E. of Suff: for his paines.
James Leman is discharged from being Schoolmr, for his evill
behaviour, and unprofitable teaching, and an ejectm* shall be sealed of
the house and lands in James Lemans occupacon, and of the Schoole
house.
* SS. James (the Less) and Philip, May I ; S. James, apostle, July 25.
(a) Sir Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suff. (so created 21 July, 1603) was the son of Thomas, 4th Duke
of Norfolk, by his 2nd wife, Margaret, dau. and sole heir of 'Thomas, Lord Audley ; he was knighted by
the Lord High Admiral for his services in the engagement with the Spanish Armada, and at the expedition
to Cadiz (p. 382) led the third squadron; he was installed as K.G., May 24, 1597, as appears from his stall
plate in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. In 1605, being Chamberlain of the Household, he was employed
with Lord Mounteagle in searching the precincts of the Houses of Parliament, the result of which was the
discovery of the Gunpowder Plot. He died at his house at Charing Cross, May 28, 1626, and was bur. at
Saffron Walden, Essex. Collins' Peerage, (Brydges) iii. 147.
1608.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 437
Mr George Downing is elected mT of the Grammer Schoole for one
yere to comme.
Arthur Ergerton shall hold 5'' in his hand for 3 yeres, putting in
suerties.
The 8U in mr Humfries hands shall be continued, and 2OU more
added to make it up to ioou, and he shall give his owne and his sonnes
bond for the repaym* thereof, and 8U more uppon the 2 of may next.
The Town house nigh Mary Tower Churche gate, to be demissed
by a committee.
6 Ja: (Thursday), 21 July. [1608.]
Common meter elected.
If any freeman shall recover in an action for fforrain bought and
fforr : sold, he shall have his Costs paied him from the Towne, over and
besides what he shall recover.
The Chamberlins shall shut up the shopps of certain p'sons,
forrainers, mentioned, and if they refuse, They shall be committed till
they submitt.
John Ward distrained for keeping his sonne imployed in his shop
in trade, he being noe freeman, contrary to a former order.
6 Ja: (Wednesday), $ August. [1608.] At the Hcadbur:
Posts and railes allowed to continnue before Rob* Goodings house,
at 6d r».
6 Ja: (Wednesday), 17 August. [1608.]
George Downing shall be presented to the BP to be mr of the
Grammer Schoole till Mich : comme 1 2 months.
6 Jac: (Wednesday), 28 September. [1608.]
In regard the Towne atturnies loose theire practise in other Courts,
they shall have for every declaration or plea, 4d a sheete, written as the
Town Clark useth to write, and every Court for the first 3 Courts, in
every Cause 8d over, and besides theire former fees, as well for the
plaintiff as for the defend*. And uppon evidence in every cause, and
allsoe in inquiries of dammages, they shall have 2Od, as well the Atturny
of the defend* as the plaintiff.
6 Jac: (Thursday), 29 September. [1608.]
mr Sherman, mr Bloss, Chr : Ballard, and Rob : Cole, govenners of
the hospitall, and Chr : Ballard is treasurer.
A Ire of Atturny to the late Chamberlins to levy areres.
438 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The Chamberlins shall pay 4U Is 2d, laydout in riding the last p'am-
bulation.
Phillip Courtnhall and Tho : Page elected Serjeants for one whole
yere henceforthe.
6 Ja: (Wednesday}, 5 October. [1608.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforrain ffines.
mr Tho : Walton discharged from the Town Clarks place.
mr Willm. Hawis (a) elected Town Clark, and shall have the fees,
and doe the service as others in that place ought to doe.
Rich : Bemont discharged of his Serjeants place by reason of age,
shall have the benefit of Cloth hall, paying 2OS.
The river warden elected, whoe shall take notice of all suche as
trespass, and present their names.
Mr Leman shall have the last quarters wages, and 2OS out of mr
Smarts revenewes.
The house under the hall shall not be letten to any p'son.
A Serjeants cote bought of his widow by the Towne, for the
successor.
6 Jac: (Monday}, 24 October. [1608.] Headburrowes.
Allowed Rob : Weding to continnue his inclosure of ground before
his house, at id r*.
6 Ja: (Tuesday), 24 Jan: [1609.] Headburrowes.
Allowed ffassetts incrochem', by setting an oven in part into Sl
Stevens Lane, during pleasure, at id r*.
Admirallty.
At Ipswich. Presentmts. Goods taken against the peace.
Unlawfull dredging of oysters : Transportation of inhibited com-
modities : Shipps wearing of flaggs wth the Queens armes : ffishe taken
wUlin the liberty, and sold out of the liberty : Goods found. Bloudraughts.
ffishing with bonnetts. ffishing wth heave nets by one alone. Servant
mariner departing from service contrary to agreem*. Inticem1 of serv*
mariner from his mrs service. Laying an ancor in the middle of the
channell for two tides and longer. A hoy layd by the Kay with the
sterne toward the channell. Hoyes layd part in the streame and part
on the oaze. fines from 2Od to 3s 4d.
(a) Probably a relative of the John Hawis who held this office from 1563 to 1591, and who appears
to have been the son of John Hawes of Weston, Suff., and to have mar. Ann, dau. of. ... Page. Harl
1196, f. 272, which also contains in ff. 207-9, twenty-nine dockets of wills of this family, one of which, that
of John Hawes of Weston, was dated Feb., 1604, and prov. 20 May, 1605 ; see also Harl. 1096, ff. 120-3 :
1476, f. 420; Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,134. Arms: az. a fess wavy, betw. 3 lions pass. or.
i6og-]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
439
7 Ja: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1609.]
Treasurer,
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
Coroners,
Chamberlins,
Willm. Bloyse,(<z)
Tobias Bloss.(£)
The Bayliffs and
Tho: Sicklemore,
Wm Acton,
Rob : Cutler,
Wm. Sparrow.
Job : Herne,
Wm Cage.
Hen : Buckenham,
Tho : Hayle.
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac :
Clavigr
Serjeants,
Rob: Cole.
Wm Hawis.
Joh : Herne,
Wm Cage,
Chr: Ballard.
/ Joh : Gooding,
i Tho : Golds,
) Phil : Courtnall,
Tho : Page.
7 Ja: (Thursday), 13 Aprill. [1609.] Assembly.
The order and agreem1 made by the Bayliffs and Portmen, or most
of them, w411 the Commissioners, for levying aide to make the Prince,
eldest sonne to the King, a Knight,/^ shall be performed accordingly.
7 Ja: (Friday}, 9 June. [1609.]
All ffreemen shall comme to the greate Court in their gownes,
uppon paine of forfaiture, according to an auncient order, 3s 4d.
Tho : Cock having kept one dinner at the Guild, is discharged at
iou fine, and Joh : Sicklemore elected in his stead.
mr Caston shall have mr Limmers marsh for 2 1 yeres after the former
lease expired, under suche covenants as in the new leases.
An Annuity of 26" 13* 4d was in December last purchased out of
lands in Ipsw°h and Bramford, once mr Diers, now mr Scriveners, for
280", to be paied, and release or surrender of the Annuity of 7'' for
smocks, &c.
7 Ja: (Monday}, 22 May. [1609.]
mr Wards house is purchased by the Towne for I2OH, which is dis-
bursed by the Town, and the rest is disbursed by contributors. The
(a) vid. sup. p. 419.
(*) Second son of Thomas Bloss (p. 321), and a Portman of Ipswich. He mar. Eliz*, dau. of Tho :
Sicklemore, (p. 322) at St. Lawrence, Ipswich, 20 >ep., 1591, and was a donor of ^5 to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib.
By his will, dat. 13 July, 1630, he bequeathed 4 maiks a year for the preaching of certain sermons at St.
Lawrence's, with other moneys, and died 6 Jan., 1631, and was bur. at Belstead. Ips. Gifts and Leg.,
pp. 142, 184; Harl. 1468, f. I32b; 6071, f. t8ib. Will (24 St. John) prov. II Feb., 1631.
(c) The " Ayde pour faire fitz chevalier," was one of the many burdens incident to feudal tenure,
but was strictly an aid de gratia, in consideration of the lord's necessity, personal and not predial ; and
until the Statute Westm. I. (3. Edw. I c. 36), it was levied, both as to time and amount, at the discretion of
the lord; but this enactment declared that the aid should not be levied till the son was 15 years of age, and
fixed the aids of inferior Lords for making the eldest son a knight at 2OS., "or the supposed twentieth
part of every knight's fee," and by the 25 Edw. in. (Stat. 5) c. II, the same was enacted with regard to
the King's tenants in capite. Stephen's Comm. i. pp. 204-5. Reeves' Eng. Law. i. 307 ; ii. 26. Statt.
Realm, i.pp. 35, 322.
44O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Towne retaines 20 nobles yerely for the rent, and the house is assured
to mr Ward soe long as the salary of 100 marks is paied, afterwards the
house is to be sold, and the contributors shall have theire mony againe,
and the Town theire 120''.
7 Ja: (Monday), 19 June. [1609.]
The former annuity of mr Scriveners, 26'' 13" 4d, settled at this
Court uppon the Towne.
Warrc to settle the Annuity now granted, by receiving Atturnm4 of
mr Scrivener.
Security given to mr Scrivener for remainder of mony payable
for the purchase.
Order for the receipt of severall summes due to the Town from
severall p'sons.
The Town of Ipswch is charged wth 44 u ios 6d to every 15th and ioth
gr'ted to the King, whereof Stoke heretofore paied 15s. Its ordered
by agreement, that hereafter the inhabitants of Stoke shall pay 30% of
wch the Towne shall for theire marshes in Stoke, pay 2s.
7 Ja: (MondayJ, 17 July. [1609.] Headburrowes.
Allow Eliz : Series to sett posts before her house in the streete, by
the cellar staires, at 2d r*.
7 Ja: (Monday), 14 August. [1609.] Assembly.
John Ward beeing discharged out of the number of the 24^ by
themselves, now by the Assembly, uppon joint concent, is recontinnued
in his place and fined.
Provided, and its ordered by all the Portmen of the Town, (onely
mr Bull absent) that this order shall not give power to the 24% or the
most of them, to displace any of theire company, otherwise then the
said company of the 24^ have heretofore had.
7 Ja: (Mondayj, 14 August. [1609.]
A committee to debate and conclude wth mr Leman, of all causes
in controversy betwene the town and him.
Every Portman shall kepe in rediness 4 lether Buckets, and every
of the 24^, 2 lether buckets, and every free man and able fforrainer, i
lether bucket, under penalty of 5% to be levied by distress and sale by
the Chamberliris, and the Constables shall make search, whither the
order be observed or not.
i. Noe artifficer, laborer, or handy crafts man, not being brought
up wthin this Town and liberties of the same, wthout licence obtained from
the Bayliffs and portmen, or the greatest number of them, shall, after
Mich : next, use theire trades or occupacons wthin this towne or liberties
1609.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 441
of the same, unless they have continnued in this Towne or liberties
thereof, by the space of the most part of 7 yeres, under perill of for-
faiture for every offence 2s, to be levied by distress and sale by the
chamberlins.
2. If any p'son of this Corporacon shall demise unto such p'son any
dwelling house wthin the liberty of this towne, or suffer him to continnue
above one month after warning given him by the chamberlin to depart,
such p'son demising or suffering, shall forfait for every offence, 4OS.
3. If any householder inhabiting in this Town or liberties, shall,
after notice hereof sett on worke such forraine artificer, if the said work
may be conveniently donne by a ffreeman Artificer, or brought up wthin
this Towne, or residing there for the most part of 7 yeres, the party soe
offending shall pay 4OS for every such offence, to be levied by the
chamberlins.
7 Ja: (Friday J, 29 September. [1609.]
Warr* Atturny to receive 13" 6s 8d ann'y out of Brooks hall in Ipswch,
late Wm Dyers.
mr Brownrigg, mr Snelling, Rob1 Cock, Rob : Gooding, govern" of
Chr : Hospitall, Rob : Gooding, Treasurer.
Chamberlins warr1 to levy areres.
mr Downing (a) elected Schoolemr for a yere to comme.
7 Ja\ (Monday), 30 Octob: [1609.] Headburrowes.
Allow Willm. Camplin to rayle before his house into the way leading
to Stony Cross, 4 foote \ from the Groundsel!, at id r*.
7 Ja: (MondayJ, 20 November. [1609.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
James Blithe made Hallinger, at IOH ios r'.
(a) vid. sup. pp. 403, 437. The earliest accounts of the Downing family place it at Poles Belchamp,
or Belchamp St. Paul's, and Pyenest, in Waltham Cross, Essex; but they were also of W. Lexham, Norf.,
and of St. Lawrence and St. Mary Tower in Ipswich, and of Beccles, Suff. The Christian name of
"George" was common in the family, its most distinguished bearer being Sir George Downing, Bart.,
M.P., Envoy to Holland during the Protectorate, and in 1670, who has hitherto been represented as the
son of Calibut Downing the younger, rector of Ickford, Bucks, ( 1632-6) and vicar of Hackney till 1643 ; but
it seems certain, from a copy of a deed kindly furnished me by Mr. H. F. Waters, A.B., of Harv. Coll., and
of Salem, Mass., that he was, in fact, the son of Emanuel Downing, of St. Mich. Cornhill, and of Salem
(1638), by Lucy, d. of Adam Winthrop, of Groton, Suff., and sister of John Winthrop, first Governor of
Massachusetts, and grandson of George Downing of Ipswich. Sir George Downing was a graduate of
Harvard College, (1642) and in his will, (139 Hare) dat. 24 Aug, 1683, prov. 19 July, 1684, with a cod.,
mentions certain property then being removed to form Downing St. His grandson, Sir George, 3rd Bart.,
(Will, 1 79 Lisle, prov. in 1749) was the well-known founder of Downing College. The will of Nathl.
Downing, of Lond., uncle of the 1st Bart., (48 Cope) dat. 7 May, and prov. 14 May, 1616, leaves property
in the dissolved Monastery of Whitefriars, Ipswich, (p. 98) to his wife, Margaret. A Geo. Downing was
also adm. at Queen's Coll., Camb., in 1569. Arms: harry, or and vert, over all a griffin segr. or. Edm.
Downing of Pyenest (Harl. 1507, f. 3Ob) had a grant in 1584 of the following Arms : gu. a fess vair, between
2 lions pass, gard erm. Wodderspoon, 383 ; Carthew's Hund. of Launditch. pt. ii. 75° ! Lipscomb's
Bucks i. 282 ; Robinson's Hackney, pp. 159, 355 ; Wood's Athen. Oxon. iii. 105, 108 ; Cotton Mather's
Magnalia, bk. iv. p. 135; Savage's Diet, of Settlers of New Eng. ii. 65 ; Deeds of Essex County, Mass.,
U.S.A., bk. vii. ff. 7, 10 ; Reg. of Essex Co : vol. xvii., pres. at the Co. Court House, Salem.
LLL
442 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Job : Sicklemore discharged of Guildholding for his fine of 5'', having
kept one yere. And he is discharged from election of chamberlin for
his fine of 10".
7 Ja: (Wednesday), 24 Jannuary. [i6io.J
Bourne Bridge mills granted to Sr Edw: Coke, Lo: Ch: Justice. (aj
Serjeant Barker (b_) elected of Councill wth this Towne, and his fine
is 53s 4d yerely, by moities.
Sr Rob. Hitcham (cj elected Councell wth this Towne, and his fee
is 53s 4d yerely, by moities.
Wm Cock discharged of office of chamberlin, for his fine of 5".
Suite against Rob* Nooth and his assignees.
7 Ja: (Thursday}, 15 Marche, [1610.]
Warr1 to deliver possession of Bourn bridge mills to Sr Edw: Cooke.
Goods of felo de se granted by the Towne to the widdow, at 2OS fine.
Day prefixed beyond wch noe Shodd Carts or tumbrils shall be used.
Halfe the charge of the casting of the greate bell of the Tower,
paied by the town.
Admiralty.
At Ipsw''h. Presented : Taking of oysters out of the private oyster
pitt of another man. Bloudraught. Overrunning and drowning a bote
by a lighter, ffrait of strange bottomes. Not wearing the right flaggs,
fin : 12.
Goods and wrecks found wthout, and brought into the liberty.
Anchor lying in the Channell five dayes. Mariner servant refusing
to serve, contrary to agreem4. Hurt donne by an anchor layd in the
channell.
Annoiance by the casting of Ballast into the channell. And by
shipps lying in the Channell and crosse the Channell. Wrecks and
goods found wthin the liberty.
(<z) vid. sup. p. 340. He was elevated to the bench as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, June 30,
1606, and promoted to the King's Bench, Oct. 25th, 1613. .On his appointment as Serjeant, in 1606, he
chose as his motto, "Lex est tutissima. cassis." Foss's Judges, vi. pp. 29, 114. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,165,
f- '73-
(b) Of the Inner Temple, summoned by Queen Elizabeth, but re-summoned by Jas. I. in 1603, on
account of the Queen's death before the return of the writ. He was apparently of Monkewyth, Essex, and
Parham, Suff., and 2nd son of John Barker of Bildeston, Suff., clothier, and mar. Margaret, sister of Sir
Edw. Coke. Foss's Judges of Eng. vi. 29. Harl. 6071, f. 177.
(c) He was born at Levington, Suff., and educated, first at Ipswich School, and then at Pemb. Coll.,
Camb. He subsequently entered at Gray's Inn, and in 1596 represented West Looe in Parliament. He
was knighted at Whitehall, 2gth June, 1604, became Queen's Attorney, and Serjeant at Law in 1616 ; he
purchased property at Framlingham in 1635 to the extent of ^14,000, but occasionally resided in Ipswich,
in a house called " Seckford's House," or " the Great House," in St. Matthew's parish. In 1623-8 he was
M.P. for Oxford, and died 15 August, 1636, aged 64, and was bur. at Framlingham, where there is a fine
altar tomb, with arms and inscription. By his will, dat. 8 August, 1636, he beq. his property to Pern.
Coll., where there is a portrait of him. Arms : gu. on a chief or, 3 torteaux. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335,
f. 5ib. Page's Suff. pp. 57-8, 102. Foss's Judges, vi. 30. Fuller's Worthies, ii. 346. Prog. Jas. I. i. 439.
Dugdale, Orig. Jurid. 296, and Chron. Ser. 105. Loder's Hist. Framlingham, p. 203.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
443
1610-11. 8 Ja: (Saturday) , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1610.]
Chamberlins,
Treasurer,
Bavl- &>c $ Will: Sparrow, (a)
!<fe' ( Will: Cage, (3)
justices,
The Bayliffs and
Tho: Sicklemore,
Will : Bloyse,
Tob: Bloss,
Rob : Cuttler.
Coroners.
, {
: Herne, (c)
: Ballard.
Tho: Woodgate,
Chr: Aldgate.
Cler . • pac:
Cler: Com:
Clavigers,
Rob Gooding.
WilTm. Hawis.
Job: Herne,
Chr: Ballard,
Joh: Bore.
Rob' Woodrofe discharged from Guild, having holden the same one
yere.
Antony Penning, Esqre(Vy discharged of his accompt for 40% wch he
is ordered to pay.
8 Ja: (Monday}, 26 Marche. [1610.]
Warr1 for Annuity out of Brookes.
Noe person from Easter next shall use any brewing in any house wthin
this Towne for sale, other then in auncient brewhouses, by continnuance
10 yeres at least, unless such as have bein Apprentises therunto for 7
yeres at least, under forfaiture of iou cache monthe, to be levied by the
chamberlins by distress or aco' of debt. And that noe p'sons after the
day aforesaid exercise the trade of malting, but in the auncient malting
houses used for that end, by the space of 10 yeres.
Noe Innkep: alehouse keper, Vintener, or Taverner, shall sell by
retaile any London Beere, under forfaiture of ios every barrell, and after
that rate.
(a) vid. sup. p. 397.
(b) Son and heir of Edward Cage, Esq., of Burstall, Suff. who was Bailiff in 1592 and 1598 (pp. 367 and
391). He mar. Rabedge, dau. of his stepfather, Tho : Wood, was admitted Burgess in 1605, and served the
offices of Portman and Chamberlain in 1606; he was six times Bailiff of Ipswich, (1610-42) representative of
that borough in Parliament in 1620, 1623, 1625-7 and in the "Long Parliament "of 1640; and was a Captain in
the Ipswich Trained Bands ; he mar. Alice, dau. of John Lea, of Coddenham, and widow of Simon Bloom-
field, gent., was a benefactor to the Ipswich Pub. Lib. in 1615, and died 4 Nov., 1645, aged 71, and was bur.
in the north aisle of the church at Burstall. He also lived in St. Clement's, Ipswich, and in 161 1 was patron
of that living. Wodderspoon, p. 391. Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 18. Add MSS. (Batley) 25,335, f. 8b ; Harl.
6071, f. i8ib. Will (37 Twisse) dat. 15 Sep. 1645 ; codicil, I Oct. ; prov. 4 Mar. 1646.
(c) Son of William Heme, of Univ., Camb., and the Middle Temple, Counsellor at Law. He was a
merchant and mercer of Ipswich, and mar. Merible, dau. of Edm. Knappe, and died s. p. Harl. 6071, f. 271.
(d) Eldest son by a 2nd wife, of John Penning of Ipswich, and grandson of John Penning of Cratfield,
Suff. He was bap. at Kettleburgh, 20 Oct., 1566; mar. Elizabeth, d. of Tho: Crofts of Saxmundham,
Suff. ; was J.P. in 1618, and Sheriff of Suff. in 4 Jac. I. (1606-7.) He died n Jan., 1630, aet. 65, leaving
a numerous family, and was bur. in the chancel of St. Matthew's, Ipswich, where there is a mural mont.
with effigies. Will (29 St. John) dat. 7 Jan., 1630; prov. 22 Mar., 1630-1. Inq. p.m. taken at Braintree,
Essex, 21 Jan., 1630. (Cole's Esch. Harl. 758, f. 53.) Arms : gu. 3 stags' heads, cab. 2 and I, ar. ; a chief
indented erm. Granted by Wm. Dethick, Garter, 1594 (Harl. 1507, f. 29.) Brass, with effigies, at Kettle-
burgh, to his father, Arthur Pennyng. gent. ob. 20 Dec. 1593 (Haines1 Brasses, p. 189,) Page's Suff. pp.
I II, 796; Fuller's Worthies ii. 348 ; Wodderspoon, p. 387 ; Harl. 1560, f. 263 ; 1 169, f. 66a ; 6071, (Candler
MS.) ff. igia, 192. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,114.
444 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Nor shall they brew any beer to sell the same by retaile, under forfait
of 40" every brewing, and 3s 4d for every pennyworth of beere sold by
them soe brewed, to be levied as aforesaid.
Apprentises indentures shall be inrolled according to ancient orders,
or the apprentise shall not have the benifit of his freedome, and the mr
shall forfait 2OS. And the fee for inrollin* shall be 6d. the forfaitures shall
be levied by the chamberlins by distress or ace' on of Debt.
Every person comming into this Town wth Cart or tombrill, shall lead
the forehorseof such teame, in such manner that one whele may pass on
one side of the channell, the other on the other side thereof, and such as
offend herein shall forf4 1 2d to the poore, recoverable by the chamberlins
for the time beeing.
Noe p'son shall ride uppon any cart or tombrill in this towne, under
p'ill of forfait of i2d to the use aforesaid, to be levied as aforesaid.
8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 18 Aprill : [1610.]
Benjam : Cleere disfranchised for collouring fforrainrs goods, and
proclamacon thereof made.
Provision ordered for 6 bedds in the Hospitall.
The Court will not discharge the Alderm : Guild, but they shall hold
the dinner uppon 5th June next, and such to comme as formerly, and to
pay as formerly.
8 Ja: (Tuesday}, 8 May. [1610.]
fforraine bought and forraine sold, compounded wth for 40".
Joh : fflick discharged of Alderm : Guild for his fine of 6H 1 3s 4d, and
Willm: Inglethorp is elected in his stead, and the Day for the Guild set,
and such shall comme as formerly, and pay as formerly, and a tierce of
wine shall be layd in by the Town.
8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 23 May. [1610.] Headburrowes.
Allow Tho : Mann to set spurrs in the way leading to the Kay ; by
Seelies beerehouse, against his garden, at 2d rl.
8 Ja: (Friday), 8 June. [1610.] Assembly.
A rate is ordered for the repaire of Bourne bridge.
8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 15 August. [1610.]
Warr* to receive Colchester accompts.
Warr1 to receive 10", to the use of the poore of Ipswch.
George Rapps shall have a lease of the tenem* that his father lately
builded, for 20 yeres from Mich : next, if he shall soe long live, at 5s r4
by moities, and for want of paym* w^in 20 daies, and if any hedges be
broken, or the same be assigned, the demise shall be void.
1610.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 445
A fforrainer allowed to keepe stall in open Market on Satterdays.'for
taking a town child to be apprentice, paying for standing as other in-
habitants doe.
Willm : Inglethorpe having holden the Guild one yere, is discharged
for the future.
8 Ja: (Saturday), 29 Sept. [1610.] Petty Court.
Accons prosecuted by any Atturny, not exceeding 2OS in debt or
damage, whereuppon any councill shall be retained, there shall not be
allowed him for his councill above 3s, except uppon demurrer or title of
land.
8 Ja: (Saturday}, 29 September. [1610.]
mr Bloise, mr Marten, Edm : Dey, Wm. Cutler, governers of Chr :
Hospitall. Edm : Dey, Treasurer.
Brookes ann1?, 13" 6s 8d, warr*.
Mr Downing elected Schoolemr for the yere to comme.
Warr4 for the chamberlins areres.
ffelo de se, the goods granted to the mother, uppon fine of 2s 6d.
Wine licence granted to Rob : Nottingham.
mr Worlish ordered to restore the brazen Gallon lent unto him by
the Towne.
mr Ward having layd out about the house 1 5'', Its ordered the same
shall be payed to him.
8 Ja: (Monday}, 22 October. [1610.] Headburrowes.
Allow Valentine Wentworth to continnue his incrochem1 in the
streete by inclosing his stall in Margts parish, at 2d r4.
8 Ja: (Wednesday), 31 Octob: [1610.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
A suite ordered against Kenningall for spoile and wast ot trees at
Ulueston hall.
8 Ja: (Monday), 17 December. [1610.]
mr Wards salary enlarged to 90" per annu', in regard of the charge
he is at by abiding here.
Chamberlins areres not to be collected, the Treasurer is ordered to
allow them.
John Ward fined 5", for setting his hand to mr Lemans certifficate
then in suite wth the Towne, in regrd it was donne in opposition to the
Towne.
Christ : Ward, ffor words spoken, viz : " all such as hold up theire
446
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
hands for the electing of Rob : Woodroff to be Guildholder wer knaves
and asses," (wch election was 28 Aprill last) he is therefore fined IOH.
Noe p'son shall carry tallow renewed of any beast killed in this
towne or liberties thereof, out of this towne, under perill of forfait of 2d
each pound soe carried out.
Paines by headburrowes abated and remitted.
8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 23 Jannuary. [1611.]
Tho : Buckenham shall have a lease of Ulueston hall for 1 1 yeres
from mich : next, at 133'' 6s 8d r*.
Chr : Cardinall shall have a lease of lands in Noothes occupacon
from mich next, for n yeres, at 52" ios rent.
Suite for goods fforraine bought and fforrain sold, shall be defended
by the Towne.
The Chamberlins shall buye a brazen gallon for the trew assizing
of measures.
Sr Edm : Withipolls fa) Indent : for mantaining of 2 poore widowes
in the tenemts lately builded by him nigh to Christchurche, sealed at
the pety Court.
8 Ja: (Monday}, 4 Marche. [1611.]
Brookes annuity, 13'' 6s 8d, warr1.
One hundred pounds adventured to Virginia./^
1611-12. 9
Jac: f Sunday J, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1611.]
Bay I: &c.,
[ Rob: Cuttler,(<r)
( Math:Bro\vnrigg.(rf)
Chamberlins,
Joh : Rands,
Willm. Bridon.
, The Bayliffs and
( Willm. Sparrow,
Treasurer,
John fflick.
Justices,
{ Willm. Cage,
/ Willm. Bloyse,
Town Cl:
Willm. Hawis.
* Rob : Snelling.
'*"O •
Joh : Herne,
f^nrnti^s
( John Herne,
Clavig™,
Chr: Ballard,
\jUfVFl ,
( Chr:Ballard.
Joh : Boore.
(a) vid. sup. p. 427. The arms mentioned, with two quarterings, are still in a window in the church
of Rushford or Rushworth, Norf.
(b) The shoresof Virginia, then called " Florida," were first reached I5th July, 1584, by Philip Amidas
and Arthur Barlow, who were sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh under the authority of a patent granted by
Queen Elizabeth, and in the next year Sir Rich. Grenville founded a colony at Roanoke. On 10 April,
1606, a grant was issued for the formation of a Virginia Company for two colonies; the southern, or first
colony, being assigned to a London Company, and the northern, or second colony, to a Plymouth Com-
pany, and these grants were afterwards renewed or extended in 1609, 1612, 1614, and 1620; but the Com-
1 to the Crown, in Nov., 1623. The Bailiffs of
'reasurer and Council of the Company in 1620.
_ , _, . _0 , J--.J-, r. -JT. Holmes's Annals of America, i. Doyle's American
Colonies. State Papers, Col. Ser. i. ii. Bancroft's United States (ed. 1876) i. pp. 93, &c.
(c) vid sup. p. 364. He was of Sproughton, Suff., and mar. Alice, d. of Tho : Gardner of Glemsford,
Suff., clothier. He died at Sproughton, 9 July, 1619, and was there buried. Will (77 Parker) dat. 18 Jas.
I. ; Commission issued 31 July, 1619, to Tho : Cutler, merchant, his son, to administer. Harl. 1560, f. 3O2b ;
6071, f. 206; 1169. f. izib. (d) vid. sup. p. 421.
i6n.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 447
9 Ja: (Friday), 5 A prill. [1611.]
George Acton, George Raimond, elected Guildholders.
Thomas Laster, late usher of the Gramer Schoole, having volun-
tarily surrendered his place, uppon his humble request, in regard he is
poore, [and] intendeth to kepe a private schoole in this Towne, the
Court hathe ordered him three pounds 6s 8d.
9 Ja: (Monday), £> May. [1611.] Hedburrowes.
Allow Edm : Dey to sett railes before his house to the mouth of
the vault, at 2d rl.
Allow to mrs Darby her incrochem* by building a stable on the
Town soile, nigh the way from Math : parish to Marg'ets, shall continnue,
at 6d r*.
9 Ja: (Monday}, 27 May. [1611.]
Rogger Wallis and Rob : Stewardson disfranchised for not sub-
mitting to the order of the Court, admonishing them to forbeare suite
of ffree burgesses of this Towne in the Courts of Westminster.
The Guildholders fined ; eache of them 40% for not holding the guild
at the day accustomed, and they are ordered to hold the same on
Tewesday next comme five weeks, the p'sons injoyned to appeare as
formerly, and paying as formerly.
Chr : Ward disfranchised for refusing to pay his fine of IOH, for
contemptuous words by him spoken of the vote at the greate Court.
And proclamacon is made.
A warr* to distraine at Kirton for 3OU rent, due out of mr Smarts
lands there.
9 Ja: (Wednesday), 5 June. [1611.]
Cognisance of plees shall be demanded in the Common pleaes
uppon an accon of trns* betwene Alis Smith and Steven Baxter, and in
an action of the case by John Hawis against Steven Baxter.
Rich : Dautry, formerly elected Chamberlin, is discharged of the
same at his fine of 3U 6s 8d. And Owen Chandler is elected into his place.
The marshe, formerly mr Knapps, demised to Leonard Caston from
the end of the former lease, for soe long time as other new leases shall
be granted, under the old rl, this is in consideracon of mony due to him
for suing out 2 commissions for equality of taxes and other disbursemts.
Rich : Beamont, John ffisher, and Joh : Gooding, Serjeants.
mr Bulls writing and mr Carters writing, now produced, shall be
sealled.
* Transgressio, i.e., trespass.
448 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
9 Ja: (Sunday), 29 Septemtf . [1611.]
Bayliffs, Coroners, Chamberlins, Treasurer, Town Clerk, Clavigers,
all sworne.
mr Cage, mr Bloss, Roger Cuttler, Geor : Acton, Govern" Hospit :
Roger Cuttler, Treasurer.
Warr' for Brookes Annuity: 13" 6s 8d.
Warr* for chamberlins to levy areres.
Job : Gooding, Tho : Golds, Phill : Courtnall, Tho : Page, elect :
Serjeants.
9 Jac: (Wednesday}, 30 October. [1611.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fforr : ffines.
Warr* of Atturny to putt bonds in suite for the debts due to the
towne.
Mr John Cottisford (a) elected mr of the Grammer Schoole. And
a writing of presentation of him shall be made to the B : of Norwch for
his allowance.
A warr* for distress to be made for rent arere of Joh : Blaxalls farm,
and for want of distress to bring an accon.
A warr4 to enter into Baymans house and view the pipes or quills
annexed to the conduit, and cutt them of, and to see what reparacons
are necessary to the conduit in that house,
George Acton and his fellow Guildholder discharged, having holden
one Guild this yere.
SrTho: Whites gift, from Sam : parkhurst changed to Pedemanuell
Allen.
9 Ja: ( Friday j, 11 October. [1611.] Assembly.
The kings claime to the manner of Avlards* in Ipswch, shall be de-
fended by the Towne, because they have an annuity of 40 marks issuing
out of p't thereof.
9 Ja: (Monday 'j ,4 November. [1611.] Headburrowes.
Allow the coblers shopp erected by Edw : Man, against the west
side of his house, during pleasure, at 6d r*.
9 Ja: (Tuesday}, 21 Jannuary. [1612.]
A writt of restitution brought by Rob : Stewardson unto the freedom
of this Towne. Its ordered that persons named shall be authorised by
(a) The Rev. John Cottesford was of St. John's College, Camb. A.B. 1590, A.M. 1604, and in 1615
was a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p. 142. A will of Robert Cotesford, of
Creatinge All Saints, clerke, (73 Wood) was proved in 1611.
» Alvards : in the parish of St. Peter, Ipswich, vid. sup. p. 170.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
449
warr* to defend the townes liberty, and to justify at the charge of the
Towne.
A searche shall be made in the Tower fa) by mr Cage, mr Snelling
and mr Dawtry, for finding out the Town Charters or any thing whatso-
ever, at the charge of the Town.
9 Ja: (Monday}, 23 Marche. [1612.]
Warr* to receive Ann^ 13" 6s 8d, out of Brookes.
Edm: Dey disch : from holding the Guild, and Rich : Jennings and
John Blomfeild are elected to be holders of the Guild, uppon Tewesday
after Corp'Xi* and the next yere.
And that the p'sons comming to the Guild shall be onely the Bayliffs,
portmen, and 24^, and suche as have bein elected and served, or have fined
for the service of 24% Guildholder, or Chamberlin, wth theire wives : and
the Portmen shall pay 5s, and 24'? 3s 4d, and othr burgesses 2s 6d, pro-
vided if any other burgess shall be desirous to comme, and thereof shall
give notice to the said Guildholders, 14 dayes before the Guild, and pay
his 2s 6d, he and his wife shall be admitted.
Rob: ffrost elected Serjeant of the Admirallty.
The lease Agreed to Tho : Buckenhamjun. of Ulueston Hall, by the
death of the said Tho : Buckenham is now granted to Tho : Buckenham sen.
1612-13. 10 Jac: (Tuesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1612.]
Bayl: Qfc.
Justices,
Conn",
Treasurer,
Rich : Marten,^)
Rich: Cock.(c)
The Bayliffs and
Mathew Brownrigg,
Rob: Guttler,
Willm. Bloyse,
Rob : Snelling.
Joh : Hern,
Chr : Ballard.
Joh : fflick.
Chamber Hits,
Com: Cler:
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
t
MichaellGoodyer,
Wm. Moysy.
Willm. Hawis.
Joh : Herne,
Chr: Ballard,
Joh: Bore.
Joh : Gooding,
Tho : Golds,
Phil: Courtenhall,
Tho : Page.
ffower timber trees at Kirton, suche as shall be appointed by p'sons
named, shall be felled and sold by them to the inhabitants of that Town.
Water Bayliwick demised to Rob : Harvy at 48'' yerely, for 1 1 yeres
from mich: next.
(a) The wardrobe in the Tower of London was used as the chief repository of the records of Chancery
before the end of the reign of Edw. I. Thomas's Handbook to Records. Int. p. xvi.
* June 1 6.
(J) vid. sup. p. 430.
(c) A portman, and fifth son of Robert Cock, gent, belonging to a family of that name in Herefordshire ;
he mar. Anne, d. of Rich : Leader, and had by her 6 sons and 7 dau'rs ; he died 7 June, 1629, and was bur. at
St. Matthew's, Ipswich, where there is a mural monument on the N. wall of the Chancel, with kneeling figures
of himself, wife and children, and above, a shield of arms : qtly. gu. and arg. in the first quarter a cock. Add
MSS. (Jermyn) 8206 ; (Davy) 19,123 ; Harl. 6071, f. 231. In the nave of St. Clement's church is a brass to
Wm. Cocke and Joane (Peare) his wife; he died 26 Dec., 1607. act. 69.
M M M
450 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Michaell Goodyer discharged of the office of chamberlin for his fine
Of I011;
The sexton of the Tower shall have 2OS for ringing the sermon bell,
and 8 o'clock bell, over and besides the 2Osthat he hathe for ringing the
4 o'clock bell.
10 Ja: (Tuesday), 21 Aprill. [1612.] Assembly.
Nooths land, formerly demised to Cardnall, and the said Cardnall
now dead, the same shall be demised to his wife, from Mich last, at 50''
rent.
i o Ja: 2 1 Aprill.
The order of the judges of the Kings Benche was read in the pres-
ence of Roger Wallis and Rob : Stewardson at this Court, as followeth :
" Die Mer cur ii proximo xviij Hillarii Anno Regni Regis Jacobi 9
Ordinatum est quod querens submitteret se villate Gippevici et
solverit denariorum summas super Dom0^ (sic; ? domos ejus) assessas
erga manutentionem mra (i>ic;? jura) et quod tune habuerit bona sua
districta ei restituta et superinde idem querens ad omnes libertates suas
pristinas ville predicte restituetur. Per Curiam." faj
And Stewardson was asked if he would submitt himselfe to the order
or not and he answered, " that he knew of noe such order, and that then
he should destroy his suite," further Alledging, that he had submitted
him selfe to the judges of the Court of Kings bench allready. And then
this Court offered him that he should have his goods distrained, restored,
and he allsoe should be restored to his freedome if he would submitt him
selfe, and abide the said order, wch he refused to accept.
10 Ja: (Wednesday}, 8 July. [1612.]
John Wingfeild (bj is elected atturny for this Towne in the excequer,
to defend a suite there depending against this Towne, concerning one
water mill in Ipswch, and a warr* shall be sent up to him.
The Guildholders having neglected to hold the Guild at the day pre-
(a) The copy of the abbreviated version of this Order as given by Bacon, is somewhat confusing, and the
Rule Book (Queen's Bench, Crown side) where the order should be enrolled, does not contain the entry under
the date given, but as this volume is in a very dilapidated condition, it is possible that the page containing the
Order has been lost ; the following Order, in connection with the same litigation, appears, however, in the book :
" Die Lune post octabas Hillarii anno 10 Jacobi I.
Dominus Rex et Stewardson Ordinatum est quod Stewardson exonerabitur
v- / de attachiamento de contemptu veniendi et quod
Ballivos et Burgenses et Communitatem ville I RobertusMidnallquipraestititsacramentumsolvet
Gippcwiciin Comitatu Suffolcie. ) predicto Stewardson custagia sua circa hanc sectam
vel causam m contrarium ostendet a die Pasche in unum mensem proximo futurum et interim ballivi et
burgenses restituent eum ad locum unius burgensium ville predicte."
[Q. B. Crown Side, Rule Book, 10 James I.]
( b) His identity does not clearly appear ; besides the pedigrees of this name previously quoted, there
are others m Add. MSS. 5524, f. 71, and Harl. 6071, f. 91. In this reign, four attorneys only were admitted
to practise in the town Courts. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335, f- 9°-
1612.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 451
fixed, they are fined 20", and at theire request are discharged of the fine,
provided they shall hold the same Guild uppon the 1 1 day of August,
whereunto they doe submitt.
Edward Hunting shall have a demise for 2 1 yeres from Mich : next,
if he and his wife shall soe long live, of a parcell of land in Whitton,
(wherein the said Edw : hath interest of 3 yeres yet to comme) at the same
rent that now is paid, for the 3 first yeres, and for the residue, 40* yerely,
provided that the said Edward shall surrender his said lease now in beeing.
The last Sessions dinner shall be paied by the Chamberlins.
The Towne lent out of mr Smarts revenewes ioou to Tho : Johnson
and Tho : Hayles, to provide work for the poore.
10 Ja: (Friday j, 14 August. [1612.] Assembly.
Eveiy portman shall dwell in the Town the most p't of the yere, and
kepe his house in his hands, and pay Collection to the poore, or else shall
be discharged from beeing Portmen by the rest of the portmen,and uppon
this mr Bull is discharged from beeing Portman by his own concent, and
mr Cock is elected in his stead, vid. 25 Aug: 10 Jac:
10 Ja: (TuesdayJ, 29 September. [1612.]
mr Bloyse, mr Snelling, Rob : Cole, Hen : Buckenham, Governers of
Chr : Hospit : and Rob : Cole, Treasurer.
Warr* to Receive Ann'?, 1 3" 6s 8d, out of Brooks.
Chamberlins warr*.
Augustin Parker (a) shall have a lease of the Privy house over the
water course from Caldwell brooke, for 300 y : from Mich : last, at 5s r*,
vf& reentry for non paym* wthin 10 dayes after demand, wth a covenant to
make and preserve an iron grate, and kepe the course of water cleane.
Water Bayliwick granted to Harvy as formerly, for 1 1 y : from
mich : last.
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
Kentshill demised to Tho : Lewes for 1 1 yeres from mich : next, at
46'' yerely rent.
The Town Liter shall be viewed, and certirficate shall be what repaire
it is in.
mr Smarts gift of IOH distributed.
The bonds not paid shall be sued.
Persons bound apprentise to a forrainer and a freeman jointly, shall
not be capable of their freedome thereby.
(a) There is an inscribed brass on a floor stone in the chancel of St. Nich., Ipswich, to Susanna, wife
of Augustine Parker, merchant, ob. 13 Aug., 1604, aet. 24 ; at the head are shields of the Merchant Ad-
venturers and the Grocers' Comp. Haines (Brasses, p. 188) records a brass insc. at St. Mary Key to
Augustine Parker, 1590, aet. 53, with merchants' mark ; and Clarke (p. 345) mentions an insc. in St. Man-
Tower, to Augustine Parker and Marg. his wife, both of whom died in May, 1629. Add. MSS. 15,520,
ff.8, 14, 19.
452
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
io Ja: (Thursdayj, 22 October. [1612.] Headburrowes.
Allowed to Joh: Cole, parcell of the Cole dunghill, sommetimes
Balies, at 2s 6d rent.
And that Tho : Golds shall lay the end of his sparrs against the north
end of the Town Gaole, for building a house in the yard, during the Towns
pleasure at 4d rl.
IO Ja: (Tuesday}, 8 December. [1612.] The petty Court.
The Gaoler shall take noe officer of this Court for suer'y, nor shall
they be suertie in any accon depending in this Court.
Warr1 for Annuity out of Brooks, 13" 6s 8d.
Thomas Haris shall have a lease of Horswad mill and all the lands
therto belonging, for 1 1 yeres from the ending of the former lease, at 45"
rent, halfe yerely payable.
Rich : Jennings, having holden the Guild this yere, is discharged for
the future, at 5'' fine.
Rob: Stewardson, in open Court having submitted himselfe, and
acknowledged his offence in open Court, and is restored to his freedome
and is sworne.
Admirallty .
ffines and moityes of vallewes of goods found, paide.
Presentmts at Walton of goods found, piracie. trespass vi et armis.
Regrating of fishe.
At Ipszvich. Presentmts of Trespass vi et armis. and other matters
formerly presented, and the p' ties appearing and confession and fines paied.
Soldier at sea impressed, departed wthout licence. Goods found.
Servant mariner intertained, refuseth to serve. Regrating fish.
Trawling for fish above Downham bridge. Unlawfull dredging ot
oysters. Shipps lying in the channell. Goods found.
1613-14. ii Ja: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1613.]
Isaack Greenwch,
"* ' "'
\
Rob: Gooding. (d)
Wm Inglethorpe.
i
The Bayliffs and
Richard Marten,
Cler: com: ) •,,,.,, „
Cler-.pac: j Willm. Hawis.
Justices,
\
Rich : Cock,
Rob : Cuttler,
Wm Sparrow.
( Joh : Hern,
Clavigers, Chr : Ballard,
( Joh : Boore.
Coroners,
(
Joh : Herne,
Edm : Dcye.
Serjeants,
Joh : Gooding,
Tho : Golds,
Phill : Courtnall,
Treasurer,
Tho: Eldred.
Tho : Page.
(a) vid. sup. p. 430.
(J) Apparently 2nd son of Matthew Gooding (p. 236), and brother of Edward Gooding (pp. 374, 419.)
He was of Wherstead, Suff., and mar. 1st, Anne, dau. of Edw. Legg ; and 2nd, (Mar. 24, 1599), Eliz*, dau.
of Earth. Hall of Ipswich, gent. He was bur. at Wherstead, 28 Aug., 1618, aged 80. Harl. 6071, f. 224)1.
1613.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 453
Willm Cliet discharged from the office of Chamberlin at iou
fine.
II Ja: (Monday}, 26 Aprill. [1613.]
One wine licence discharged and another granted.
Joh : Blomefeild discharged of the further holding of the Guild, at
5H fine.
II Ja: (Wednesdayj , 2 June. [1613.]
Wm Bridon discharged from being Alderm : for 1 21' fine, and Henry
Hamon suspended for 2 yeres.
Granted to mr Snelling, a lease of his marshe from the expiring of
the former lease, for 2 1 yeres, at the former rent.
ii Ja: (Wednesday j, 29 September. [1613.]
All the officers formerly elected now sworne.
mr Cock, mr Bloss, Tho : Johnson, Tho : Hailes, Govern" Hospit :
Warr4 for receiving 13" 6s 8d Annuity out of Brooks.
Warr* for levying chamberlins areres.
ii Ja; (Tuesday}, 9 November. [1613.] Assembly.
Rob : Cole hathe liberty to erect a mudd wall right over the oose
to the ground in Bulls occupacon, wth liberty of landing or lading all
manner of goods hither brought, as heretofore, at the fine of ioh.
ii Ja: (ThursdayJ, ii November. [1613.]
Assessors fforf : ffines.
Cloth Hall demised to Wm Maddock for one yere, at 8U rent.
ffive musitians, and one boye allowed them, 13'' 6s 8d yerely, for 2
yeres, payable by moities.
Rob* Coles gr* confirmed, and the same shall be under the Common
Scale.
Rich : Howell shall have demise of his lands he now occupieth, for
1 1 yeres from mich : next, at 34" rent yerely.
Sam11 Hadlock shall have demise of the messuage and lands late
Chr : Cardnalls, for 1 1 yeres from mich : last, according to the agreem4
made wth the wife of the said Chr : Cardnall.
George Scarlet, being outlawed at his wife petition, shee is allowed
her wearing apparell, and the rest of the goods is referred to the Com :
Council!.
A suit ordered against Nooths assignees.
Prizes for Carriage of Goods to London agreed as followeth :
454 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
A Trunk, 3 quarters of a yard or under, 5% if it weigheth above 3
quarters of 100 weight.
If it be not above one yard long, nor weighing above 1 12" weight,
6s 8d.
If it exceede not one yard and halfe a quarter, and in weight not
exceeding 100 and £ weight, 8s.
If it exceedes not an elne, and in weight not above an ioou and \t ios.
Every Suff : Clothe, 2s 6d.
ffor 112 Ibs weight from Ipswch to London, 5% and from London to
Ipswch, 3s 4d, and after yi rate, unless they be things of greate bulk and
little weight.
ffor goods not exceeding i2H, double.
A letter, one sheete, id, not to be twice payed.
ffor every passenger, 5s.
ffor matters of small weight and greate worth according to discre-
tion.
Uppon paine to forfait 3s 4d for every default ; in taking more or
refusing, 1 2d, levyable by the Chamberlins by distresse or accon of debt.
II Ja: (ThiirsdayJ , 17 Marche. [1614.]
Sr ffrancis Bacon, knight, (aj and Rob: Snelling, gen: (b) elected
Burgesses of the Parlm* at Westrrr, 5 Aprill next./^
Annuity out of Brooks, 13" 6s 8d, war* to Receive.
Willm. Drane shall have a lease of the Town lands at Otley, for 1 1
yeres from Mich : next, at 40'' rent yerely.
Henry Buckenham shall have a lease of the houses adjoining to the
Tower churchyard, from La: next, for 100 yeres, at 26s 8d yerely rent.
Henry Buckenham shall be discharged of the Guild Marchant for
iou fine.
Joh : Blomefeild, John Carnaby, shall have Water Baylywick for
1 1 yeres from Mich : last, at 40'' yerely rent.
Headburrowes shall be allowed towards every of their 4 dinners,
26s 8d, at their going about.
A child slaine by a Cart loden wth Timber, the Horse and Cart and
furniture were seased for a Deodand, (d) and restored for a composition
of ios.
Willm. Cage shall have a peece of ground on the north p't of his
ground, in the occupacon of ffrancis Gooding, in suche manner and under
suche rent as the headburrowes shall think meete.
(a) vid. sup. p. 417.
(*) **• P- 43°-
(c) No returns of the elections for Suffolk for this Parliament are found. Ret. Memb. Par!. (1878) i., 449.
(d) vid. sup. p. 402.
1614.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
455
1614-15. 12
Ja: (Thursday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1614.]
Bay I: &c.,
Tob : Bloss,(<z)
Michaell Goodyere.(<!>)
Chamberlins,
Edw : Keene,
Joseph Parkhurst.
I
, The Bayliffs and
Rob : Snelling,
Clavigers,
Joh : Herne,
Chr: Ballard,
Justices,
Rob : Gooding,
Joh : Boore.
Rob : Cutler,
^ Tho : Sicklemore.
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac: '
Willm. Hawis.
Coron™,
Joh : Herne,
Ed: Deye.
Serjnti.
Joh : Gooding,
Ph : Courtnall,
Tho : Page,
Treasurer,
Tho: Eldred.
Nath11: Cook.
Portmans Medow mortgaged to Tob : Bios, Wm. Bloyse, and Rich :
Marten.
Parkers ground, granted to him for 40 yeres, is granted to him for
50 y.
12 Ja: (Monday}, 28 Marche. [1614.]
Henry Humfry and Tho : Alderton elected Alderm : Guild.
Stoke mills demised to Ayelmer for 1 1 yeres from mich : 1615 ; for
130'' rent.
The house late the mr of Requests stables, and the ground and yard
thereto, demised to mr Cock by Tolsons concent, for 40 yeres from La :
last, at 4<DS yerely.
12 Ja: (Wednesday), 27 Aprill. [1614.]
Srffrancis Bacon elected Burgess for the Universityof Cambridge,^
mr Willm. Cage is elected Burgess w* mr Snelling.
Mr. John Lany jun. (dj admitted fre burgess of this Towne.
A childe slaine by a cart drawne wth 7 horses, nigh the ffriars bridge,
and the same seised for a Deodand, and restored uppon paym' of 2OS to
the Towne.
mr. Petts goods, forfaited for a Deodand, compounded for the summe
of 20".
12 Ja: (Monday), 9 May. [1614.] Hedburrowes.
Allow to Tho : Johnson parcell of the Town Ditche over against the
back side of his house and ground, and Aliens ground, at 3s 4d yerely rent,
provided there shall be free passage for Allen and his tenants.
(a) vid. sup. p. 439.
(b) A Portman, bur. with Joane his wife in the chancel of St. Mary Tower. Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 6.
(c) vid. sup. p. 417.
(d) Son and heir of John Lany the Recorder (p. 341) and a Counsellor at law ; he mar. Ist , a dau. of ...
Appleton, of Essex, and 2nd, Elizabeth, d. of John Sherman, of Ipswich, and 3rd, Mary, d. of John Howe,
of S. Okenden, Essex. He died 14 Mar. 164! and was bur. at St. Nich. Ipswich. Will (70 Essex.) dat. 3
May, 1647. Harl. 1560, f. 85; Add. MS. 5524, in both of which the field of the coat is given as "or," not
"argent."
456 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
And that Sturgeon may build his house over the brook unto the
highway, paying 1 2 rent, and the former rent of 6d. shall cease.
And that mr Blosses incrochem4, by building a window of brick
beyond the cell of his house into the highway, shall continnue at 4d rent.
12 Ja: (Friday), 17 June. [1614.] Assembly.
The Bayliffs of this towne shall not allow any plaies or interludes in
this Towne, under forfaiture of 2OS cache of them, fa)
12 Ja: (Tuesday}, 5 July. [1614.] Assembly.
The Portmen and 24^ may send men to watche for them when theire
turnes shall comme, and the Serjeants shall not watche for any other
person.
12 Ja: (Monday), 18 July. [1614.] Headburrowes,
Allow Tho : Bradock a peece of ground incroched by him at the East
end of his house, at 2d r4, soe long as he shall dwell there.
12 Ja: (Monday /J, 8 August. [1614.]
The summe of 2oou for a benevolence sent for by letters from the
Councell, shall be rated uppon the Towne by the subsidy, and if the same
fall short, it shall be rated uppon the better sort of the inhabitants to make
up the summe, and the said 2OOU shall be sent according to the 1'rs.
Eliz : Darby shall have demise of mr ffelawes lands in Whitton (late
Laurences) for 1 1 yeres from the end of the former lease, at 1 5U yerely
rent.
mr ffelawes houses, late Wards, shall be demised to Thorne for 1 1
yeres, and soe much of the ground as belong to the said houses, and
shall be set out by the headburrowes for 40 yeres from the end of the old
lease, to build uppon, for the rent of 3s 4d yerely.
Drane shall have 2OS yerely abated of his rent, in consideration of
reparacons allready donne by him.
mr John Cony (bj the ushers, yerely stipend increased unto 2OU per
annum.
Augustine Parker shall have soe much ground, parcell of the Hos-
pitall, adjoyning to his new erected house, as shall be allowed by the
headburrowes, the same to be inclosed by him wth a brick wall, and he
shall have the same for 40 yeres, at such rent as the headburrowes shall
think meete.
(a) The Act, 3 Jas. I. c.zi. " to restraine the Abuses of Players, "imposes a penalty of ^10 for profanity.
In London the disorders committed at plays had been a subject of complaint by the Lord Mayor to the Lord
Chancellor in Ap. 1580, and in subsequent years to the Lords of the Council, and in Dec. 1601, orders were
issued restraining any increase of playhouses. The censorship of the stage was at this time in the hands of
the " Master of the Revels, "acting under the Queen's Letters Patent. Remembrancia. Cit. Lond. pp. 350-7.
(b) A benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. in 1620. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 142.
i6i4-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 457
mr John Lany junr is retained of the Town Councill, and shall have
for his fee 40* yerely.
Thomas Alderton and Humfery, in regard they have made a good
intertainem* this yere at the Guild, shall be discharged from further
holding the same.
The Towne hathe ingaged at this Court to bring running water by
conduit to the Corne hill, and soe to S* Peters churche, and to this end
Portmans medow shall be mortgaged for 2OOU.
12 Ja: (Thursday}, 29 September, [1614.]
John Gooding, Tho: Golds, Phill: Courtnall, Tho: Page, are elected
Serjeants.
mr Brownrigg, mr Marten, mr Acton, mr Algate, governrs of Chr :
Hospit : and mr Algate, Treasurer.
Warr4 for Ann1? out of Brooks, 1 3" 6s 8d.
Chamberlins warr*.
12 Ja: (Wednesday), 5 October. [1614.]
The 2OOU benevolence paied.
Heynsworths marsh granted to mr Sam" Ward, for 21 yeres, at the
old rent.
12 Ja: (Monday), 14 November, [1614.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : fines.
ffor the settling of the ffences betweene mr Elmer and the foundacon
lands, its referred to the Wardens to meete wth mr Elmer and settle the
same.
Tho : Golds, Serjeant, being observed drunk, is suspended from his
office.
12 Ja: (Thursday}, 15 December. [1614.]
Paied to John Barker, a poore Grammer Scholler of this Towne, 7"
yerely, for 3 yeres, towards his maintenance at Cambridge. (a}
Tho : Golds discharged of his Serjeants place, and Nath11 Cooke
elected in his stead.
The Treasurer shall forthwth provide 4 ladders and 4 iron crowes,
whereof 2 shall remaine chained under the Town house, and the other
2 shall be chained in the Gallery.
And every p'son wthin this Town dwelling, and wthin the liberties
thereof, shall, before Lady day, provide Buckets of lether, as followeth :
(a) Apparently John Barker of Pemb. Coll., Camb., A.B. 1616.
NNN
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Every Portman, 4; every of y° 24^: 2 ; every other inhabitant, i ;
under perill of forfaiture of 5s to the poore, to be levied by the chamber-
lins by distress and sale, rendring the overplus. And after the day, the
Constables shall search and present the defalts.
12 Ja: (Tuesday}, 28 ffebruary.- [1615.] petty Court.
The Crier shall have 4d for every Cause tried, and for every inquiry
of Dammages.
Persons formerly presented appeare, and pay theire fines and moities.
Admirallly.
Presentmts of finding goods at sea, and unlawfull dredging of oysters.
1615-16. 13 Ja: (Friday}, Nativit: of Mar: [Sep. 8, 1615.]
Bay I: &c.,
Justices,
Conn™,
Rob : Knapp discharged from ye chamberlins place for his fine of 5''.
13 Ja: (Wednesday}, 5 Aprill. [1615.]
Warr* for Brooks ann*y 13" 6s 8d.
Granted 4'' yerely to the eldest sonne of George Wilde, payable out
of the revenews of his fathers house.
The Govern" of Chr: Hospitall shall cause wood to be felled at the
Grounds at Whitton, for the poores benefitt.
Willm. Hamon and Tho : Seely shall hold the Guild uppon the
ordinary day.
J3 Ja: (Monday}, 12 June. [1615.]
Hen : Humfrey shall have a quill out of the Hospitall conduit during
pleasure, paying therefore 2s 6d rent.
Suite for rent of ffaltenham lands.
A Committee to review the Charter, and considder w* enlargemts
may be desired.
( Tho : Sicklemore,(a)
Treasurer,
ffranc : Crow.
( Tho: Johnson. (b]
The Bayliffs and
Chamberlins,
Steven : Hedge,
Rob : Knapp.
mr Thob : Bloss,
Mich : Goodyere,
(
Joh : Hern,
Rob : Guttler,
Clavigers,
Chr: Ballard,
Rob : Snelling.
\
Joh : Boore.
f Joh : Hern,
( Edm : Deye.
Cler : Coron : }
Chr: Com: J
Willm. Hawis.
(a) vid. sup. pp. 322, 435.
(4) Portman and clothier, d. 1618, and bur. at St. Mary Elms, Ipswich, having had issue by his wife
Anne, 7 sons and 3 daughters. Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 14.
i6i5-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 459
Willm. Hamon and Tho : Seely discharged from their office of
Alderm : Guild, at theire severall fines of 13" 6s 8d.
Chr : Algate, Benjam : Osmond, Wm Moisy, Edm : Humfry, Joh :
Warner, Steven Hedge, are discharged from being Alderm : Guild for
theire severall fines of 13'' 6s 8d.
13 Ja: (Tuesday}, 25 July. [1615.] Assembly.
The conduit head at the upper end of Wash Lane granted to the
Town by Sr Edm : Withipoll, for one hundred yeres.
13 Ja: (Thursday), 17 August. [1615.]
Colchester accompts, Lre of Atturny.
Lre of Atturny to receive i o11 from the Town of Colchesf.
A Dinner shall be provided for intertainm4 of the Townsmen of
Colchester.
Interest for the mony borrowed for the bringing of the water to the
corn hill shall be paied.
A Committee to find out a place to build the Cesterne.
One wine licence granted.
Ordered that 50" of mr Bloyses mony, by him lent to the Towne for
the bringing of the water, shall be payed.
13 Ja: (Monday), 18 September. [1615.]
Rob4 Driver, elected chamberlin, is discharged for his fine of 6U 1 3s 8d.
Joh: Gooding, Phil : Courtnall, Tho: Page, Nath : Cooke, Serjeants
elect.
The Counterpart of indenture from Sr Edm: Withipoll, for the conduit
head at the Wash Lane, sealled.
13 Ja: ( Friday}, 29 September. [1615.]
Warr* to receive Brooks ann^, 13" 6s 8d.
mr Gooding, mr Goodyere, Ben : Osmon, George Raymond, elect :
Govern" of Chr : Hospit : and Geor : Raymond, Treasurer.
13 Ja: (Wednesday}, 8 November. [1615.]
Auditors.
Assess : fforr : ffines.
Chamberlins warr*.
Stoke mill viewed and report to be made.
Suite shall be commenced against Nooths assignees.
Auditors for the water accompts.
460
BACONS ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
13 Ja; (Friday), 22 December. [1615.]
Suche as will have water out of the Cornhill Conduit, shall at the
next Court bring in theire five pounds into the Court.
Chr : Algate elected Claviger in the roome of Chr : Ballard, now
deceased.
Suche as comme not to compound for water wthin 2 1 dayes, shall
not claime to comme in at the fine of 5''.
The Chamberlins shall receive all the fines not exceeding 120'', and
shall pay the same to mr Bloyse.
Gaston and Hadlock shall have a lease of the house and lands that
Gason occupieth, for 1 1 yeres from Mich : next, at the old rent.
13 Ja: (Saturday^, 13 ffebruary. [1616.] Headburrowes.
Allow Bezaleel Sherman parcell of the Town soile, against his
house, builded uppon wth brick under the Jetty of his house, nigh
Laurence churche, at 2d r4.
13 Jac: (Wednesday j , 20 Decemb : [1615.] Assembly.
It is agreed that Willm. Hawis shall have the registring and booking
of the sales of horses and other cattaile that shall be sold in the market
according to the statute and use of the Towne.
13 Ja: (TuesdayJ, 2 Jan: [1616.] Assembly.
John Johnson, under Clerk of the market, his place executed by a
deputy during his sickness, and paied out of the under clerks fee.
1616-17. 14 Ja: (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1616.]
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
Coron™,
14 Ja: (TuesdayJ, 26 Marche. [1616.]
Warr* for Brooks ann^, 13" 6s 8d.
Willm. Lane and Laurence Morse, Alderm : Guild, to hold the
dinner Tewesday senight after Trinity Sunday, and noe supper, the
p'sons to comme onely such as are last menconed.
Willm. Bloyse,(a)
Treasurer,
ffrancis Crow.
Willm. Cage.(^)
The Bayliffs and
Chamberlins,
Peter Cole,
Rich : Hayle.
Tho : Sicklemore,
Tho : Johnson,
\
'Joh : Herne,
Rob : Cuttler,
Clavigers,
Joh : Boore,
Rob : Snelling.
\
Chr : Algate.
Joh : Herne,
Joh : Deye.
Cler-.pac: \
Cler: Com: j
Willm : Hawis.
(a) Tiid, sup. p. 419.
(6) ib. p. 443.
1616.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 461
Dr Talbot is elected steward of the Admirall Court, as mr Joh :
Talbot had the same formerly, and now is dead, and shall have 40'
yerely fee, besides incidents to that place.
Edw : Clark elected Common Crier.
Suche as will have any water from the Cornhill conduit, shall comme
in wthin 40 dayes, and shall pay 5" fine and 5s r*.
Custome of Hyds and skins demised to Jenefer Plover, at 2OU rent
yerely
mr Sam11 Wards pencon increased from go1' to ioou yerely.
Willm. Grimwood, Rich : Hunt, ffrancis Mey, Sam" Smithe, shall
have water, paying- ios a yere from Mich : last, payable as the 5s of others
is payed, and under the like covenants.
mr Nath11 Ward (a} admitted ffree burgess of this Towne, having
2 sonnes, Joh : and Sam11.
14 Jac: (Friday}, 12 July. [1616.] Assembly,
Edward Clerk elected Clerk of the market, and shall have the same
fee y* formerly issued.
14 Ja: (Monday}, 16 September. [1616.]
The persons hereunder shall have a quill of an Inche in biggness,
and Cock of Swans quill bigness, out of the Cornhill Conduit, for 88 yeres
at 5U fine, and 5s rent yerely.
mr Bloises howse, in his own oc : Edw : Longly, in his own :
„ Bloises, in mr Puplets oc : Peter Cole, in his own :
,, Bloise, in Copers oc : Tho : Woodgat, in his own :
,, Cage, in his owne oc : Samu Cuttler, in mr Wards :
,, Rob : Cuttler, in his own oc : Roger Cuttler, in his own :
Steven Hedge, in his own oc :
mrs Darby, in Buckenhams oc : Tho : Lea, in his owne.
Jer : Barber, in Kentons oc : Rich : Jenning, in his own.
mr Bloss, in his owne.
Mr Lany senr, shall have water to his house at 5U fine, and 3s 4d r*.
Mr Cliatt shall have 2 quills to the house in his owne occupacon, and
one quill to the house in Lakes occupacon, at iou and 5s rent.
(a) Brother, as I conclude, of the Rev. Samuel Ward, (p. 424) who is stated to have had two brothers,
Nathaniel and John; the sons of the former, however, being given by Candler (Harl. 6071, and Tanner
MS. 257 and 180, Bibl. Bodl.) as John and James. Nathaniel Ward was born at Haverhill, between 1578
and 1580. In 1596 he entered Emmanuel College, Camb. A.B. 1599-1600, and A.M. 1603 ; he was for
some time engaged in the practice of the law, and became, Candler says, "an utter barrister," but took
holy orders about 1618. and was instituted to the rectory of Stondon Massey, Essex, between 1621-8 ; being
deprived by Archbishop Laud in 1633, he went in 1637 to New England, and settled at Agawam, (after-
wards named " Ipswich ") in Massachusetts ; he resigned his ministry there in 1636, and in Jan., 164?, ret.
to England, becoming in 1648 rector of Shenfield, Essex, where he died in or about 1653. Newcourt's
Repertorium ii. 545 ; Memoir by John Ward Dean. Albany, U.S.A. 1868, 8vo.
462 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A..D.
mr Bridon shall have water to his owne house for i ou fine, and 6d
rent yerely.
Tho : Seely shall have water to his own house at 23s 4d yerely,
during the Townes pleasure, quer:
George Parkhurst, to his own house, for 13* 4d yerely.
Willm. Hawis, to his house, for 13s 4d yerely.
Chr : Aldgate, to his house, for ios, during pleasure.
mr Hayles, for the House in Halls occupacon, 2OS rent.
Mr Rich : Hayles disch : of Chamberlins place for his fine of io]i.
Joh : Gooding, Phill : Courtnall, Tho : Page, Nath : Cook, Serjeants.
Laur : Morse and Willm. Lane discharged from further holding the
Guild.
14 Jac: (Thursday), 16 May. [1616.] Hedburrowes.
Allow Rich : Bray to have parcell of the Common soile against the
south end of his warehouse, next John Blomfeilds ground, under the salt
water every tide, at 2d rl.
14 Ja: (Sunday), 2g September. [1616.]
Warr* for Brookes Annuity, 13" 6s 8d.
Chamberlins warr*.
ffor the redeeming of Portmans medow, 200'' is borrowed of others
and payed to the mortgagees, and the same againe mortgaged for
security.
The interest shall be paied by the Chamberlins.
mr Johnson, mrBloss, mrCliat, mr Sicklemore, governers elected for
Chr: Hospitall, and mrCliat, treasurer.
Officers elected are at this Court sworne.
14 Ja: (Friday), 6 December. [1616.] Assembly.
Phillip Cole shall pay for his incrochem* uppon ye way at the Cole
dunghill, wth a brick wall at the East end of the same wall, 2d rl yerely.
14 Ja: 6 December.
Auditors.
Assessors.
The mortgage of Portmans medow sealled at this Court to the new
Morgagees.
mr Smarts gift shall be ordered by the assembly to suche p'sons as
they shall think most meete.
John Buckenham elected Bayliff of Ulneston hall.
The creditor of felo de se shall have payed to him soe much out of
the p'sonall estate forfaited, as uppon otne he will verify to be due to
him.
i6iy.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 463
The Grammer Scholemr, mr Eston,faJ shall have 30'' p : annu', viz :
24" 6s 8d by the Chamberlins, as the Kings stipend, 4U out of mr Smarts
revenewes, and 33s 4d out of mr ffelawes revenewes.
And mr Cottisford, the Usher, (b) shall have 2 8Hyerely; viz: I4i;6s8d,
the Kings stipend, 53s 4d out of mr Smarts revenewes, and 1 11' out of
mr ffelawes revenewes.
(Wednesday), n Decemb: [1616.] Hedburrowes:
The Angell post allowed to stand on the Town soile, at 1 2 rent.
(Monday}, 17 ffebruary. [1617.] Hedburrowes.
Peter Aldus his vault, in part under the Town ground, allowed at
4d r1 during pleasure.
Admiralty,
At Ipswich, apparances, confessions, fines, moities, paied.
Presented : Battery, anoyances by emptying into the Channell a
privy of soile and bricks ends. Unlawful! lying of vessells in the Chan-
nell. digging Ballast at Downham bridge, and throwing the same in
againe, not being able to carry it away, 5s. Goods found wrecked and
concealled. Somme found at Newcastle in the harbor, and brought
into this libertie, and somme found here, and bothe of them caried to
London and intitled to the Admirall there. Cutting of Cables.
14 Jac: (Saturday), 23 Novemb: [1616.]
mr Willm. Bridon (cj by will gave to the Towne 2OU to lend to 4
young occupiers, shermen, freemen, and inhabitants, for 4 yeres for ever.
14 Jac: (Wednesday}, 8 Jan: [1617.]
mr John Barrett (dj by will gave to the Towne 20'' to be lent to 4
poore Shoemakers, inhabitants, for 4 yeres for ever.
14 Jac: (Friday}, 28 ffebr: [1617.]
Agreed there shall be paied 5" to Thomas Hailes, whoe hathe
undertaken and p'mised to build and mantaine a brick or timber wall
against the ground belonging to the Alms houses, adjoyning to the
Orchard of the said Thomas.
(a) The Rev. Nicholas Eston was of Pembroke Coll., Camb. A.M. 1593, and a benefactor to the Ipswich
Pub. Lib. in 1617. (Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 143.) He was still acting as schoolmaster in 1632, as appears
from the admission register of St. John's Coll., Camb., J. E. B., Mayor, 1883, p. II.
(J) md. sup. p. 448.
(c) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 78.
(d) n. P. 79.
464
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A. r>.
Rob : Guttler,
Treasurer,
ffranc : Crow.
( Rich : Marten.
The Bayliffs and
Willm. Bloyse,
Chamberlins,
l Tho: Seely,
( Hen : Humfry.
Willm. Cage,
!Joh: Herne,
Math : Brownrigg,
Clavigers,
Joh: Boore,
Rob : Snelling.
Chr: Aldgate.
i Joh: Herne,
[ Edw : Deye.
Town Clerk and
Cler: pac:
Willm. Hawys.
14 Jac: (Friday}, 21 MarcJie. [1617.] Assembly.
Agreed that the fish market shall be kept in the Brook street, and
stalls shall be provided, and the ground clensed by such as shall be
nominated.
1617-18. 15.70.- (Monday}, Nativit : Mar: [Sep. 8, 1617.]
Bayl: &c.
/us/ices,
Coroners,
15 Ja: (Monday}, 7 Apr ill. [1617.]
Warrant for Brooks Ann*}', 13" 6s 8d.
Nich : ffreeman and Joh : Barber are elected Aldermen of the Guild.
Suit ordered for debt due to the Towne, and for trespass donne to
ffaltenham lands.
15 Jac: (Monday), 5 May. [1617.]
The Guildholders feast deferred until 8 of July. And a Tierce of
Clarret wine shall be layd in for that end.
15 Ja: (Tuesday), 6 May. [1617.] Assembly.
Serjeants in their course shall warne Juries to inquire concerning
the deaths of suche as shall dye in the County Gaole.
J5 Ja: (Monday}, 12 May. [1617.] Headburrowes.
Allow Rob* Bass to impale his new house into the way in Georges
Lane, as farr as his parche extends, at 1 2d r*.
I5 7a: (Friday), 13 June. [1617.]
Nicholas ffreeman and Joh : Barbor discharged of Alderm : Guild
for theire severall fines of 2OH.
Rich: Grimston, allthough noe ffreeman, is elected Atturny of the
Town Court.
:5 7a: (Monday}, 29 September. [1617.]
Warr* for Brooks ann'y, 13'' 6s 8d.
Chamberlins warr*.
1617.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 465
mr Snelling-, mr Cock, Joh : Boor, Joh : Rands, Governrs of Chr :
Hospit : and Joh : Boore is treasurer.
Suite commenced against suche as have not paied in Sr Tho :
Whites gift.
Joh: Gooding, Phill: Courtnall, Tho: Page, Nath11 Cooke, Serjeants.
Sr Tho : Whites gift ordered.
Officers elected are all sworne.
15 Ja: (Wednesday), 22 October. [1617.]
Tho : Page elected Serjeant, and fayling of giving suerties, is dis-
charged of his place, and Made Warden of the River.
Auditors.
Assessors.
J5 Ja: (WednesdayJ , 29 October. [1617.] Headburrowes.
Allow Cornelius Hurbrights railes before his house to stand at 2d rl.
15 Ja: (Monday J, 17 November. [1617.]
Joseph Hubbard elected Serjeant.
Sr Barker, brought up most at the charge of this Towne, shall have
5h given him towards his Commence™*.
A Release shall be granted to Tho : Knolls and Eliz : his wife, of
iou owing by Humfry Scrivener to the Town.
The Conduit house granted to Tailor, for 1 1 yeres from Mich : last,
paying 50* yerely.
:5 7a: (TuesdayJ, 30 December. [1617.]
mr Leonard Caston (aj gave by will ioou to the Towne, to imploy
the same as a p'petuall stock, and out of the proffit thereof pay yerely
81' 2s 6d for ever, viz : 6U 1 2s 6d thereof shall be distributed in bread to
30 of the poore of the Towne, that shall take collection every Lords day
in the forenoon, after sermon ; 2s 6d cache day, at the Tower Churche ; and
uppon every yere, on the day of the month of hisburiall, thesumme of 2s 6d
in bread to be bestowed in like manner, and 2OS for a commemoration
sermon on that day, to be preached by the minister of that parish, and 2OS
yerely towards the reparacons of that churche. And all the Inn bread
the Sexton to have.
(a) viJ. sup. p. 386.
O OO
466
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Math:Brownrigg, Treasurer,
ffranc: Crow.
Rich: Cock.
The Bayliffs and
Chamberlins,
iBezaleel Sherman,
Isaack Deye.
Rob : Guttler,
J
Rich: Marten,
Joh : Hern,
Willm. Bloise,
Clamgrs,
Joh : Boore,
Rob : Snelling.
Chr : Algate.
John Herne,
Edw: Deye.
Cler: pac:
Com: Cler:
Willm. Hawys.
1618-19. 1 6 Ja\ (Tuesday} , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1618.]
Bay I: &c.,
Justices,
Coron™,
John Barker, a poore Scholler, shall have 8U towards his maintenance
for one yere at Cambridge.
Isaack Deye discharged from being Chamberlin at his fine of iou,
and John Carnaby is elected in his stead, whoe is allsoe discharged for
his fine of id1', and in his roome Robt: Wade is elected, and discharged
for his fine of iou. And John Blomfeild is elected in his roome.
15 Ja: (Friday}, 13 Marche. [1618.] Assembly.
Barwicks Penthouse shall be conveyed to the Town for such as shall
sell fish in this Towne.
1 6 Ja: (Thursday), 2 Apr ill. [1618.]
Warr* for Ann*? out of Brookes, 13" 6s 8d.
Warr4 to demand the half yeres rent of the Town heath; viz: 33s4d.
The Tailers and Clothworkers, under collour of theire Charter,
granted by the king, infringing the liberties of this Towne, a committee
shall considder thereof, and determine what shall be fitting to be donne.
John Rands and Willm. Cliat, elected Alderm : Guild, are discharged
at io'' cache of them, for a fine.
Sixe shillings 8d allowed to the headburrowes dinner, over and
besides the 26s 8d formerly mentioned.
1 6 Jac: (Monday}, 27 Apr ill. [1618.]
Allowed to the widow Darby a parcell of ground at the east end of
her yard, adjoining to the wall ditches, at 2d rent.
And that Joh : Kirk shall inclose and occupy the ground in his occu-
pacon to the Tenem4 he dwells in, at 2d rent.
1 6 Ja: (Saturday}, 2 May. [1618.] Assembly.
A marsh once Scriveners, after Castons, and then Wingfeilds, as
executor is demised to him, statu quo :
1619.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 467
1 6 Ja: (Monday), n May. [1618.]
The rent of the heath being not payed uppon demand, nor since,
Its ordered a warr* for entry and seisure shall issue forth uppon the
interest of Usker wood.
Ralf Scriveners Marsh, deceased, being assigned wthout licence to
a forrainer, a warr* for seisure of that interest shall issue forthe.
Joseph Parkhurst and Edm : Keene discharged from the office of
Alderm: Guild, for iou fine, cache of them.
A new Crane and Cranehouse shall be erected at the Town charge.
An other order shall be made for the hallage of the new drapery.
1 6 Ja: (Tuesday), 22 September. [1618.]
Bezaleel Sherman, elected Chamberlin, is discharged for his fine of
iou, and in his roome Rich: Puplet is elected.
Simon Burton, purchasing Castons marsh, formerly forfaited to the
Towne, its ordered uppon paym' of 5'' and surrender of the old lease, he
shall have a new lease from the Towne during the remainder of the former
terme.
Joh : Gooding, Phillip Courtnall, Nat : Cooke, Joseph Hubbard,
elected Serjeants.
1 6 Ja: (Tuesday), 29 September. [1618.]
Warr4 for Brooks Annuity.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
mr Bloise, mr Cage, Joh : fflick and Isaack Green wch, Governers of
Chr : Hospit : and Joh : fflick, Treasurer.
1 6 Ja: (Thursday), 29 October. [1618.]
mr Bridons gift, in part ordered.
Auditors.
Assessors.
Sr Barker, a Town Scholler, shall have 3" 6s 8d to buye him bookes.
1 6 Ja: (Wednesday}, 17 Marche. [1619.]
Warr* for Brooks Annuity.
Edw : Wallis, Tho : Mulliner, elected Alderm : Guild.
Chamberlins warr*.
Rich : Puplet, one of the Chamberlins, for his negligence in the
service of his place, is fined at IOH.
John Blomfeild, the other Chamberlin, for negligence in the said
place, is fined 5".
468 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
mr Goodings gift, and mr Tyes gift, and mrs Rose Bloises gift,
ordered.
mr Bayliff Brownrigg charged \v& injustice, for refusing to enter an
ace' on at the suite of the Company of the Tailors, and for that he did
forbidd Joseph Hubbard, one of the Serjeants, to receive the same.
This Court therefore did sett uppon him the fine of iou, to be levied by
the chamberlins by distress and sale, to the use of the poore, or by
acc'on, in case it be not paied before May next.
William Gravener is fined 5" for saying to mr Bayliffs, " that they
have not regarded their othes ;" to be levied by the Chamberlins as
aforesaid.
Suits ordered against severall p'sons, for aresting in this towne by
the Sheriffs warr4.
An informacon shall be preferred against Andrew Sorrell, for stop-
ping up the footpath through his orchard, and the water course that
hathe usually runne into his yard.
All ffustians, stuffs, saies, &c., of the new drapery, shall be brought
into the Cloth hall before the same shall be sold, according to the order
of ^woolling clothe, and for every peece of stuff brought in, shall be
paied a halfpenny.
The wall ditches on the south end of the Gaole is referred to the
Headburrowes, to be lett as they shall think meete.
Admirallty. Walton.
Pilotage taken wthout licence presented, and a paine of iou not to
offend againe.
Goods found and concealled. Annoyance of the channell by casting
Hogs muck therein, and stinking fishe, and Create stones : by digging
a Dock wthin the high water mark at the red cliff, and not filling the
same up againe.
and by casting Ballast into the channell at Nacton Bridge.
And unlawfull dredging of oysters.
1 6 Jac: ( Friday}, % Jan: [1619.]
Mr Barret gave 20" to be lent to fower poore shoemakers, inhabitants
of Ipswch, for 4 yeres.
16 Jac: (Thursday), 28 Jan: [1619.]
_ Mr. Bridon gave 20" to be lent to fower shermen, occupiers in-
habitants or free men of Ipswch.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
469
1619-20. 17 Ja: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mat: [Sep. 8, 1619.]
T> i jx, i Rob : Snelling,
Bayl-.&fc., \ George Acton.(a)
Justices,
Coroners,
Treasurer,
The Bayliffs and
Mr Math: Brownrigg,
Rich : Cock,
Wm Bloyse,
Rich : Marten.
Edw : Deye,
Rog: Guttler.
ffrancis Crow.
Chamberlins,
Clavigers,
Cler: com:
Cler: pac:
Serjca"",
h.- B£rber-
ich : ffreeman.
Joh : Boor,
Chr : Aldgate,
Joh : Sicklemore.
Willm. Hawys.
i
Joh : Gooding,
Phil : Courtnall,
Nath : Cook,
Jos : Hubbard.
Edward Wallis and Tho : Mulliner, Alderm : Guild, fined cache
20", and refusing to pay, are now ordered to be committed to prison till
paym* made, unless they, being sent for, shall enter bond to pay the
same at a certain day.
And for that the said Edw : Wallis refuseth to comme to this Court,
being summoned, and hathe sundry times refused to comme to mr
Bayliffs, being sent for, he is fined 40% to be payed before next Holly-
mass.*
Willm. Hawys is made Atturny, by warr4 of this Court, to deliver
possession to the ffeoffees of Clemts, water of 3 foote in bredth into the
streete, according to the Indenture now shewed.
17 Ja: (Wednesday}, 21 Aprill. [1619.]
Uppon the death of John Herne, one of the Coroners, Roger Cuttler
is elected into his roome.
An acquittance to the High Sheriff for mony received uppon an
execution.
Lr of Atturny to mr Hanby to prosecute in all suites for the Towne.
Suite against Elmer, the mill tenant, for breache of covenants,
ordered.
Sr Barker shall have 5" 1 7s 4d to discharge his debts contracted, fbj
Persons deputed to travaile to London about the staple.
A letter sent to Pembroke hall, to demand the right of nominacon
to a fellowship granted by mr Smart, and if noe satisffaction shall be
given, a suite shall be commenced.
(a) He was of Chattisham, Suff., clothier, and possibly a son of Wm. Acton, (p. 435) who, according
to Clarke (Hist. Ipsw. p. 356) was also a clothier, and had three sons ; he was a Portman of Ipswich, Cham-
berlain in 1607, and a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Will (Cur. Ep. Norw.) prov. 1636. Page's Suff.
pp. 577, 580. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 142.
* All Saints, Nov. i.
(*) -uid. sup. p. 457.
47O BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Charters ordered to be delivered to mr Hanby to carry to London,
for advice as touching execution of writts.
mr Baretts gifts disposed.
Trees ordered to be felled at Ulneston hall for the repaire of Hand-
ford bridge, by the wardens appointment.
A Committee to settle the fees of the Meter and wharfage.
Liberty allowed to diverse p'ticuler persons, to bring water through
Clem*8 streete into the Town.
Simon Burtons demise of Castons marsh shall be made to him and
Rich : Jennings for the time to comme, in that former lease.
Water out of the Cornhill conduit granted to mr Tho : Scotts house,
in Marshalls occupacon, at ios rent, and to mr Tunstalls parsonage house,
at ios rent, and to Ben : Bemonts house in Nich : parish, at 5" fine, and
5s rent, according to former demises.
John Blomfeilds fine, uppon his submission, remitted.
John Sicklemore elected Claviger in the roome of John Herne.
17 Ja: (Wednesday} ', 16 June. [1619.]
Edw: Wallis and Tho: Mullinger, Guildholders, for neglecting to
hold the Guild this yere at the time accustomed, are fined 2ou cache of
them, and nevertheless to hold the accustomed intertainm1 at the usuall
time the next yere.
All such as have contracted for the water out of the Cornhill Conduit
shall scale theire leases before i of August, or theire quills shall be cutt off.
Any p'son suing to the Court to get his apprentise made a free
man before his full time served, shall forfait 5''.
Perticuler persons appointed to travaile to London to procure en-
largem* of theire Charter for advancement of Trade, at the Town charge.
17 Ja: (Wednesday^, 28 July. [1619.] Headburrowes.
Allow the Buttress of the widow frmches house to stand uppon the
Town soile, in the wall ditches, at 4'' r*.
17 Jac: (Saturday), 31 July. [1619.]
mr Osmond by will gave to the Towne 350'', whereof one hundred
to build 4 tenem45 for 4 poore people, and other 200" for theire wekely
releife, and 50'' rem : to build a new Corn hill ; besides iou to ye Library.
17 Ja: (Wednesday), 29 September. [1619.]
Warr* for Brooks Annuity, 13" 6s 8d.
Warr* for the Chamberlins to levy areres.
mr Bloss, mr Gooding, mr Sparrow, mr Parkhurst, Govern" of Chr :
Hospit : and mr Sparrow, Treasurer.
i6i9-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 471
17 Ja: fSattirdayJ , 16 October. [1619.]
Water out of the Cornhill Conduit granted to mr Scotts dwelling
house during the time to comme, of the lease made to the towne, at ios
rent, payable at Bartholmew,* or wthin 20 dayes after, according to former
other leases.
Henry Humfry shall have water out of Caldwell brooke to his
wodhouse in Margts parish, during pleasure, at 1 2d r*.
Chamberlins warr*.
Edward Wallis, according to former order, being committed to
prison, sued out a habeas corpus, and uppon full hearing at the K : Benche,
It was ordered :
[Dies Martis proximo post Octabas Sancti Michaelis^
Dominus Rex et \ Ordinatum est quod Retornum super breve
Ballivi, Burgenses de Habeas Corpus emendeturet quod defendens
et Communitas ville Remittitur (sic) et quod ad proximam magnam
Gippewici in Comi- \ Curiam pro Burgo predicto tenendam solvent
(at n Suffolciae versus
Edwardum Wallis
finem super ipsum preantea Assessam et sub-
mittitur (sic) se ordini ejusdem curiae.J
Sot. iij. s.
And at this Court the said Edw : Wallis, being demanded uppon
the reading of the order, whither he would submitt or not thereto, he
did in open Court pay ye fine of 2OU, and did submitt to the order of the
Court, hathe acknowledged his fault of disobedience, promised con-
formity, and is released from imprisonm*.
17 Ja: (MondayJ, 25 Octob : [1619.] Headburrowes.
Allow the Cellar doore of John Smith, against his new house in
Wellses occupacon, at 6d rent, to continnue.
17 Ja: 25 Octob: Assembly.
Rob : Youngs shall have a lease for 2 1 yeres, of the shopp built
uppon the Common soile at the Cole dunghill, at 6d yerely rent.
Suche of the 24^ as shall comme to the publique solemnities at the
Tower Church, wthout theire gownes, shall forfait 1 2l1 for every suche
defalt.
And the 24*)' shall have keyes to keepe theire seates from strangers.
17 Ja: (Monday}, 8 November. [1619.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
The assemblies order for Youngs house and shop lease, confirmed.
* Aug. 24, but in the Greek Calendar, June II.
t Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1619.
J Rule Book, vol. 67. Queen's Bench, Crown side, Pub. Rec. Office.
472
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
The p'sons hereafter named shall have water from Caldwell Con-
duit, or from Caldwell Brooke, according to agreem*, and shall have
leases sealed at somme petty Court during the time of the former in-
dentures yet to comme. And suche as are to take leases, and are not
yet agreed, at any great Court shall have leases during pleasure, and
not otherwise.
Phill : Cole, 5
Joh : Smiths 1 s
new House I "
Edm : Deye, 5s
Joh : Smiths
dwelling house
Rich : Martin, s
Joh : Aid', 5s
Geo : Parkhurs'
late Groves
mr Joh : Lany, 3s
Rob : Barber, ao
House in Cleve
lands occupac:
Jer: Barber, 5s
Edw : Whiting, io
mr Bloyses dwell-
ing house
Edw : Longly, 5s
mr Sam" Cutler, io
Tho : Mulliner, 5"
Steven Hedge, 5s
t . d
Rich : Jennings, 5s
His house in Hul-
ings ocupac :
Bezalecl Sherman, 5
W"1 Greenwood, ios
Eliz: Cole, 5s
Rich: Hunt, ios
Rob : Pinson, for
Wilcox house
Sam" Smith, ios
ffrancis May, ios
John Withers, ios
Witherel, 5s
Etheriche, to1
Rich : Smith, in
Girlings occup:
Mr Bloyse in Copes
occup :
mr Bridon, 6d-
mr Rog : Cuttler, 5
10s
5'
Geor: Noise, io5
Jos : Parkhurst, 5'
La : ffelton, 10*
Chr: Algat, ios
m" Darby, 5 s
Joh : Boore, 5s
Chr : Algat, jun : 5*
Joh : Hern, ss
Tho : Lea, 5s
Edm: Dodson, 5*
Peter Aid' 5*
Joh : ffrank, 5*
Rob : Benham, 5*
Peter Cole, 5"
mr Woodgate, 5s
nir Rob : Cuttler, 5'
Tho : Seely for
Curson House
m' Bloyse in
m' Pupets occ :
Willm. Clyets &'his
House in Lukes occ:
'3V
.5'
mr Cages, ss
17 Ja: ( 'Thursday *j, 30 December. [1619.]
A committee appointed to view in all places, whither the order
concerning Buckets be duly observed.
ffrederick Johnson, Esqr (a) is elected Town Clerke till Mich : next,
and is freely admitted ffree burgess, having 3 sonnes, Edw : ffredrick, and
Arthur.
Suits for aresting by the Sheriff wthout warr* from the Bayliffs.
A discharge shall be sealled to Lionel Edgar (bj for the money
levied of John Cooke by the Sheriff, to the use of the Towne
(a) His descent does not appear in Davy or Jermyn. In 1623, Ap. 14, he was trustee of the marriage
settlement of Reginald Hannau, of Peasenhall, gent. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,137. Batley (Add. MSS.
25'335>) giyes his election as on 17 Nov. He was elected annually till Chas. I., when he resigned the office.
Arms : (?) or, a water-bouget, sa. on a chief of the 2nd, three bezants. Harl. 6071, f. 245.
(b) Apparently only son of John Edgar, gent, of Framsden, Suff. and great grandson of Nich. Edgar, of
Great Glemham, Suff. He mar. 1st : Elizth. d. and h. of Willm. Morse, of Swilland, Suff., and 2nd : (at St.
Clement's, Ipswich, 18 Dec. 1598) Cath. d. of Tho : Glascock, of Ipsw. and had issue by both. Will of Tho :
Glascock, his wife's father (74 Harte) dat. 26 Mar. 1604 : the insc. on whose tomb in St. Clement's Chyard,
including several of the Edgar family, is given in Harl. 6762. f. 25. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, [28; (Jermyn) 8207;
and 15,520, ff. 6, 7. Arms : granted 5 Sep., 1546, by Chr. Barker, Garter (Harl. 1820, f. 51.) per chevron, or
and az. in chief 2 fleurs-de-lis of the 2nd, in base 5 fusils in fess of the 1st, each charged with an escallop, gu.
Harl. 1560, f. 2513. places a bird's claw erased gu.betw. the two fleurs-de-lis. Harl. 1169. f. 88. Asimilarcoat
was also granted by Barker to Tho : Edgar, or Edger, of Blewbury, Berks. Add. MSS. 4961, f. 963.
1620.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
473
Admirallty.
Apparances, confessions, fines, moities.
Officers fined for not executing summons and warr43, at 4os, and un-
lawfull dredging of oysters, 3s.
1620-21. 1 8 Ja: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1620.]
Persons fined 1 2d for late comming to the Court.
Bayl: &c.
Justices,
Chamberlins,
Coroners,
Rob : Gooding,
Sam11 Cuttler, (a)
The Bayliffs and
Rob' Snelling,
George Acton,
Willm. Bloise,
Math : Brownrigg.
John Aldus,
Edm : Humphry.
Edmond Cuttler, and
Roger Cuttler.
Treasurer,
Clavigers,
Cler: Com:
Cler: pac:
Francis Crow, and its
agreed he shall be
noe more putt into
election hereafter.
Joh: Boore,
Chr : Algate,
Joh : Sicklemore.
ffrederick Johnson.
Warr* to receive mony.
Suite against Wells (uppon his bond) for opening his shopp, and the
same shall bee borne by the Town.
Math : Brand fined for Collouring forrainers goods, at 2OS.
1 8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 5 Aprill. [1620.]
Brooks ann'y warr*.
Edw : Mulliner discharged from Alderm : Guild, for his fine of i o1', wch
shall be p't of his bond of 2OH, ent'red into for his fine formerly sett.
Rich : Cock shall have a demise of the heathe hertofore letten to
Usherwood, and 2 acres late in mr Brookes occupacon, for 2 1 yeres from
mich : next, at y1' rent yerely, by moities.
Chamberlins warr4, and that they shall bring in their accompt.
The Bayliffs for the time being shall take all suche bread from the
bakers of this Towne as they shall finde to be light, and distribute the
same to the poore.
A Guelding seised in this Town as a deodand, for killing of a child
at Hadleigh, is compounded for 5s.
1 8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 26 Aprill. [1620.]
Uppon any complaint to a Constable against any fforrainer keeping
open shopp, the Constable shall carry the offender to the Bayliffs, whoe
shall committ him to the gaole till he finde suerty not [to] offend againe.
(a) Son ot Rob< Cutler (p. 279) He was a merchant and portman, twice mar. and bur. at St. Clement's,
Ipswich, 29 Oct. 1625. Harl. 6071, f. 206. Will (i35Hele) dat. 21 Dec. 1624. prov. 24 Oct., 1626.
PP P
474 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Rich : Coks demise for 2 1 yeres of the premises, shall be made for 40
yeres, in consideracon that he shall build a house there, and fence in the
Grounds.
Butchers that shall not sell theire tallow in this market, shall be
inhibited from keeping any shopp in the market.
Peter Coles, Tho : Yves, elected Alderm : Guild, discharged for theire
severall fines of iou.
Chamberlins warr*.
ffor the avoiding of Collouring of Goods (a) its ordered that noe free
Burgess shall be ayding in any contract between fforrainers, wherein
himselfe shall have les proffit then 1 2d uppon every pound, where the totall
summe exceedes not 40'', and gd uppon every pound, where the totall
vallew exceedes not ioou, and sixe pence the pound, where the totall
vallew exceeds ico1', under forfaiture of 2OH, to be levied by the Chamber-
lins by distress or accon of debt, and the first informer shall have £ uppon
conviction.
1 8 Ja: (Monday), 22 May. [1620.]
At the funerall of any one of the 1 2 or 24% all the Company of the
1 2 and 24 shall be present in theire gownes, under penalty of 2s for cache
Portmans defalt, and 12 for cache defalt of cache of the
1 8 Ja: (Thursday}, 17 August. [1620.]
Colchester accompts. Committee and Lre of Atturny.
Persons deputed to take iou for the poore of Ipswch, wth a Ir of
atturny to that end.
1 8 Ja: (Friday}, 29 September. [1620.]
mr Brownrigg, mr Eldred, Rob : Knapp, Joh : Carnaby, elected
Govern15 of Christ Hospitall, & John Carnaby, Treasurer.
Warr' Brookes Ann'?.
Warr' Chamberlins.
Joh : Gooding, Phil : Courtnall, Nath11 and Jos : Hubbard, Serjeants.
Mrs Alis Bloyses gift disposed.
1 8 Ja: (Thursday}, 26 October. [1620.]
Auditors.
Accessors fforr : fines.
mrs Scriveners gift of ioou to be lent to tenne poore tradesmen of
this Towne, for 10 yeres, ordered. (b)
(a) vid. sup. p. 314. (b) Ipsw. Gifts andLeg. (1747) pp. 78, 151.
1621.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
475
1 8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 6 December. [1620.]
Rob : Snelling and Willm. Cage, Gent : are elected Burgesses for
this towne, at the next Parliam4 at Westmr, 16 Jan : " '-
1 8 Ja: (Thursday), 7 December. [1620.]
fforrainers named shall shutt up theire shopps, or shall be com-
mitted to prison.
1 8 Ja: (Wednesday}, 24 Jan. [1621.]
mr Willm. Guttler, by will, gave to the Towne ioou to purchase 61' p :
annu' : to be ordered by the Bayliffs and portmen, or the greater number
of them, to three poore p'sons, to eache of them 4OS. (b)
1621-2. 19 Ja:
Bayl: &c.,
Tob : Bloss,
Tho: Eldred. (<:)
Justices,
Coron™,
(Saturday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1621.]
Franc : Crow. This
is against an order
made uppon his
The Bayliffs and
Sam11 Cuttler,
Willm. Bloyse,
Willm. Cage,
Clavigers,
Rob : Gooding.
Edm : Deye.
Rog : Cuttler.
Treasurer,
Chamberlins,
last election.
Willm. Tiler,
Willm. Hamon.
Com: Cler:
el Cler: pac:
Joh : Boore,
Chr : Algate,
John Sicklemore.
ffrederick Johnson.
19
Ja: (Wednesday,) n April/. [1621.]
Warr* Brooks annuity, 13" 6s 8d.
Tho : Hailes and Isaack Greenwich elected Alderm : Guild.
mr Tho : Goodings gift ordered.
Mr Barker shall have 20'' for one yere allowed him, quarterly.^)
(a) This Parliament was adjourned to the 23^, and finally met on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Parry's Parl. Eng.
p. 268.
(b) Ib. p. 161. Will (23 Dale) dat. 24 Jan., 1621 ; prov. 28 March, 1621.
(c) The family of Eldred was of Knattishall, Great Saxham, and Hadleigh, Suff., and for some time
from the beginning of the 1 6th Cent., held the manor of Olivers in Stanway, Essex. The Thomas Eldred here
named was the son of Tho : Eldred of Ipswich, mercht, and Margery (Studd) his wife, and married Susan,
dau. of ........ In 1621 he gave ,£5 to the Ips. Pub. Lib., and was buried at S' Clement's, Ipswich, 3 May,
1624. Will (53 Byrde) dat. 3 July, 1 620 ; prov. 23 June, 1624. His father was possibly the same Tho : Eldred,
who, in 1586-8, accompanied Tho: Cavendish of Trimley, the famous navigator, in his voyage round the world
(Hackluyt. iii. 803, &c.) but the inscription in St. Clement's Church recording this, as stated by Clarke (Hist.
Ipsw. p. 304) no longer exists. In Archasologia, vol. xv. App. pp. 402, &c., are engravings of a supposed port-
rait of Tho : Eldred the elder, or of John Eldred, alderman of London, also distinguished as a traveller, and
of the brass, with effigies and arms, placed by his son, Sir Revett Eldred,Bart.,in the Church of Great Saxham.
Arms : or, on a bend gu. trunked sa. 3 bezants, a martlet for diff. Granted lojune, 1592, to John Eldred, aid.
of London, by Sir Wm. Dethick, Garter. (Harl. 1 1 72, f. 43) John Eldred, brother of Tho: the younger, had a
new grant in 1634, intended, apparently, to commemorate the achievements of his father, viz: az. a cross
pattee fitchee, or; on a chief of the last, 3 globes of the first. (Visit. Essex. Harl. 1542, f. 182.) In 1652, Dec.
6, a third grant was made to Anne, widow of Sir Revett Eldred, by F. Bysshe, Garter : gu. on a chevron
between 3 leopards' heads, arg. as many quatrefoils of the first. (Harl. 1172, f. 18) Gage's ThingoeHund. pp.
105-9; Morant'sEssex.ii,i93; Gage's Hengrave, p. 14; Add. MSS. (Jermyn) 8207; (Davy) 19,128. Harl. 294,
f. 173 (d) vid.sup. p. 457.
476 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Courtnall shall have 6U yerely, by quarters paym*, allowed
him for his maintenance at Cambridge.
Suite for farme of the town duties of Hydes.
Suite for aresting- in the Town wthout the Bayliffs warr1.
Edw : Clerk shall gather the Custome of hydes, paying to towne
13'' yerely.
Chamberlins warr4.
Areeres of rent of Stoke mill remitted, and 2O1' of the yerely rent
abated to the Ten* to be layde out in the clensing of the mill pond.
John Blumfeild, Rich : Pupplet, fined for not bringing their ac-
compts at a day limited : the fine is ordered to be remitted, in case
theire accompts shall be made up and brought in wthin 14 dayes.
A ffree burgess having opened a shop in Barbers trade, not being
bound apprentice therto, is ordered to shutt up his shopp by a sett day,
or shall forfait 3s 4d for every daies defalt.
19 Ja: (Friday), 20 Apr ill. [1621.] Headburrowes.
Allow Eliz : Cole parcell of the highway at the Cole dunghill, 30
foote broad and one rood long, abuttalling on Browns ground, at 1 2d r*.
ig Ja: (Monday), 30 A prill. [1621.]
Tho : Hales and Isaack Greenwch disch : of Alderm : Guild for their
severall fines of 8U.
A lease is granted to Tho: Cuttler, of mr Smarts lands, late Scruttons
and Candlers, in ffaltenham, &c., from mich : next, for n yeres, at
85" 13s 4d yerely rent, by moities.
Water formerly granted to Bemont, is now granted to mrs Jermy,
whoe hath the pp. interest in the house.
19 Ja: (Saturday}, 14 July. [1621.]
Brooks annuity, 13'' 6s 8d, warr*.
Warr* to demand areres of copihold rents belonging to Ulneston
hall and Sackviles.
And another warr* to receive arere of ffree rents and distraine.
The horses, cart, and plank, forfaited for the deathe of a man slaine
by the fall thereof, shall be delivered back to the owners, uppon the
paym* of 40*.
There beeing two Carriers by waggon in this towne : Its ordered
that one shall goe one weeke, and the other the other. Tho : Lane
shall have the choise when to beginne ; viz : whether the next cource, or
the weeke after, and bothe he and Lucas the other, shall give security
for carriage according to former orders.
Chamberlins warr*.
1 62 1.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 477
19 Ja: (Monday}, 13 August. [1621.]
A warr* of Atturny to receive 104", Sr Tho Whites gift, of the Citty
of Bristow, uppon Bartholmew day next.^zj
Suit for arest by the Sheriffs warr4, wthout the Bayliffs allowance.
Water out of the Cornhill Conduit granted to Richard Denny, at
5s rent, besides the fine.
Water granted to John Hawis out of the Cornhill Conduit for a fine
and rent, 13* 4d.
19 Ja: (Wednesday}, 19 September. [1621.]
Willm. Hamon discharged from Chamberlin for his fine of iou, and
Steven Copping is elected in his roome.
Sr Tho : Whites gift of IOOH, ordered.
mr Cock, mr Goodyere, Hen : Buckenham, Wm Inglethorp, Gover-
ners of Chr : Hospitall, and Wm Inglethorp, Treasurer.
19 Ja: (Monday}, I Odobr: [1621.]
Brookes annuity warr*.
Chamberlins warr1.
John Gooding and Jos: Hubbard, Serjeants, elected.
19 Ja: Monday, 22 October. [1621.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fforrain ffines
Phillip Courtnall and Nath11 Cooke elect : Serjeants.
Carts or tumbrills used wthin this Town, shall be prepared wth un-
shodd wheeles before the 2 of february next, and no shodd wheeles shall
be used after that day, under penalty of the constitution, 18 June, 18
Eliz : according to the same to be levied.
The order concerning the Cariers, 4 July last, is ratified againe.
Inrollm* of Apprentices indentures, according to the order 26 march,
8 Jac : confirmed ; and all apprentices allready bound, theire masters
shall bring in their Indentures to be inrolled.
ffrancis Smith shall have a lease of Stoke mills for 1 1 yeres from
Mich : last, at ioou yerely rent.
19 Ja: (Thursday}, 29 November. [1621.]
A peece of land called " Mangers," and of medow called " Swanns
nest," shall be purchased according to mrBurrowes gift, by the Towne.
(a) vid. sup. p. 389.
478 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
And that the counterpart of mr Martins conveyance shall be now
sealled, and mr Sicklemore shall give mr Martin security for one hundred
pounds, and the Towne shall discharge mr Sicklemore thereof.
And a Ire of Atturny is granted to receive seisin.
mr Martin shall have a new grant of the wall and ditche on the
back side of his house in Margts parish, as the same shall be sett out
by the headburrowes, and all shall be at the old rent, and the neighbours
on the East side shall be compelled to fence against the premises, if by
law they may be.
The wall ditches shall be repaired by the Treasurer according to
the headburrowes discretion.
The 24*}" shall searche if the order concerning buckets in 14 Aug :
7 Jac : be observed or not.
There shall be noe more payed for cariage of a broad cloth to
London by waggon then 2s, notwthstanding the former order.
19 Ja: (Thursday} ', 20 December. [1621.]
mr Martin and his wife shall have a lease for 100 y: of the land
lately purchased of him by the Towne, if he and his wife soe long live,
at the rent of 5'' yerely.
Thomas Lane, refusing to submitt to the order made concerning the
Cariers, and Lucas, the other Carier, having entred into a bond to sub-
mitt to the order : Its ordered that all the freemen of this Towne shall
deliver to the said Lucas all theire Commodities for Cariage, according
to the prizes sett downe, under perill of forfaiture of 3 4 for every offence.
Admirallly at Ipswch.
Apparances, confessions, fines, moities. This was in Jannuary.
After, in September the same yere, at Nacton : Presentmts of un-
lawfull dredging of oysters. Goods found and concealled. Destruction
of ffish by mr Brooks. Cormorants to the number of 80 secured at one
time fishing. Vessell fleeting up and down in the channell. trespass
uppon Goods. Mariner retained, departed from service wthout licence.
1622-3. 20 Ja: (SimdayJ, Nativti: Mar: [Sep., 8, 1622.]
Treasure}, Chr: Algate.
Justices,
Mich : Goodyere,
Rob : Sparrow.
The Bayliffs and
Rob'Snelling,
Tob : BIoss,
Tho : Eldred,
Wm Casre.
Conn" ( Edm : DeJ'e-
"" ' I Job : Boore.
nj , ,. Rob: Cooper and
Lhamberhns, \ rp, T
( Tho : Ives.
!Joh : Boor,
Chr : Algate,
Job : Sicklemore.
Cler : Conn .
,-,, ' .-, ffredr : Johnson.
Chr : Com : j J
1622.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 479
20 Ja: (Monday), 15 Aprill. [1622.]
Rob* Knapp, Rich : Hailes, elected Alderm : Guild.
Sr Tho : Whites gift ordered, by death of suerties.
mr Tyes gift ordered.
A ffree Burgess fined 5s for departing the Court contrary to mr
Bayliffs command.
Chamberlins warr*.
20 Ja: (Monday), 6 May. [1622.] Headburrowes.
A signe beame fixed to the Town Gallery, allowed to continue, at
id rent.
20 Ja: (Tuesday), 6 August. [1622.]
Rob1 Knapp and Rich : Hailes, having served one yere as Guild-
holders, are discharged for the next yere, and for the future at 15'' fine,
each of them.
John Carnaby discharged also of that place for the like fine of 15''.
A letter from the king, to inhibite mr Ward from preaching the
lecture, is referred to the Councill of the Towne. fa)
John Buckenham shall have the lease of Ulueston hall for 1 1 yeres,
from mich : next, at I3OU rent.
Warr* for ye Chamberlins.
Water granted to Willm. Tiler and Hen : Sherman, for suche rent
and in such manner as the Common Councill shall direct.
20 Ja: (Thursday}, 26 September. [1622.]
A boate seised for a Deodand. as a cause of drowning of a maid,
is now compounded for, in regard of poverty of the owner, at 5s.
Phill : Courtnall, Jos : Hubbard, Joh : Trunchfeild, and John
Horningold elected Serjeants.
(a) It appears that Mr Ward, being skilled as a draughtsman, had in 1621 published certain caricature
pictures against Spain and Rome, referring particularly to the invasion of 1588 and the Gunpowder Plot
of Nov. 5, 1605, in consequence of which he was committed to prison. In April (?}, 1621, he petitioned
the King for freedom and restoration to his functious, declaring that " this emblems was composed by him
five yeeres since, in imitacon of auntient rites, gratefully preserving the memories of extraordinarie favors
and delivirances in Coins, Arches, and such like monuments, sent nigh a yeere since to the printers, coupling
the two grand blessings of God to this nation -without any sinister intention, especiallie of meddling in any
of your Majesties secrett affaires." (State Pap. Dom. Ser. Jas. I. Addenda, vol. xlii., No. 76.) At the
same time, apparently, he addressed the Privy Council, praying for discharge from legal and expensive
proceedings and dismissal to his charge ; and in this petition he also expresses a hope that he has given a
satisfactory answer to the three articles wherewith he was charged, humbly submits himself and promises
"to be more cautelous for the future." (ib. No. 77.) In 1622 he again petitioned the King for the pardon of
his errors, and that he might be restored to his former liberty or otherwise provided for, so that his wife and
eight children might be maintained, praying at the same time for liberty of preaching in Ipswich, or that the
hearing and determining of his cause might be reserved to the Council. (State Pap, Dom. Ser. vol. cxxx.,
No. 127.) This petition appears, from the annotation at the foot, to have been considered before the Court
at Greenwich, 31 May, 1622, and to have been referred to Sir George Calvert, Sec. of State, 1618-24.
Memoirs of Sam : Ward in Dean's Life of Rev. Nath : Ward, App*., and in "Bishops and Clergy of other
days," by the Bishop of Liverpool, 1868.
48o
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
20 Ja: (Sunday), 29 September. [1622.]
mr Marten, mr Acton, ffrancis Crow, Willm. Moysey, are govern"
of the Hospit :
Warr4 for Brookes arm1?, 13" 6s 8d.
Warr* for Chamberlins.
Warr* to plead for the Towne in the Arches, (aj touching ye ioou
given by mr Borrough to the Town.
20 Ja: (Thursday}, 24 October. [1622.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fines.
Willm. Tyler and Henry Sherman shall have water out of the
Cornhill Conduit to their houses, at the rent of 5s cache of them.
mr ffentons hall have water out of Cornhill Conduit for ios yerely
rent to his house.
20 Ja: (Monday), 28 October. [1622.] Headburrowes.
Allow mr ffisher to Rayle before his house in the way by Clem*5
Churche, at 4d rt.
Admirallty. Whersted.
Apparances, confessions, fines, moities.
The moity of 7 10 o demanded of Mich : Painter for concealing of
Goods by him found at sea, and brought into this harbour, he denied to
pay the same, alledging that he had satisfied the same to mr Dade, in
behalfe of the Admiral of the seaes. And there uppon he was com-
mitted till he putt in suerty of IOH, in judicio sisti judicat solvi, and they
putt a mulct uppon him of 5''.
Presentments of Goods found and concealled.
1623-4. 21 Ja: (Monday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1623.]
Bayl: &c.
Willm. Cage,
Rob: Benham.(3)
Treasurer,
Willm. Inglethorp.
The Baylififs and
Chamberlins,
Rich : Jennings,
Peter Aldus.
Mich : Goodyere,
\
Justices,
Rob1 Sparrow,
(
Joh: Boore,
Nath : Brownrigg,
Clavigers, {
Chr: Algate,
Tob : Bloss.
(
Joh : Sicklemore.
Coroners,
fEdm : Deye,
Joh: Boore.
Cler: coron : )
Cler: Com: }
ffredrick Johnson.
(a) The records of the Court of Arches appear to exist only from 1663. Sims's Manual, p. 69.
(6) A Portman and benefactor to Ipsw. Pub. Lib. in 1623. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 142.
1623.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 481
21 Ja: (Thursday), 10 April I. [1623.]
Warr' for Brooks Ann*?, 13" 6s 8d.
Rich : Haile is elected one of the governers of Chr : Hospitall, and
treasurer, in the roome of ffrancis Crow, deceased.
Rich : Gooding and Chr : Tolson elected Alderm : Guild.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
21 Ja: (Monday), 5 May. [1623.]
Rich: Gooding and Chr: Tolson discharged from Alderm: Guild, at
I2d fine, cache of them.
Edward Wallis shall have water in his dwelling house from the
Cornhill Conduit, at 5s rent, according to other leases.
Surveyors chosen for the water works till mich : next.
21 Ja: (Monday}, \\July. [1623.]
mr Bridons gift ordered.
mr Barretts gift ordered.
21 Ja: (Monday), 29 Septemb: [1623.]
mr Sparrow, mr Sam11 Cuttler, Rich : Puplet, Tho : Seely, Hospit :
governers.
Rich : Puplet, treasurer.
Warr* for Brookes Annuity, 13" 6s 8d.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
Warr* to demand and receive all such mony as is due by the last
will of Benj : Osmond, (a)
mr Wm Cliet shall have a demise of Handford hall for 2 1 yeres
from this day, at 95" rent.
The fower former Serjeants are elected to continnue.
21 Ja: (Wednesday), 12 November. [1623.]
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
A Guelding mare and cart, forfaited for the deathe of a man as a
deodand, is compounded for at 2OS.
Joseph Pemberton shall have a demise of George Wilds houses in
Mar: Elms, for 21 yeres, for 1 11' yerely rent, by moities.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift, mr Goodings gift ordered.
Richard Buckenham shall have water out of the Cornhill conduit
to his house in Rich : Hayles occupacon, at 13* 4d rent, during pleasure.
(a) Will of Benjamin Osmund, of Ipswich, clothier (65 Soame), dated 31 July, 1619 ; prov. 2O June, 1620.
QQQ
482
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Serjeants shall bring in theire suerties before Satterday comme
senight.
One fined 2s, for departing the Court before the breaking up thereof.
Bonds putt in suite of suche as have not payed in their monies.
21 Ja; (Thursday}, 29 January. [1624.]
Rob1 Snelling and Willm. Cage elected Burgesses for the Town
at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 1 2 ffebr : *
21 Ja: (Thursday), \2Jfebruary, [1624.]
Thomas Lewes shall have a lease of his tenem* (he now occupieth)
from mich : next, for 1 1 yeres.
Sam11 Hadlock shall have a new lease of his farme w°h he now hathe,
from mich : next, for 1 1 yeres, at 48'' rent.
Sam11 Hadlock shall have a lease of Gastons farme, for 1 1 yeres
from mich : next, at 2oH p : annu.
A ship running over a wherry wth 5 persons in it, was seised for a
Deodand and is compounded for yo1'.
mr Barrets gift ordered.
Warr* for distresse uppon Ulneston hall, for one yeres rent.
Admirallty. at Ipswch-
Apparances, confessions, fines and moities.
Prese'ntmts of goods found and concealled, and Annoyan : of the
channell by muck cast in By Kay decayed, unlawfull lying of ships
wthin the same.
and lying of an ancor in the channell 3 weekes, wherby hurt was
donne to a bote : Assalt. Porposes taken wthin the channell.
1624-5. 22 Ja: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1624.]
Bayl: &c., j
Mathew Brownrigg,
Joh : Sicklemore. (a)
Chamberlins,
Ed : Laverick,
Rob : Pinswein.
/
The Bayliffs and
Willm Cage,
Clavigers,
Joh : Boore,
Chr : Algate,
Justices,
Rob : Benham,
(
Rich : Haile.
(
Rob : Snelling,
Tob : Bloss.
Cler:Pac: \
Cler: Com: }
ffredrick Johnson.
Conn",
Edm : Deye,
Joh : Bore.
Serjeants,
Phil : Cournall,
Jos : Hubbard,
Joh : Trunchfeild,
Treasurer,
Willm. Inglethorpe. {
Joh : Horingold.
* Thursday. The Ret. Memb. Parlt. (1878) i. 471, describes each as "Alderman of Ipswich."
(a) Son of Tho : Sicklemore (p. 322.) He was a Portman of Ipswich, bap. at St. Lawrence's 20 Oct.,
1574, and mar. Eliz<h, dau. of Fettiplace. He was a benefactor to Ips. Pub. Lib. in 1624, died 9 Jan.,
1644, and was bur. at Tuddenham. Harl. 6071, f. 246a. Will of Eliz* Sicklemore, his widow (148 Twisse),
dat. 6 Aug. 1646.
1624.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 483
22 Ja: (Wednesday}, 7 Aprill. [1624.]
Brookes annuity warr4, 13'' 6s 8d.
Distress uppon Stoke mills for ^ yeres rent, warr4.
Warr4 to receive Ulneston Hall rent, and another to receive Hand-
ford halls rent.
22 Ja: (Monday), 2 August. [1624.]
Bourne bridge shall be repaired at the charge of the inhabitants of
this Towne, according to the statute and the tenor of the indenture now
shewed betweene the Towne and Raynberd, w°h shall be sealled at somme
petit Court.
Acquittance shall be sealled to Edw: Cardnall and Susann his wife,
executrixe of Ben: Osmonds will, of the receipt of 250'', in discharge
of 350'' given by him to the Town, in regard that all the legatees doe
abate that proportion for want of personall estate.
mr Actons gift ordered.
Rob : Wade and Joh : Aldus shall hold the guild uppon Tewesday
after mich : next, and uppon p'formance therof, according to the order,
shall be discharged from that service for the future.
A Committee to make a Table of fees for ankorage, and to sett out
the bounds of the liberty wherein ancorage is taken, and to considder of
the auncient rates of wharfage of sea cole landed at the Common Kay.
Rob4 Wade and John Aldus discharged of Aldermens place of the
Guild, for iou fine, cache of them.
Twenty marks shall be bestowed by the Treasurer for repairing of
the houses and making an oven against the time of holding the next
Guild.
22 Ja: (Wednesday), 29 September, [1624.]
mr Cage, mr Benham, Isaack Greenwch, and Peter Cole elected
Governrs of Chr : Hospit : and Peter Cole is elected Treasurer.
Brooks Ann'y warr4.
Warr4 to receive debts.
Warr4 for the Chamberlins.
22 Ja: (Thursday}, 4 November. [1624]
Auditors.
Assessors forrain ffines.
Warr4 to receive 150'' of mr Osmonds mony.
Warr4 to distraine in Brookes for 13'' 6s 8d, and ios a day for 8 dayes
arere, as a nomine penae.
Suche persons as have any of the mony given to the Town, shall
not have any more till theire former mony be payed in.
484
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Willm Moysey elected Coroner, in the place of John Bore, deceased.
mrs Smarts gift of ioou ordered.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 2OH ordered.
Peter Cole elected Claviger, in the roome of John Bore, deceased.
22
(Monday), J Marche. [1625.]
The Town Clarks fee for ingrossing of Leaces shall be as formerly
hathe bein taken.
K. CHARLES.
1625-6. i Car: (TlmrsdayJ, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1625.]
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
Corron",
Rich: Cock,
Tho : Aldgate.
The Bayliffs and
Mathew Brownrigg,
Joh : Sicklemore,
Rob : Snelling,
Tob : Bloss.
Edm: Deye,
Wm Moysy.
Treasurer,
Tho : Seely.
r, , r ( Toh : Alderman,
L hamberhns . \ i,. , c
( Rich : Sayer.
Clavigers ,
Rich : Haile,
Peter Cole,
Wm Tyler.
Rich : Sayer discharged of Chamberlins place, at his fine of 6U 1 3s 4d,
and Rob : Burrell elected in his roome.
I Car: (Wednesday}, 6 Aprill. [1625.]
All p'sons making defalt at the Create Court, or other Assemblies,
shall be fined : Portmen 3s, 24^' 2s, and others 1 2d ; the one moity to the
poore, the other to the Serjeants, for the levying thereof.
mrCock elected governrof Chr: Hospitall,in the roomeof mrBenham,
now dep'ted the Towne.
Rich : Puplet and Wm Tiler disch : from office of Alderm : Guild,
wherto they are elected, at theire fine of 13'' 6s 8d.
Willm Cocks grant to the Town the liberty of laying of pipes and
repayring them for conveying water through his ground in Jeremy
Raymonds occupacon in Margts and Hellens parishes, under the yerely
rent of 2s by moities.
Orders concerning gifts of the Town monies.
I Car: (Wednesday), 20 Aprill. [1625.]
Rob : Snelling and Willm Cage elected Burgesses for this Towne
at the next Parliam* at Westmr, 1 7 May next, (aj
* The 23 Jac : I. consisted only of the four days 24 — 27 Mar : 1625.
(a) By several writs this Parl1 was prorogued to May 31, June 13, and June 18.
1625.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 485
Suites commenced against the Town for tithes of the marshes, by
the Parson of Stoke, faj shall be defended at the Towns charge.
I Car: ( Tuesday j, 16 August. [1625.]
Colchester Accompts, Ir of Atturny.
Lr of Atturny likewise to receive iou to the use of the poore of
Ipswch.
George Simson shall have a new lease of Ulneston hall, for and
during the remainder of the Terme granted to Willm. Buckenham, and
at the same rent, and under the same covenants.
Willm. Cuttler gave ioou to the Towne, and therewth the Towne
purchased a medow of Steven Gardiner of the yerely rent of 6U, accord-
ing to the meaning of the said mr Guttlers will.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
i Car: {Tuesday}, 13 September. [1625.]
Rob1 Burrell discharged from Chamberlins place, for his fine of ...
and Rich : Herne elected in his stead.
ffredrick Johnson, desiring to resigne his towns clerks place, at his
request the Towne hathe accepted thereof, and they have elected John
Hawis (b) into that place in his stead.
Rob* Clark is admitted to be one of the Atturnies of this Towne at
the Court of plees, and mr Hawes his place.
i Car: (ThursdayJ, 29 September. [1625.]
mr Goodyere, mr Sicklemore, Tho : Hailes, Edm : Humfry, Gover-
ners of Chr : Hospit : and Edm : Humfry is Treasurer.
Warr* Brooks Annuity, 13" 6s 8d.
Warr1 for the Chamberlins.
Warrts to receive mony.
i Car: (Monday), 7 November. [1625.]
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
Water granted out of Cornhill Conduit unto
John Alduses in ) s John Aldermans ) , Rich : Wolpets ) ,s „,,
Ed : Maynards occ: )•> dwelling house j" dwelling house j
(a) Moses Wood, incumb. 1607-26. Wodderspoon, p. 403.
(b) He was of Rice (le Rus) Hall, in Akenham, Suff., and afterwards of Framlingham ; mar. 1st (to
Nov. 1640) Mary, d. of Wm. Lodge, of Nettlestead, and 2nd, Sarah, sister of Sir John Coell, of Depden,
Kt., by whom he had issue. He served the office of Town Clerk from 1625-42, when he resigned, but
seems to have been again in office in I and 2 Chas. II. He was bur. at Framlingham, 8 Oct., 1677. Page's
Suff. p. 563. Loder's Framlingham, pp. 401-2. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 134 ; (Batley) 25,335, f- 78 ; (Ryece)
15,520, f. 15; Harl. 1196, art. I2l,f. 119; and art. 165, f. 163. Arms : az, afess wavy, betw. 3 lions pass. or.
486 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A D.
And that noe other water shall be granted out of this Conduit
hereafter, but at 6s 8d, or more.
Leonard Woolly admitted one of the Atturnies at the Court of
small plees.
Joseph Pemberton shall have a lease sealled of Wilds house in
Mar : Elms, for 7 yeres from mich : next, at 5" yerely rent.
I Car: (Thursday}, 11 Jannuary. [1626.]
Rob : Snelling and Willm Cage elected Burgesses for this towne
at the next parlm* at Westmr, 6 febr :
Henry Humphry in open Court confronting mr Bayliff Cock, said
he did pay iob uppon a privy sealle to beare out mr Bayliff Cock : he is
therefore fined 5'', to be levied by distress and sale by the Chamberlins,
if the same be not payed by the 9 day of ffebr : next.
I Car: (Tuesday), 14 Marche. [1626.]
Warr* to receive Brooks Annuity.
John Sherman, Rob : How, elected Alderm : Guild.
Water granted to Rob* Bettin out of the Cornhill Conduit to his
own house, during pleasure, at 2OS r*.
Water granted to mrs Darbies house, in Sextons occupacon, out of
the Cornhill Conduit, at 13s 4d rent, during pleasure.
John Trunchfeild discharged of his Serjeants place for misdmeanr,
and John Castlin is elected into his roome.
Monies of the Town lent to diverse persons.
Willm. Drane shall have a demise of the lands at Otely for 1 1
yeres from Mich : last, at 36'' rent.
I Car; 14 Marche. Assembly.
A child left in Cursom house (a} porche, maintained by the Towne,
and bound out apprentise by the towne.
i Car: (Wednesday}, 20 Aprill. [1625.] Headbiirrowes.
Allow Rob* Winds his incrochem* by his cellar window in the Brook
streete, and stall over the same at 2d rent.
And that Tho : Gallant shall have the use of ropers lane for rope
making, at ios rent.
Tho : Mai-rets incrochem* by a brick wall in Cocks lane shall stand
at 2d rent.
(a) Curzon House, the residence of the family of that name in 1521-2, stood opposite the lane leading
from the south side of St. Nicholas' Church, partly in that parish and partly in the parish of St. Peter- an
account of it is given in Clarke's Hist. Ipsw. p. 240, and in Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520. f. 12.
i626.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
487
Bayl: &c.,
' Robrt Snelling,
Wm Moysey.
Chamberlins,
The Bayliffs and
Math: Brownrigg,
Clavigers,
Justices,
Rich : Cock,
Chr: Algate,
Tob : Blosse.
Serjeants,
Conn",
Edm : Deye,
Wm Cliet.
Cler: Pac:
Treasurer,
Joh : Barber. Com : Cler:
The widow Greens incrochm* by railes before her house on the
Back side of Clemts Churche shall continue at 2d r*.
1 Car: (Thursday}, 14 July. [1625.] Headburrowes.
The widow Michells well on the Town soile, nigh her house, on
the back side of the wall ditches, shall continnue at id r*.
1626-7. 2 Car: (Friday}, Nativit: Mat: [Sep. 8, 1626.]
Barnaby Burrough,
Pet : ffisher.
Rich : Haile,
Peter Cole,
Willm. Tyler.
Ph : Courtnall,
Jos : Hubbard,
John Horningold,
John Castlin.
Job : Hawis.
Goods fforraine bought, fibrr : sould, restored for 2os composition,
in regard it seemeth to be donne through ignorance.
Water granted to John Bodmans dwelling house, for 6s 8d rent.
Mony of mr Goodings gift lent to Joh : Newland.
Handford mill demised to Roger Crick for 1 1 yeres from mich :
next, at 45'' rent, yerely.
Howells farme, to him demised for 1 1 yeres from the end of his old
lease, at the old rent.
2 Car: (Wednesday}, 29 Marche. [1626.]
mr Tyes and mr Goodings mony ordered.
2 Car: (Thursday} ',3 August. [1626.] Assembly,
mr Wm Moysy elected portman in the roome of Sam" Cuttler,
deceased.
2 Car: (Friday}, 29 Se Member. [1626].
mr Bloss, mr Algate, John Aldus, Joh : Carnaby, Governers of Chr :
Hospitall, and John Aldus, Treasurer.
Warr1 for Brookes Ann*?.
Warr* for ye Chamberlins.
2 Car: (Monday}, 6 November. [1626.]
Auditors.
Assesors of fines.
m" Alis Bloyses mony called for.
488
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Water formerly granted to Woodgate now sealled to Ben : Cuttler
for a house in Nich : parish.
Chamberlins warr'.
The Bayliffs calling to them such as they shall thinke meete, shall
view and searche the water, and cutt off all cocks of such as p' forme
not covenants.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift, 6H 13* 8d, lent unto Joh : Hubbard.
The like unto Rich : Scapy.
The Kay side shall be clensedd by the Towne, and shall be covered
w* shingle.
2 Car: (Wednesday), 7 Marche. [1627.] Assembly.
Little London, in Shottly, purchased in p't wth mr Osmonds mony,
shall be conveyed to the now Baylifls, and mr Bloss, mr Sparrow, mr
Sicklemore, mr Algate, mr Barber, mr Jennings, to the use of the Towne.
2 Car: (Monday.) 19 Marche. [1627.]
The E : of Suffolke (a) made Lo : Steward of this Towne : a patent
shall be presented, and his fee of IOH yerely, saving the liberty of the
Town in electing the Town Clarke. And mr Bayliff Snelling and suche
as he shall desire, shall present the same.
Warr* for Brookes Ann4?.
A Guelding of one that is outlawed, is sold by agreement in trust
to such as shall be appointed by the p'ty outlawed, for 3os.
That 6H i3s 8d of mrs Alis Bloyses gift shall be lent unto Isaack
Greene, And the like summs to Tho : Ducket, Ruben Plumb, Hen : Hunt.
The Guild Marchant, wont to be holden on Sunday after Corp'
Chri : shall be holden uppon Tewesday after Corp' Chri :
1627-8. 3 Car: (Saturday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1627.]
Bayl: &c.,
i George Acton, (6)
( Edw : Keene. (f)
Chamberlins,
' Ed : Allen,
Wm Dogget.
The Bayliffs and
' Rich : Haile,
Rob' Snelling,
Clavig:
Peter Cole,
Justices,
Willm. Moysey,
Wm Tyler.
Math : Rrownrigg,
Ph : Courtnall,
Coroners,
Tob : Bloss.
' Ed : Deye,
Wm Cliet.
Serjeants,
Jos : Hubbard,
Jo : Horningold,
Jo : Castlin.
Treasurer,
Ed : Humfrye.
Cler:pac: ]
Com: Cler: \
Joh : Hawes.
(a) viii. sup. p. 436.
(6) vid. sup. p. 469. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520 f. I f.
(c) Apparently son of Edw ' Keene, 2"d son of Robt Keene of Thrandeston, Suff Add MSS
(Jermyn) 8211; (Davy) 19,138; Harl. 11695.43; 1177 ff. 71,170; and 1820,5.30. Arms: Az. a talbot
pass, or ; on a chief dancettee, arg. 3 cross crosslets (or crosses flory) sa.
1628.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 489
3 Car: 1627: (Tuesday}, 12 June.
John Sherman and Rob* How, Alderm : Guild, fined cache of them
20", for neglecting to hold the guild uppon the tewesday after Corp'
Chri : as was appointed. The fines shall be payed before 1 2 July next,
and in defalt, the Chamberlins shall distraine, or bring accon of debt.
Brookes annuity warr*.
Little London discharged of an extent (a} at the Kings suite, prose-
cuted by Wilcoxe. vid: 8 Sept: Assembly.
3 Car: (Monday), 17 September. [1627.]
mr Mathew Brownrigg is sworne Bayliff (in stead of mr Robert
Snelling, whoe died 14 Sept: present) to execute the said place till
Mich : next.
Sr Tho : Whites gift ordered to be demanded and received by the
Chamberlins at the day of the due paym4.
Lands in Whiton, late mrs Darbyes, demised to Sam11 Hadlock
during the time he hath in the lease of Gastons land, at the rent of 14"
yerely.
3 Car: (Saturday}, 29 September. [1627.]
mr Cage, mr Moysey, Rich : Jennings, Wm Tiler, are governers of
the Hospitall, and Wm Tiler, Treasurer.
Warr* for Brookes Ann'y.
Warr* for ye Chamberlins.
Sr Tho : Whites gift of 25" a peece, lent unto Hen : Mudd, Chr :
Alderman, jun : Wm Hall, Anthony Gislingam.
3 Car: (Friday}, 2 November. [1627.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fines.
Simon Burtons debt of 25'', in the behalfe of Smith of Stoke mill,
abated to 25".
mr Barrets gift of 5" a peece, ordered to Tho : Hocket, Tho : Josom,
Joh: Debenham, Math: Marten.
3 Car: (Friday} , I ffebruary. [1628.]
Henry Churche shall have a lease of Handford mill, from Mich :
last for 1 1 yeres, at 40'' yerely rent.
Gregory Mighell elected Serjeant in the roome of Jos : Hubbard,
lately dead.
(a) An extent (extenta) is a writ or commission to the Sheriff for the valuing of lands or tenements.
Jacob's Law Diet.
R R R
490
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
mr Bridons gift of 20'' a peece lent unto Tho : Whiting, Tho :
Molston, sen : Rich : Holmes, Chr : Whitton.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5'' a peece, lent unto Ed : May, Rich :
Scapy, Jun : Tho : Molston, Jun : Elis Sexten.
Willm. Hamont, at his own request, discharged from the number
of the 24*y for his fine of iou, and in regard of losses late received, 5"
thereof is abated.
Willm. Cage, Esqr, and mr Edm : Deye, (a) elected Burgesses for
this Towne at the next Parlm* at Westmr, 1 7 Marche.*
Actmirallty . At Nacton.
Apparances, confessions, fines, moities.
Oxburrow refusing to pay the moity of 4s for an ancor by him
found, is monished to make paym* thereof; he alledged he had payd the
same to mr Dade, and refused further paym*, and was committed to
prison till he did put in suerty by recognisance of iou, in judic : sisti et
judicat solvi.
Presentmts of forestalling fish, ffishing for baits on the Sabbath
day. Shooting wth haile shot. Trawling above Mulberry./^ unlawfull
nets and unlawfull dredging of oysters, unlawfull heaving w111 one
onely in ye bote. ffraiting of strangers bottoms. Taking Pilotage
wthout warr* from the Bayliffs. Goods found concealled.
Setting of Ballast beneath the full sea mark at S* Austins point.
1628-9. 4 Car: (Monday} , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1628.]
Bayl: &c., j
Toby Bloss (c) and
Wm Cliett.(rf)
Chamlerlins,
Rich : Deny,
Augustin Parker.
fas/ices,
The Bayliffs and
Math : Brownrigg,
George Acton,
Clavig :
Peter Cole,
Rich : Haile,
Wm Tiler.
Ed : Keene,
Ph : Courtnall,
\
Conn",
Wm Cage.
Ed : Dey,
Rog: Cuttler.
Jo : Herningold,
Joh : Castlin,
Greg : Mighell.
Treasurer,
Rob : Knapp.
Cler-.pac: \
Com: Cler: }
Joh : Hawis.
(a) The Ret. Memb. Parlt (1878) i. 477, gives " William Cage, Esq., and Edmund Day, gent." The
family of D'Eye or Dey was of Eye, Suff., and Scoulton, Norf. Edm. Deye, here named, was a benefactor
in 1613 to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 142. Blomfield's Norf. Add. MSS. (Jermyn)
8207 ; (Davy) 19,127. Harl. 6071, ff. l8ib, 182. Arms : or, on a chief indented az. 2 mullets of the field.
* Monday.
(i) " Mulberry " is a triangular bank at the bend of the river between Freston Reach and Downham
Reach. See map of 1804 in Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,337.
(c) vid. sup. p. 439.
(d) Bur. at St. Lawrence's, Ipswich, 9 Dec., 1629. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,123. Here also was bur.
011529, John Clyatt, Portman (Add. MSS. 15,520^8) and another John Clyatt, 10 Oct., 1691. Arms: arg.
a bend cotised, sa.
1628.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 49 1
mr Actons gift of 20" a peece, one 20" is lent to Predeman11 Allen,
at mr Actons request, and the rest to Jonathan ffulcher, Mathew Brand,
George Parkhurst, Sam11 Reyner.
That 25'' of Sr Tho : Whites, received from Tho : Lucas, shall be
lent to George Raymond for 2 yeres from Mich : next.
That 3OH, parcell of mr Goodings gift, shall be lent for 2 yeres to
Joh : Yentilman, Hen : Robbertson, Tho : Milsop, ten pounds cache for
2 yeres.
4 Car: (MondayJ, 5 May. [1628.]
Rich : Jennings, Rob : Windes, discharged of the office of Alderm :
Guild, whereto they are elected, at theire severall fines of 15'', and that
noe Guild shall be this yere.
Warr* for Brooks annuity.
mrs Bloyses gift to Moson now granted to be lent to Joh : Morse.
Search into the Cornhill water, and pipes to be cutt off of suche as
are not w^in covenants, and observe them.
John Sherman, at the E : of Warwicks (a) request, discharged of
his fine, and of all offices of this Towne.
4 Car: (MondayJ, I September. [1628]
An entry ordered into all the lands given by mr Redriche to this
Towne for 5 yeres, by his last will, and to procure admittance to the
coppyholds, and demise the same for the best benefit, and hereof a
committee is appointed, and a warr* ordered.
A searche ordered of the Cornhill water, by persons menconed,
with power to repaire the head, and to considder for the bringing of
more water.
Suite ordered for debts to the Town by Willm. Gillson and Rob*
Candler.
4 Car: (MondayJ, 29 September. [1628.]
mr Acton, mr Keene, Isaac Greenwch, Jos : Parkhurst, govern" of
Chr: Hospit: and Isaac Green wch, Treasurer.
Warr* for Brooks Annuity.
(Tuesday), 14 Octob: [1628] Assembly.
Butchers shall not keep shopps but in market, uppon such dayes
according to former orders, under perill of committment untill they
enter bond to conforme.
(a) Robert Rich, of Lees Priory, Essex, 2nd Earl of Warwick of that family, (1618-58) Admiral for the
Long Parliament. Burke's Ext. Peerage. Morant's Essex, ii. IOI.
492
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
4 Car: (TuesdayJ, n November. [1628.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fines.
Warr' Brooks An*?.
Chamberlins shall demand all debts due by bonds or areres, and
uppon deniall to sue for them.
mrs Scriveners gift of IOH a peece lent to Tho : Sudbury, Simon
Burton, Joh : Taylor, Wm Garnham, Edw : Maynard, George Hamden,
Rich Denny, Jun : Ben : Bemont, Edm : Copping, Jeremy Warner, for
4 yeres.
Lands in Whitton, p'cell of mr ffelawes, demised to mr Wm Cage
for 2 1 yeres from Mich : last, at 4H yerely.
Monday, 5 January. [1629.] Assembly.
Water granted to Rob : Sparrows house in Whitings occupacon, in
ye Tower parish, at 1 2d rent.
4 Car: (ThursdayJ, 26 Marche. [1629.]
Warr* Brooks ann'y.
Warr' to receive rent of Horswad mill.
Joh : Alderman, Edm : Allen, elected Aldermen Guild.
The heath lately demised to mr Rich : Cock, demised to mr Bloss
for 50 yeres after the end of the former lease, at 7U yerely rent.
A Cart, 3 mares, one Guelding, seised as a Deodand for the death
of one slaine by theire means, and are ordered to be restored for 40*,
paied to the town.
Isaack Deye discharged of office of Alderm : Guild, for clensing
the way against mr Snellings house, and making a passable way through
the channell along the way to the bell.
1629-30. 5 Car: (TuesdayJ, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1629.]
Bayl: &c.
Rob* Gooding, (a)
\ Rob : Sparrow. (6)
Chamberlins, [ ^m Bull,
( Willm. Sparrow.
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Mathew Brownrigg,
Tob : Bloss,
( Peter Cole,
Clavigen, Rich : Haile,
( Willm. Tyler.
Willm Cliet,
Ph : Courtenall,
Coron™,
Willm Cage.
Edm : Deye,
Roger Guttler.
Serjeants,
Joh: Horningold,
John Castlin,
Greg: Mighell.
Treasurer,
Joseph Parkhurst.
Cler: pac:
Com: Cler:
Joh : Hawis.
(a) ind. sup. p. 452. Batley (Add. MSS. 25,335, <"• 43a-) considers that this Robt. Gooding, who died
in his Bailiwick, (vid. inf.) is identical with the Robt. Gooding who was Bailiff in 1613-14, but adduces no
proof, and the pedigrees given by Davy and Candler are too incomplete to decide the question.
(b) Eldest son of William Sparrow, (p. 397) and a Portman ; bap. at St. Lawrence's, Ipswich, 8 July,
1571. He mar. Marg., dau. of Tho : Sherman, Portman of Ipsw., and was bur. at St. Lawrence's, 1642,
act. 70.
1629.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 493
5 Car: [1629.] f Thursday}, II June.
Daniel Snow elected Chamberlin in the roome of Aug : Parker, (a}
deceased, and is discharged for his fine of IOH, and John Warner is
elected into that place.
Warr* for Brooks an*y.
A grant of 3 foote in breadth into the waies and streetes of this
towne, to mr Bayliff Bloss, Edw : Man, and others, for the laying of pipes
and amending of them, at 2s 6d.
Water granted to mr Sparrow, according to the orders at the
Assembly, 5 Jan. 4 Car :
The Guild (to) be holden for the 1 2 and 24^, and such as have borne
office of Chamberlin or Aldermen of the Guild, and theire wives, uppon
Tewesday, 30 June, And the 12 shall pay 5s a peece for them and theire
wives, and the 24^ shall pay 3s 4d a peece, and the residue 2s 6d.
mr Tyes gift of 25" a peece shall be lent for 4 yeres to Joh : Watson,
Rich : Cutberd, Edm : Bond, Giles Mighell, ffrancis Smith.
George Wilds house shall be sold, and suche p't thereof as shall be
thought meete by the Assembly, shall be imployed for his sonnes ad-
vancem1 and the rest shall goe to the Towne.
(Monday}, 20 July. [1629.] Hedburrowes.
Allow Chr : Thornes Pale to the corner of his house.
5 Car: (Tuesday}, 29 September. [1629.]
mr Acton, mr Keene, Isaack Greenwch, Jo : Parkhurst, governrs of
Chr : Hospitall, and Isaack Greenwch, Treasurer.
Warr* for Brooks ann*7.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
5 Car: (Monday}, 2 November. [1629.]
Every ffreeman absent from this Court, shall forfait i2d, to be levied
by the Serjeants of the goods, &c.
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
Warr* Brooks ann4?.
Warr* for the Chamberlins to receive debts uppon bond.
Lent unto Steven Johnson, 5" by the Town.
Suite against such as have not payed theire rate for reparacon of
the marsh walls.
(a) •vid. sup. p. 451.
494
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
5 Car: (Monday}, 23 November. [1629.]
A suite against divers persons for taking distresses out of Wester-
field pound wttin the Townes liberty, by vertue of a replevin from the
Sheriff.
5 Car: (Monday}, 25 Jannuary. [1630.] Headburrowes.
Mr Cages common soile, adjoyning to his ground in Mathewes
parish, granted at the greate Court, and referred to the Hedburrowes
to be sett out, is now measured out in lengthe 35 foote, and 9 foote in
breadthe, and the rent set at id.
1630-31. 6 Car: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1630.]
Bayl: &t.
Justices,
Coroners,
Willm. Cage, (a)
James Tillet.(^)
The Bayliffs and
Mathew Brownrigg,
Rob : Sparrow,
Tob : Bloss,
Geor : Acton.
Edm: Dey,
Rog: Guttler.
Treasurer,
Chamberlins,
Clavt'g",
Cler: pac:
Com: Cler:
Joseph Parkhurst,Trea-
surer elected, is dis-
charged for his fine
40s, and Willm Tyler
elected in his stead.
Nich : Phillips,
Jos : Pemberton.
Peter Cole,
Rich Haile,
Wm. Tyler.
Joh : Hawys.
6 Car: (Monday}, 19 Aprill. [1630.]
Warr* for Brooks Ann1*.
W. Tree shall have a lease of the new mills lately demised to ffr :
Smith, for 7 yeres from La : last, at 6ou rent.
Executors of mr Cock sued for a debt to the Towne due from the
testator.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 6H 13s 4d a peece, lent for 3 yeres to Joh :
Castlin, Joh : Cole, Joh : Hubbard, Willm. Bragg, Rog : Newton, Joseph
Burrow.
Wine licence granted to Wm Cliet.
John Alderman, Edm : Allen, discharged of theire office of Alderm :
Guild, and Rob : Cooper and Rob : Harvye elected in their stead.
Mr John Smithier admitted free, by service to Rog: Cuttler.
Water granted to Rich : Sayer out of the Cornhill conduit, for the
house in Rob : Tuttills occup : at 6s 8d rent.
(a) m'd. sup. p. 443.
(b) The family of Tillet or Tillott was of Rougham, Suff. Leonard Tillott of Ipswich, gent., who died
before 1627, was cousin to John Tillott of Rougham, gent., who was one of his next heirs and ex'ors. Add.
MSS. (Davy) 19,152. The arms are alternatively given by Davy as : gu. a lion ramp. arg. over all a bend
az. and arg. a lion ramp. gu. over all a bend, or.
1630.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 495
A suite against peter Collen for aresting in the liberty by Sherriffs
warr*.
6 Car: (Monday}, 3 May. [1630.] Headburrowes.
Allow Rob* Leman, Gent : (a} to make a table of brick for a founda-
con of a bay window into the street, during pleasure, at id rent.
6 Car: (Thursday), 8 July. [1630.]
Rob* Cooper and Rob* Harvy discharged of their Aldermanshipp
of the Guild for the future yere, in regard they have kept the Guild
sufficiently this yere.
6 Car: (Friday}, 30 July. [1630.]
mr Mathew Brownrigg^/ elected Bayliff, being auncient Portman,
in the roome of mr Robert Gooding lately dead.
Joh : fflick shall be summoned to the next greate Court, to answere
for contemptuous speeches charged to be spoken by him.
6 Car: (Monday}, 16 August. [1630.]
Warr* for receiving Colchester Accompts.
Warr1 to receive from them ioH,to the use of the poore of this towne.
6 Car: (Wednesday), 29 September. [1630.]
mr Sparrow, mr Carnaby, Isaack Dey, and Dan : Snow, elected
Govern" of Chr: Hospit: and Daniel Snow, Treasurer.
Warr4 for Brooks Ann1?.
Warr* for Chamberlins.
Ph: Courtnall, Joh: Horningold, Joh: Castlin, Grig: Mighell,
Serjeants.
Hen : Humfry shall be summoned to the next Court, to answere for
contemptuous speeches to the late Chamberlins.
(a) He was of Ipswich, Brightwell Hall, and Nettlestead, Suff., 3rd son of Wm. Leman, of Beccles,
Suff., Esq., and nephew of Sir John Leman, Kt., Lord Mayor in 1616. He mar. Mary, dau. of Wm. Cooke,
Esq., of Broom (Brome) Hall, Norf., and being a member of the Worp1 Co. of Fishmongers, was chosen
Sheriff of London, but does not appear to have served, although Clarke (His. Ipsw., p. 218) says he did.
Both he and his wife died on the same day, Sep. 3, 1637, and were bur. in St. Stephen's, Ipswich, where,
on the north wall of the chancel, is a handsome monument of coloured marble, richly gilt, with kneeling
effigies, and emblazoned shields, which is kept in repair by the Fishmongers' Compx. He gave ^10 to the
Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p. 143. Add. MSS.(Davy) 19,139; (Jermyn) 8211 ; 15,520.1.9;
Faulkner's Hist. Hammersmith, 183; Suckling's Suff., ii. 184; Clutterbuck's Herts., 11.414; Burke's Ext.
Bar. 307 ; Harl. 607 1 (Candler) f. 223b. Arms : az. a fess betw. 3 dolphins embowed, arg. ; on the fess point,
a crescent, gu. for diff.
(T>) vid. sup. p. 421.
496 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
6 Car: (Wednesday), 27 October. [1630.] Assembly.
All vagabonds to be conveyed from Town to Town, that shall be
delivered to any Constable of this Town, shall be by him that first received
the vagabond conveyed unto somme Constable of the outmost ward of
Towne, next to the next Towne through which he is to passe.
6 Car: (Monday), 22 November. [1630.]
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
mr Tho: Goodings gift of iou a peece, to the summe of 40'', lent
unto John Bennell, Joh: Robbinson, Rich: Rumball, Willm. Gravener.
A suit shall be commenced against divers for aresting w^in the
liberty by meane processe.
mr Clarke fa) elected mr of the Grammer Schoole.
And mr Woodsett is elected to be usher of the Schoole.
Henry Humphery, uppon his confession and submission, is dis-
charged from the scandall complained of.
6 Car: (Monday), 14 February. [1631.]
Mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5" a peece to fower p'sons for 4 yeres,
freely lent, shall be ordered to Susanna Puckles, Joh: Rivers, Joh: Jentle-
man, Tho: Boston.
Willm. Makant fined 3U 6s 8d, for keeping a forrainer and maried man
to kepe his shopp, and 4OS a day for every day he retaineth him after this
day, and if he shall be putt away, and neverthelesse returne and serve
him in any p't of this liberty, he shall be fined at ios cache day.
Difference betweene the Citty of London and diverse freemen of
this Town concerning weighing at the kings beame, is referred to the
Common Councill, to take suche course at the charge of this Towne as
may uphold the priveledge of this Towne. (b)
mr Rob: Dunkon made ffree Burgess.
Warr4 for the Chamberlins.
6 Car: (Monday), 14 Marche. [1631.] Assembly.
mr Wards house shall be conveyed to new feoffees, viz : mr Cage,
mr Tillet, mr Acton, mr Sparrow, mr Sicklemore, mr Algate, mr Moysy,
mr Keene and their heires.
(a) The Rev. W. Clarke is mentioned in 1625 as a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub.Lib. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg.
(1727) p. 142, and Catalogue of Lib. 1799.) Three persons of this name appear as graduates on the Camb.
Univ. Reg. between 1610 and 1617, belonging respectively to Trin. Hall, Trinity, and Peterhouse.
(5) It appears that in 1629 the town of Ipswich claimed exemption by Charter (i John. 25 May, 1199)
from paying dues at the Iron Beam in Thames St. (as also from other dues) to the City of London. They
were requested to put their case in writing, in order that the City might take Counsel's opinion thereon,
but they had failed to do this so late as 1631, and the matter does not seem to crop up again.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
497
1631-2. 7 Car: (Thursday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1631.]
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
\
\
John Sicklemore, (a)
Rich: Puplett. (b)
The Bayliffs and
Willm. Cage,
Ja: Tillett,
Math : Brownrigg,
Geor: Acton.
Treasurer,
Chamberlins, \
Clavigers,
Willm. Tiler.
Tho: Johnson,
Joh: Blomfeild.
Peter Cole,
Rich: Haile,
Willm. Tiler.
Coroners,
{
Ed: Dey,
Rob : Knapp.
Com : cler: )
et Cler: pac: }
Joh: Hawis.
7 Car: (Th
u r
sday), 7 Aprill. [1631.]
Warr* for Brooks Ann'y for 2 half yeres areres.
Daniel Snow and Barnaby Burrough, elected alderm: Guild, are
discharged of holding theire place at theire severall fines of 15".
The Treasurer shall provide two long ladders &c; two Greate Cromes
w* iron hookes to serve uppon occasion of ffier.
Water granted to John Blithe for the house in Maynards occupacon,
at 6s 8d rent, out of the Cornhill water.
Water granted out of the Cornhill water to Thomas Newton, at the
like rent of 6s 8d.
7 Car: (Wednesday}, I June. [1631.]
Rich : Dod elected Serjeant in the stead of John Castlins, lately dead.
7 Car: (Monday), 2Q June. [1631.]
Warr* of Atturny to Ambros Broughton, to be for the Town in a
Quo warranto.
Handford hall demised to Wm Hawys for 1 1 yeres from Mich : next,
at 88" rent.
Tenne pounds of mr Goodings gift, formerly lent unto Bennall, is
now granted to Tho: Milsopp, till the time of the paym' of the rest of
the mony.
Suite against 2 Bayliffs to the Sheriff, for arest wthin the liberties by
the Sheriffs warr*.
(a) Second son of Tho: Sicklemore (p. 435), and a Portman; bapt. at St. Lawrence, Ipsw., 26 Oct,,
1574, and mar. in 1605, Eliz*. dau. of .... Fettiplace. He was a benefactor in 1624 to the Ipsw. Pub.
Lib., died 9 Jan., 1644, and was bur. at Tuddenham St. Martin.
fbj The "very ancient family" of Puplett or Purpett "was seated at Newborne, in Carlford Hundred,
until Edward Purpett sold the estate to Sir Richard Broke, of Nacton." Davy (Add. MSS. 19,145) has
notes of various members of this family belonging to Ipswich, but no pedigree. Arms : per fess, a pale counter-
changed, or and sa., 3 horses' heads erased of the last.
SS S
498 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
7 Car: (Thursday}, n August. [1631.]
Nicholas ffreeman, one of the Portmen, requesting to be discharged
from all offices of this Towne, this Court agreeth to his request for his
fine of 6oH.
Joh: Searles elected Town Beadel, and shall have 7H4syerely, for
the service of that place.
Ralfe Holland fined 1 2d, for offering to depart the Court without
liencence (sicj.
The widow of Chr: Alderman shall retaine 25'' of Sr Tho: Whites
mony, lent to her husband, till the time of loyeres shall expire, if she can
finde good surties for the same.
(MondayJ, 5 September. [1631.] Assembly.
Roger Cutler elected Portman in the place of Christ: Algate, de-
ceased, (aj
John Aldus elected Portman in the place of Rich : ffreeman disch:
7 Car: (MondayJ, 12 September, [1631.]
Rob: Knapp elected Corroner, and being to goe into ye East p'ts,
is discharged, and Edm: Humphry elected in his stead.
Phill: Courtnall elected Common Crier.
John Horningold, Gregory Mighell, Rich: Dod, and Tho: Whiting
elected Serjeants.
SrTho: Whites gift of 25'' a peece, lent for 10 yeres unto Wm Cole,
John Humphry, John Hedge, Rich: Wade.
The losses in the buying, selling, baking of the poores corne this
last winter, shall be borne by the Towne, soe as the same exceede not 30''.
7 Car: (Thursday} > 29 September. [1631.]
mr Tillett, mr Aldus, Barnaby Barrow, and Joh: Warner, made
Governrs of Chr: Hospitall, and John Warner, Treasurer.
Warr1 for Brooks annuity.
Warr1 to receive mony.
7 Car: (TuesdayJ, n October. [1631.]
Warr1 to certaine persons to appeare in behalfe of this towne in a
(a) Bur. in St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520, f. ;a.
1632.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
499
Quo warranto, and to make defence, and to procure confirmacon of the
Charter, or augmenting the priviledges of this Towne. (aj
The ground late Whitfeilds, demised for 2 1 yeres from Lady day
next, unto Willm. Page, at 2s rent, to build a house thereon.
7 Car: (Thursday}, 10 November. [1631.]
Auditors.
Assessors of fforrain fines.
Warr1 for Brooks Annuity.
Warr4 to enter into Horswade mill for rent arere, and a suite shall be
commenced against the tennant, Hen : Church, uppon breache of covenant.
A Committee to demise the 2 tenemts in Whitton, in the possession
of Rapp and Kindge.
The demise to Page of Whitfeilds ground shall be made to him and
his wife.
mr Barrets gift of 5'' a peece to be lent, is ordered to John Hall,
Tho : Golds, Steven Debenham, and Hen : Baker.
7 Car: (Monday), 16 Jan: [1632.]
Warr* of Atturny to other p'sons to appeare further for the Towne
in the Quo warranto, and mr Keble is appointed to travaile to London
for further advice therein.
mr Hanby shall have a Ire of Atturny to appeare for the Towne in
an accompt in the Excequer.
Rob* How elected to be Chamberlin in the roome Tho : Johnson,
lately dead, and is discharged for his fine of 2OU.
Water granted to Jos : Parkhurt, out of the Cornhill water, to the
house he dwelleth in, at 13" 4d r4, and to the tenem* in Geor: Baxters
hands, at 13" 4d r*, and to the house in Simon Bacons hands, at 2OS rent.
(a) See note, p. 503. The following expanded extracts, apparently relating to this matter, are found
among the Public Records : —
"Dies Sabbati proximo, (post) tres septimanas Sancti Michaelis anno vii.° Caroli Regis. [Oct. 22, 1631.]
Dominus Rex
Nisi defendentes respondeant die Jovis proximo super quo warranto intretur
versus
nihil die et severentur libertates." [Rule Book, Q. B. Crown Side, f. 27.]
ie Jovis
^.ule Bo
Ballrvos Burgenses
et Communitatem
ijille Gippewici.
"Dies Martis proximo (post) tres septimanas Sancti Michaelis anno vii.° Caroli Regis. [Oct. 25, 1631.]
n . ,, Ordinatum est ex assensu defendentium quod defendentes placitabunt primo
Uominus Kex \ ^ proximi termini aliter intretur nihil die et seisantur libertates peremptorie ex
( mocione magistri Calthorpe." [id. f. 27b.]
"Dies Lune proxima post octabas Sancti Hillarii anno septimo Caroli Regis. [Jan. 23, 1632.]
! Nisi defendentes placitabunt infra duas septimanas proximo post clausum istius
termini super Quo Warranto Ita quod placitum predictum intretur ut de hoc tei mino
intretur nihil die peremptorie tune pro nunc et seisantur libertates absque ulteriore
mocione ex mocione attornati Domini Regis generalis." \ib. f. 41.]
500
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1632-3. 8 Car.
Bayl: &c., \
Justices,
Coroners,
Tnasurer,
(Saturday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1632.]
Chamberlins,
Willm. Moysey,
John Barber, (a)
The Bayliffs and
John Sicklemore,
Rich : Puplett,
Math : Brownrigg,
Wm Cage.
Edm: Dey,
Edm : Humphry.
Isaack Dcy.
Willm. Markant,
Ed : Morgan.
Edw : Morgan is discharged at his fine
of i o" , and Rob' Harvy elected in his
stead.
[ Peter Cole,
Clavigers, Rich : Hayle,
( Willm Tiler.
Serjeants,
Com: Cler:
Cler: pac:
Joh : Horningold,
Greg : Mighell,
Rich : Dod,
Tho : Whiting.
Joh : Hawis.
8 Car: (Tuesday}, 17 A prill. [1632.]
Warr1 of Atturny to receive mony.
Edm : Tye and Ewin Barwick elected Alderm : Guild.
All suche monyes as shall be undertaken by the p'sons deputed
by the Towne for advance of the Town Charter and defence against the
Quo warranto, shall be paied by the Towne.
mr Bridons gift of 5'' a peece, lent for 4 yeres, shall be conferred
uppon John Payne, &c.
Mr Moysy shall have a new demise of the wodehouse lately Cocks,
(delivering in the old lease) for 2 i yeres increase, at the old rent.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
8 Car: (Thursday), 3 May. [1632.]
Ewin Barwick discharged of his Aldermans place for his fine of iou.
And in regard Edm : Tye is found to be noe ffreeman, his election
is declared void, and Peter ffisher and Joseph Pemberton elected Alder-
men of the Guild in theire stead, and are discharged for theire severall
fines of 15".
Warr* for entry into Handford mill for rent arere.
The 5U formerly lent to Baker, of mr Barrets Gift, being refused,
its now lent to Antony Lewes.
Rich : Wilder shall have 5" of mr Bridons gift.
The ffarme at ffalkenham and Kirton, excepting ffoxes, shall be de-
mised to Willm. Kempe, for 1 1 yeres from Mich : next, at the rent of 8ou.
Roger ffoxe shall have a lease renewed of his lands in occupacon,
for the like terme wth the other, at the rent of IOH.
(a) Will of John Barber of Ipswich, merchant, (47, Brent) proved 30 May, 1653.
1632.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 50!
8 Car: (MondayJ, n June. [1632.]
Mr Bridons gift of 5'' a pece, lent for 4 yeres, allowed to Tho :
Hardye and Wm. Longly.
8 Car: (Wednesday), 27 June. [1632.] Assembly.
Ordered that 14" should be allowed to mrs Snelling, the widow of
mr Rob* Snelling, for his attendance and service at two parliamts. (a)
8 Car: (Saturday) 29 September. [1632.]
Phillip Heard shall have a new lease of Stoke mills, for 1 1 yeres
from Mich : next, at 6ou rent, yerely.
And he shall have a lease of Handford mill, at 40'' rent, for the like
terme.
The charge of the suite brought by George Wildes against mr
Bayliffs and Jos Pemberton, concerning the right of his house, late his
fathers, shall be payed by the Towne.
mr Hewets suite of Carter and Joye, for hindrance of Inclosure made
uppon part of the ooze next the channell, shall be defended by the Towne.
mr Actons gift of 2Oh a peece, to be lent for 4 yeres, is ordered at
mr John Actons request unto Pedemaunell Allen, allsoe unto Joh : Park-
hurst, Antony Johnson.
Other mony of this gift, not yet paid in suite, shall be uppon the
bonds, five pounds a peece for three yeres, lent to Hen : Hunt, Wm
Brett, Nich : Backhouse, Rob : Alderman.
Mr Jacob Caly admitted to his freedom by service of Ed : Allein,
for 5 yeres, and after of the widow, and lastly of John Hawys.
(Thursday), 14 August. [1632.] Assembly.
Twenty shillings paied for the goods of felo ale se, forfaited to the
Towne.
8 Car: (Saturday^, 29 September. [1632.]
mr Sicklemore, mr Pupplett, Willm. Dogget, Joseph Pemberton,
Govern15 of Chr : Hospitall, Willm. Dogget, Treasurer.
Wan4 for Brooks ann^.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
i Car: (Monday), 12 November. [1632.]
Auditors.
Assessors fforr : ffines.
(a) vid. sup. pp. 4304, 89. He served from 1620 to 1626.
502
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
Susanna Tree, clayming interest in the lease of Stoke mill, by an
order of demise to her husband William, its agreed by Phillip Heard,
whoe hath interest by a later order, that Susanna shall have the posses-
sion of her interest during the remainder of the terme unexpired.
Water granted to Sam11 Lane out of the Cornhill water, to the house
in Daggets occupacon, at 6s 8d rent.
mrs Scriveners gift of IOH a peece lent for 4 yeres, is ordered to
Edm : Bond, Giles Mighell, Edm : Lewes, Willm Uffet, John Watson,
Hen : Robbinson, Wm Graven1, sen : Joh : Adwards, Tho : Duket, Joh :
Wilde.
mr Cocks gift of 2OU a peece, lent, is ordered to Math : Brand,
ffrancis Jeffery.
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, lent for 2 yeres, granted to Rich :
Dod, Dan" Dalton, Valentine Herne, ffranc : Smith.
Jonathan Rackham shall have lent him 5" of mr Tyes gift, for 3
yeres.
1633-4. 9 Car: (Sunday}, Nativit; Mar: [Sep. 8, 1633.]
Bayl: &c., j
Math: Brownrigg,(«)
John Aldus. (i)
Coroners,
Treasurer,
Chamberlins,
Edm : Dey,
Edm : Humphry.
Isaack Dey.
Joh : Smithier,
Joh : Blithe.
Clavigers,
Serjeants,
Ckr: pac:
Com: Cler:
Peter Cole,
Rich : Haile,
Willm. Tyler.
Joh ; Horningold,
Greg : Mighell,
Rich : Dqd,
Tho : Whiting.
Joh : Hawis.
9 Car: (Thursday), 2 May. [1633.] Assembly.
A distringas issued from the Excheqr unto the Towne, for homage
and diverse issues uppon twoo mills in Peters, called " the new mills,"
sommetime Alvards./^ And thereuppon its agreed that mr Hanby
shall cause a plea to be entered for the Towne, " That the towne have
noe mills that ever were Alvards."
9 Car: (Monday), 6 May. [1633.]
Water granted to John Coleman, for his house in Browns occupacon,
out of the Cornhill water, at 6s 8d rent.
Water granted to Sam" Lane, to the house called " the ffalcon,"
out of the Cornhill water, at 6s 8d rent.
(a) vid. sup. p. 421.
(*) The family of Aldus was of Huntingfield, Ashbocking, and Fressingfield, Suff. This John Aldus,
a Portman, was again Bailiff in 1647, and died 16 Sep., 1664, act. 85. Will (117 Bruce ?) dat. 8 Feb., 1663 ;
prov. 8 Nov., 1664. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,114; (Batley) 25,335, f. 484; (Ryece) 15,520, f. 18.
(a) vid. sup. p. 170.
503
I633-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
The lease formerly granted to Tobias Bloss of the heath, for 50
yeres, shall be sealed to his sonne, mr Thorn : Bloss, in regard his father
is dead.
mr Cocks gift of 20'' a peece, one p'cell thereof is lent to Geor :
Parkhurst.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 6U 1 3s 4d a peece, for 3 yeres, lent unto
Thorn : Melsop, John Taylor, Willm : Garnham.
Suite shall be commenced against diverse perticuler p'sons, for
fishing in the River wthin the liberty, wthout leave.
Rich : Denny, sen : and Stephan Copping, elected Alderm : of the
Guild.
9 Car: (Thursday}, 6 June. [1633.]
George Simpson shall have a lease of Ulueston hall for 1 1 yeres
from Mich : next, at 130" rent.
Water granted to Sam11 Algate, out of the Cornhill conduit, for the
house in Rob : Sayers occupacon, at 6s 8d rent.
The Guild put off till 2 day of July.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of Twenty nobles a pece, for 3 yeres, lent unto
Greg : Mighell, Rich : Waters, Tho : Sparrow.
One parcell of mr Cocks gift of 20" a peece, lent unto Benjam :
Neve for 5 yeres.
(Monday), 2 Sept: [1633.] Assembly.
mr Tho : Seely is elected one of the Portmen in this Town, in the
place of mr Roger Cutler, deceased.
9 Car: (Sunday), 29 September. [1633.]
The Bayliffs and Willm. Moysey, John Barber, Willm. Cage, Geor :
Acton, Justices.
mr Moysey, mr Cage, Dan : Snow, John Alderman, governers of
Chr : Hospit : and Daniel Snow, Treasurer.
Warr4 for Brook Ann1?.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
9 Car: (Monday}, n November. [1633.] (aj
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
(a) Under date of Nov. iz in this year, Mr. Henry Dade, LL.B., Commissary for Suff., writes from
Ipswich to Edward Nicholas, Sec. to the Admiralty, that he is informed the town of Ipswich are about
renewing their Charter recently shaken by the Quo Warranto brought against them ; he fears that the town
may procure to be inserted in their new Charter some extraordinary clauses more than formerly, which
may be prejudicial to the Admiralty, and suggests that Nicholas and Sir Hen. Martyne, Judge of the
Admiralty, should take some means to prevent their doing so. Endd. " Toy war11 &• my especiall frinde
mr Nicolas, Secretary to y Lords Commissioners of y Admiraltie at his house in Kings Streets geve these."
State Pap. Dom. Ser. Vol. ccl. No. 54. md. sup. p. 499.
504 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
The lease of Handford mill granted to Ph: Heard, 24 Septembr, 8
Car: is now agreed to be sealled to him and John Stannard.
The lease of Stoke Mills to Tree and Kening, granted 12 Novemb:
8 Car: being never sealled; The said mills are now granted to Phil: Herd
and John Stannard for 1 1 yeres from Mich: last, at 6ou yerely rent.
Rich: Denny and Steven Copping, having holden one Guild, are
discharged from being Alderm : Guild for the future.
Water granted to Tho : Ives for his dwelling house, out of the Cald-
well conduit, at 6s 8d rent.
Water granted to Edw: Cotton, gent : for his house in St. Marg'ets
parish, out of Caldwel conduit, at 6s 8d rent.
A forrainer shopkeeper of this Towne shall be sent for by mr Bayliffs,
and commanded to shutt up his shopp, and if he shall continnue to kepe
open shopp after suche command, mr Bayliffs shall committ him to prison
untill he shall conform him selfe.
Q Car: (Tuesday), ig November, [1633.]
mr Actons gift of 20'' a pece, to be lent, is ordered for two p'cells
thereof unto Thomas Boston, and Thomas Whiting.
Sr Tho : Whites gift of 25" a peece, to be lent, is ordered for one
parcell thereof to Pedemanuell Allen.
mr Cocks gift of 2OU a peece, to be lent, is ordered for one parcell
thereof, to Joh : Parkhurst.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5" a peece, to be lent, is ordered as to one
parcell, to John Nooth, for 3 yeres.
9 Car: (Thursday}, 5 December. [1633.]
John Lany Esqr, (a) elected into [the] place of his father, now dead,
to serve the Towne as Recorder, in manner and forme as his father was
prescribed.
Persons deputed to appeare in behalfe of the Town before Mr
Atturny Generall, to answere a petition exhibited to the king, against
this Towne, for usurpacons, and offences, and misusers, under collourof
pretended Corporacon.
They are likewise deputed, by writing under scale, to procure con-
firmation, explanation, and addition to the Charter of this Towne. All
wch shall be donne at the Townes Charge.
9 Car: (Monday j, 23 December. [1633.]
The persons deputed to Attend Mr Atturny Generall, to answere
to a petition against the Towne, made at this Court, made relac'on of
ta the
'a) -oid. sup. p. 455. He had previously served as Counsel to the Town (p. 457), and was a benefactor
: Ips. Pub. Lib. in 1633. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335, ff- 5°6. 5 '6, &c. ; (Ryece) 15,520, ff. 133, 1333.
i634-j BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 505
the perticulers concerning the same, and produced allsoe a coppy of a
certificate made by mr Atturny Gen11 unto the king, uppon the hearing
of the matter, in these words :
" May it please your most excellent Matic: The Men of Ipsw1* had
notice of this petition. And I heard the petitioners Councill, and somme
of the Men of Ipswch and other Councill. I have seene the Quo warranto,
w°h is for a pretended use of liberties, as to be a Corporacon, and chuse
officers, &c : without warr4, but finde them not charged with misuser or
other offence.
They do not acknowledge that they are willing, or have used meanes,
by sending for obtaining of a new Charter, or confirmation of the old, or
any inlargem'or pardon. And I heare nothing proved wherfore, uppon
this Quo waranto, they should desire it, though, as they say, they shall
be willing to accept all good orders that your Ma^ shall think fitt, for
bettering of their governm4, which is hitherto preserved to the best of
theire power." Signed, Willm Noye." fa)
Richard Keble Esqr fb) is elected to be of Council wth this Towne,
in the roome of mr Joh: Lany, and shall have 40" for his yerely iee,.(cj
9 Car: f Thursday), 6 February. [1634.]
John Hunt bequeathed to the Towne i iou to be let out to 5 poore
tradesmen of Mar: Elms parish, after the rate of 4Hp: cent, for 5 yeres,
but here of could be receivd not more than 6ou, wch was accordingly lett
out unto Joh : Dyer, Willm. Wade, Simo' Cook, James Lever, Wm ffide-
man, cache putting in security by one bond for the principal!, and another
to pay the interest unto the church-wardens of that parish, allwaies uppon
S4 Johns Day,* to buye shirts and smocks for the poore of that parish.^
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5'' a peece, to be lent for 3 yeres, is ordered
to Edm: Baker, Tho: Clifford, John Debenham.
Suite against 4 p'sons for aresting by the Sheriffs warr* w^in the
libertie, wthout BaylifFs licence
A counterp't of a grant of a peece of heat^e, made from Tho: Bloss
Esqr to the Bayliffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Town of Ipswch,
shall be sealled at somme petty Court.
(a) Attorney General 1633-4. He was born at St. Burian, Cornwall, in 1577, and died at Brentford,
9 Aug. 1634.. Rapin, ii. 292; Rushworth, i. pt. 2, p. 245. Clarendon's Hist. Reb. i. 103.
fbj Son of Giles Keble of Old Newton, or Newton St. Mary, Stiff. Entd. at Gray's Inn, Aug. 7, 1609,
and Reader there, 1638-9. In March, 1647, he was elected one of the Judges of Wales, and was appointed
Serjeant-at-law in Oct. 1648. After the King's death he was one of the Commissioners entrusted with
the Great Seal, but was displaced in 1654, on the assumption of the Protectorate by Cromwell. On the
Restoration of Chas. II. he was excepted from the Act of Indemnity, and in order to avoid being brought
to trial, fled the country. He mar. at Brandeston, Suff., 28 Sept. 1623, Mary, dau. of John Sicklemore,
Bayliff in 1631-2, and is said to have deceased in 1654. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,138 ; Harl. 6071, f. 2463 ;
Dugdale's Orig. Juridic. p. 297; Foss's Judges, vi. 446. Arms: arg. 3 bars nebuly, sa. a canton gu. Will
of Rich. Keble of Old Newton, Esq., (103 Hare) dat. i8Ap. 1683; prov. 2 Aug. 1684.
(c) Original receipt dated 24 Dec. 1636. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335 f. 52.
* St. John the Baptist (Nativity of) June 24; St. John the Evangelist, Dec. 27.
(d) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747) p. 79, where the donor's name is given as "William Hunt."
TTT
506
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1634-5. IO Car: (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1634.]
Edw : Keene (a) and
Tho : Seely. (b}
ChamberUns,
Tho : Knapp,
Rob : Dunkon.
Peter Cole,
Math : Brownrigg,
Clavig s,
Rich : Haile,
Justices,
Coroners,
John Aldus,
Willm. Cage,
John Sicklemore.
Ed: Dey,
Rob : Knapp.
Serjeants,
*"r XT T
Willm. Tyler.
Joh : Horningold,
Greg : Mighell,
Rich:Dod,
, Tho : Whiting.
Treasurer,
Isaack Dey.
Cler: pac:
Joh : Hawys.
A lease of 40 yeres granted of a Gardn plott and Houses To Thorne,
by an order, 8 August, T 2 Jac : wch is not yet sealled. Its ordered, at
the request of the said Thorne, that the lease shall be sealed for the
remainder of the terme unexpired to Edw : Gibbon of Carleton.
10 Car: (Friday), 18 Aprill [1634.]
Uppon refusal! of mr Hunts gifts by the former p'sons, the same is
now ordered to Rich : Hutching, Tho : Clifford, and John Bough.
Suite against diverse persons for not paying duties and Customes
for exportation of Corn, according to the rates.
A discharge granted to the executors of Joh : Hunt in p't of the loo1'.
Wm Sparrow and Rob : Cock are elected Alderm : Guild.
(Wednesday), 2 July. [1634.] Assembly.
Water granted to John Belt out of Caldwel conduit, for his dwelling
house in Nich : late Edgars, at aos yerely rent.
(Tuesday), 12 August. [1634.] Assembly.
The Lo : Keper (c) coming now to the Town, shall be intertained
wth a Dinner at the moote hall, and shall be mett at his comming wm
the 12 and 24 and Chief inhabitants, and the trained Band allsoe.
(Monday), i September. [1634.] Assembly.
Mr George Acton, at his earnest request, is discharged off and
from his Portmans place, and Mr Edm : Humfry elected in his roome.
(a) Vi&. sup. p. 488. Harl. 1560, f. 99.
(*) Will of Tho: Seely, of Ipswich, gent. (52 Coventry), dat. 15 Jan. 1638; prov. I Ap., 1640. Arms:
arg. a chevron gu. betw. 3 eagles displ. sa. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,148.
(c) Sir Tho : Lord Coventry, of Aylesborough, Co : Wore., eldest son of Thomas Coventry, Justice of
the Common Pleas. He was born at Croome D'Abitot, Wore., in 1578, matric. at Ball. Coll. Oxon, at
Mich. Term, 1592, and afterwards became a student of the Inner Temple. He was Recorder of London
in 1615; Solicitor General, 1616; Attorney General, 1620, and was raised to the Peerage 10 April, 1628.
He died at Durham House, in the Strand, 14 Jan., 1640. Arms : sa. a fess betw. 3 crescents, or. Clarendon
(Hist. Rebell. i. pp. 63,185) highly eulogizes his character, abilities, and the manner hi which he discharged
the duties of his high office. See also Foss's Judges, vi. p. 277 ; Burke's Ext. Peerage, and Haydn's Book
of Dignities.
1 634.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 507
10 Car: ( Tuesday j, 2 September. [1634.]
Sr Rob Hichams (aj complaint in Chancery against this Towne,
concerning the Town lands in ffaltenham, and Briggots Kay in Ipswch,
shall be answered by the Common Council!, and Councill Learned of
this Town, and the suite defended at the charges of this Towne, out of
the p' frits of the said lands.
10 Car: (Monday), 29 September. [1634.]
mr Aldus, mr Cage, Dan : Snow, Joh : Warner, governers of Chr :
Hospitall, and Dan : Snow is Treasurer.
Warr* for Brooks Ann*?.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
The answere of the Town to Sr Rob : Hichham's bill of Complaint
shall be now sealled and delivered to the Commissioners, as the answere
of this Town.
The difference in the cause betwene Sr Rob1 Hitcham and the
Town concerning the House on Bigotts Kay, shall be moved to Sr Rob*
Hicham, that it may by concent be stated into a case, and referred to the
speedy Judgem* of the Lo : Keper. And if Sr Rob* shall refuse the same,
then a Bill shall by the town [be] preferred in the chancery against Sr
Rob : Hitcha' for the settling of the charitable use, at the charge of the
Town (bj
Security given by the Towne to the Sheriff to answere the distress
for 423" and odd money out of the Exchequer, claimed from the Towne.
And the security shall be saved harmless by this
(a) vid. sup. p. 442.
(b) A Bill of Complaint, signed by John Lany, the Recorder, was accordingly filed April 2, 1635, from
which it appears that under the will of one John Nicholls, dated 13 Dec., 23 Eliz. (1580), the town had
been in possession, since 27 Ap. 29 Eliz. (1587), of a certain copyhold messuage or tenement, built on a
piece of land parcel of Bigott's Key, in the parish of St Peter, within and held of the manor of Walton in
Trimley, of which Francis Hunt of Ipswich, clothworker, was the tenant, and that, in pursuance of direc-
tions contained in the will of the said Nicholls, the tenement in question had been conveyed to the use and
behoof of the Bailiffs, Burgesses, and Commonalty of Ipswich, for the better sustenance of Christ's Hosp. in
Ipswich, to which purpose alone they had constantly applied the profits. Sir Robert Hicham, however,
who was then, and had been for some ten or eleven years, lessee or " farmer " of the manor, on the ground
that the conveyance to the Bailiffs, &c., was not recognised by the Custom of the manor, had, through his
bailiffs, Lionel Edgar, jun., and Peter Hartwell, seized the tenement into his own hands, and levied a
distress on the goods of the tenant, and the Bailiffs, &c., therefore pray the Lord Keeper, considering the
injury thus done to the poor of the Hospital, to summon Sir Robert and his servants before the Court of
Chancery to answer to the premisses set forth in the Bill. The defendants accordingly appeared, and
demurred in several particulars to the statement of the plaintiffs, chiefly alleging that there was no Custom
within the manor by which copyhold could be granted to a Corporation and their successors, and requesting,
finally, that the Bill might be dismissed with costs. Chancery Proceedings, Ch. 1. 1. 1. v. No. 57.
(c) The following are expanded extracts from the Public Records relating to this distraint :—
"Easter Term, n Chas. I.
Roll xxxvii. Distringas Ballivos Burgenses et Communitatem ville Gippewici ad respondendum quo
warranto clamant habere wreca maris &c. a predicta villa Gippewici usque villam Herwici
et alibi in predicto comitatu." [Exchequer Q.R. Agenda Bk to Memoranda Rolls, vol. 18,
f. 164.]
5o8
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
10 Car: (Monday}, 17 November. [1634.]
Auditors.
Assessors
mr Goodings gift of IOH a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Tho :
Medow, Job : Jentileman, Joh : Chapman, Edw : Silcock.
Benj : Neve fined 2s 6d, for speaking these words to John Lenton in
open Court. "You are brazen faced."
10 Car: (Thursday), 15 Jannuary. [1635.]
Wm Sparrow and Rob1 Cock having holden the Guild this last
yere sufficiently, are discharged for the future.
The iou lent to Chapman at the last Court, is by occasion of his
departure from the Town, lent unto Rich : Marshe.
1635-6. ii Car: (Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1635.]
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
Coroners,
Treasurer,
Rob : Sparrow.(a)
Edm : Humphrye.(^)
Edw : Keene,
Tho : Seely,
Willm. Cage,
Joh : Sicklemore.
Ed : Deye,
Rob : Knapp.
Rich : Jennings.
Chamberlins,
' Wm:
Sam
Whiting,
Knapp.
Clavig :
Pet:
Rich
Rich
Cole,
: Haile,
: Deny.
Serjeants,
Joh:
Greg
Tho:
Rich
Hornigold,
: Mighell,
Whiting,
: Dod.
Com: Cler:
Cler:pac:
I Joh:
Hawys.
Wine Licence granted to Willm. Cony.
' ' Trinity Term, 1 1 Chas. I.
Roll l-viii. Attachies Willelmum Glover ad respondendum quo warranto clamat habere wreca maris &c.
infra Bawdesey et alibi in comitatu predicto."
" Attachies Willelmum Withyepoole militem ad respondendum quo warranto clamat habere
wreca maris &c. infra Sudbome et Orford in comitatu predicto." [ibid. f. 173.]
These proceedings appear to have arisen out of instructions issued by the Lords of the Admiralty for
made by corporate towns and private lords of manors bordering on the sea coast, which they send with
their opinion, that if these encroachments are not taken away, the Admiralty jurisdiction will be utterly lost,
suggesting, at the same time, that the King should direct his Attorney General to call such encroachers
by Quo warranto into the Exchequer, believing that very few of these pretended grants will prove to be of
any value. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. ccxxxviii. No. 38.
Representations had also been made to Edw : Nicholas, Sec. of the Admiralty, in July 1633, by Henry
Dade, LL.B., notary public and Commissary of Suffolk, as to the necessity of putting some limit to the
prescriptive rights claimed with regard to wrecks along the coast. Sir W. Withypoll was then, he says,
gone to London to renew his suit for certain masts on his shore, and he begs the interference of Nicholas in
obtaining some alteration of the law on this subject, ib. vol. cclxii. No. 4.
(a) vid. sup. p. 492.
(*) Son of John Humfrey (p. 425), and a clothier. He is named in the will (dat. 9 Nov. 1631) of his
brother, Henry Humfrey. The pedigrees given by Davy (Add. MSS. 19,136) do not refer to the Ipswich
family.
1 635.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 509
ii Car (TuesdayJ, 14 Aprill. [1635.] Assembly.
The 1 2 and 24 shall ride out wth the Bailiffs to meet wth Dr Brent,^
visitor for the Arch B : of Cant : and to intertaine him \v& a Banq*.
ii Car: (MonaayJ, 20 Aprill. [1635.]
Willm. Bull and Will : Carew, al : Cook, elected Alderni : Guild.
Thomas ffinns farme demised to him againe for 1 1 yeres from Mich :
next, at 46" rent.
Sam11 Hadlocks farme demised, as allsoe the Grammar Schoole
lands, late Darbyes, unto the said Hadlock for 1 1 yeres from Mich :
next, at 6iu rent.
Samuell Hadlock shall likewise have a lease of Gastons tenem* and
the lands late Huntings, for 1 1 yeres from Mich : next, at 28U iosrent.
(Monday}, 25 May. [1635.] Assembly.
mr Edm : Humphry shall be intreated to ride to London, and joine
with mr Cage to petition yu Lo: Commissioners of the Admirallty for
the stopping Sr Rich : Brooks (b) Ballast Kay.
(a) Sir Nathaniel Brent, LL.D., Warden of Merton College, Oxford, Commissary of the Diocese of
Canterbury, Vicar General, and Judge of the Prerogative Court. He was the son of Anchor Brent, of Little
Wolford, Warw., was knighted at Woodstock, Aug. 23, 1629 ; died in Aldersgate St., London, Nov. 6,
1652, and was bur. in the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less. Wood's Athenas (Bliss) iii. 333. Le Neve's
Fasti Anglic, iii. 544. An abstract of his Visitation, made by the Vicar General for the Archbishop, in
pursuance of instructions from the latter, Feb. 22, 1633-4, 's preserved in the Pub. Rec. Off. The report
as to Ipswich runs as follows : " Ipswich, Ap. 22, 23, 24. In my way thither I ordered many things in the
Church of Wickham (where Mr. Eaton spred his Antinomian doctrine), and in the Churchyard of Wood-
bridge. The Magistrates of Ipswich brought me into the Towne with great Solemnity. The Towne is
exceeding facious, and yet the better part are Conformable in a reasonable good measure. Mr. Samuel
Ward is thought to be the chiefe author of their nonconformity. I ordered many things in their Churches
and Churchyards. I suspended one Mr. Cave, a precise minister of St Hellens, for giving the Sacram' of
the Ewcharist to non Kneelants. I excomunicated divers Churchwardens in that Towne who were soe
precise that they would not take their oath. But afterwards they all submitted with protestacon to reforme
their opinions, and many doe beleeve that a good reformacon will followe. I heare that in these parts there
are some that doe teach that none have right to the Chreatures but the godly. But those who complayned
either sould not or would not tell their names. There is but one Hospitall in this Towne, and that very
well governed." State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cclx. No. 90, and ccxciii. No. 128.
(6) Son and heir of Robert Broke, of Nacton, Co: Suff., Esq. Knighted at Whitehall, 13 February,
1620-1; died 23 and bur. 24 March, 1639, at Nacton. Will (107 Coventry) dat. 15 Mar., 1639; prov.
2 July, 1640. From this Sir Richard descends, in the yth generation, the present Admiral Sir George
Nathaniel Broke-Middleton, Bart., C.B., of Shrubland Hall, Suff. Arms : or, a cross engrailed party per
pale, sa. and gu. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,120; Harl. 1560. f. 3173. Sir Richard Brooke, it appears, had
petitioned the King for leave to build on his land at Dunham Bridge a quay and dry dock, and had
supported his petition by the certificates of Francis Knox, Steven Grenwich, Thomas Coppin, John
Markin, William Russell, Anthony Wellward, John Cooles, (?) and Edmond Shryne, masters of ships, who
affirmed that the site proposed was convenient for the buildings named, of which there was great need. The
petition was considered at the court at Whitehall, 10 April, 1634, and referred by the King to the Lords
_, i quay and making a dry L
and beneficiall for the navigation of these parts, and generally for the good of the Commonwealth." State
Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cclxv. No. 40; vol. cclxiv. f. Iia; vol. ccxviii. No. 59. Hist. MSS. Comm. 8th Rep.
Trin. Ho. Records, p.245b. In 1635, April 13, the Lords of the Admiralty forward the certificate of the Trinity
House to Sir Hen. Marten, Judge of the court of Admiralty, and pray him to certify whether, before leave is
given, a writ of ad quod damnum should not be issued, and whether licence should be given under the Great
Seal or the seal of the Admiralty. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cclxiv. f. I loa. Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,337,
f. 93, where there are some original documents on this matter, signed by the Bailiffs. The town however,
represented by the Bailiffs, Edmonde Keene and Thomas Seely, strenuously resisted the attempt, as an
invasion of the Admiralty rights secured to them by charter, and proceeded to move the Court of Exchequer to
hear them in support thereof.
5io BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
(Monday}, 8 June. [1635.] Assembly.
Persons deputed to ride down to Downha' bridge to-morrow, and
shew reasons before the Commissioners there, against the Ballast Kay
intended by Sr Rich : Brooke.
ii Car: (Wednesday}, \Qjune. [1635.]
Willm Bull and Willm Carew, al : Cook, discharged from Guild-
holding for theire severall fines of 1 5''.
Sam11 Algate discharged from the offices of Alderm : Guild, Cham-
berlin, and of the 24^, for his fine of 6oH.
ii Car: (Friday) ',7 August. [1635.]
Suit against 3 p'sons for arest wthin this liberty by the Sheriffs
warr* uppon a meane p'cess.
Warr4 to receive Colchester accompts.
Warr4 to receive iolf from the Town of Colchester for the use of
the poore of Ipswch.
The Townsmen of Colchester shall be entertained by the Towne of
Ipswch.
Rich : Herne discharged from the office of Alderm : Guild for his
fine of 15'' ; whereof the Town hath remitted 5H.
Persons deputed to view the Town beame and weights in the Town
house.
(Friday}, 28 August, [1635.] Assembly.
Mr Daniel Snow is elected unto the office of Portman in the stead
of mr Math : Brownrigg lately deceased.
ii Car: (Tuesday} t 29 September. [1635.]
mr Keene, mr Seely, Tho: Ives, Peter ffisher, Govern" of Chr:
Hospitall, and Peter ffisher, Treasurer.
Warr1 for Brooks ann*?.
Warr* for ye Chamberlins.
A lease of the sick house and lands to Isaack Day, for an ejectm*
against Pascall, the present occupier.
n Car: (Thursday}, 22 October. [1635.]
The Lady Blunts petition to the king against the Towne. And the
Petition of Sr James Hay (a}, David Ramsey^, referred to the Atturny
Gen11 and a letter from him being sent to this towne to give notice thereof,
(a) Qy. Sir James Hay of Smithfield, Co. Peebles, created a baronet of Nova Scotia, 20 July, 163 1;,
died 1654.
(bj He is several times referred to in the State Papers, Dom. Ser., where he is called the "king's
servant," and appears to have been a royal favourite.
1636.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 51 I
and according thereunto persons are deputed to appeare and answere
before mr Atturny Gen11 on the Towns behalfe.
And they allsoe are ordered to solicit at the Councill Table that
the Towne may not be charged beyond the rate of 240" assessed towards
the charge of a ship rate of 800 tonne, (a)
(WednesdayJ , 28 October. [1635.] Assembly.
mr Keene and mr Acton shall have 1 1 u allowed them for damrn8 and
costs recovered against them by Phillip Dey for not returning a writt of
Habeas corf cum causa where divers actions were under 5'', and for w"*
cause the said Phillip was not returned up.
ii Car: (Monday} ', 9 November. [1635.]
Nine and twenty ffreemen, Portmen, and others, fined at i2d each
for theire absence from this Court, to be levied by the Chamberlins by
distress.
mr Barrets (b) gift of 5" a peece, to be lent, ordered to Joh: Suitor,
Sam11 Walmsley, ffrancis Smith.
mr Ties gift of 5'' a peece, to be lent, is ordered unto Mich : List,
Roger Seeley, Wm Leeds, Joh: Smith, Valentine Bate.
ii Car: (Thursday), 21 Jannuary. [1636.]
Rich : Howell shall have a new lease of his farme for 1 1 yeres from
Mich : next, at the old rent.
Willm. Drane shall have a new lease of his fearm at Otely, for 1 1
yeres from Mich: next, at 36" rent.
(a) This was the amount assessed on the town in respect of the famous tax called " Ship Money,"
suggested, it is said, by Noy, the Attorney General, and advised and promoted by the Lord Keeper
Coventry, as an expedient by which the King, notwithstanding his previous disavowal of such means in
assenting to the Petition of Right, might raise an extraordinary supply, for the puqrose of providing a naval
armament without the assistance of Parliament. Having obtained for this measure the apparently unani-
mous sanction of the Judges, the King, through his Privy Council, issued two successive writs, the first,
dated Oct. 20, 1634, addressed to the City of London and the maritime towns ; and another in Oct., 1635,
to the inland towns and the kingdom generally. By the latter writ the County of Suffolk was directed to
provide one ship of 800 tons, with 520 men, at a charge of ^"8000, of which sum Ipswich should furnish
^240, Bury ^213, Hadleigh .£120, Sudbury £68, Eye ^"30, Orford £12, Aldborough and Southwold^S
each, and Dunwich^4. Rushworth's Hist. Col. pt. 2, vol. i. pp. 257, 340. Rapin's Hist. Eng. pt. I, vol
ii. pp. 292-4. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. ccxcvi. No. 73. Lingard's Hist. Eng. vii. 391-6. The inhabitants,
it would seem, readily agreed to the rate of assessment proposed by the Council, but the Sheriff of Suffolk,
Sir John Rouse, whose duty it was to enforce the tax, had declared, at the instigation of " some of the
countie," that he would assess the town at the higher sum of ^450, and the Bailiffs and townsmen there-
fore sent up a petition to the Council, humbly beseeching them, that as they had paid more than £1100
towards the ship during the last year, and for various other reasons also stated, they might not be taxed
beyond the ^"240 first agreed upon. From a note on the fly-leaf, signed by Tho : Meautys, Clerk to the
Council, it appears that the petition was considered at the Star Chamber, Oct. 30, 1635, and the Council
then ordered that the Petitioners and the High Sheriff (if in town) should attend the meeting of the Board
on the following Wednesday in the Inner Star Chamber, at 2 p.m., any J.P. for Suff., then in town, to be
present also. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. ccc. No. 59. It is only fair, however, to add, that on the issue
of the first writ, the Ipswich authorities had suggested a tax of £200 on East Bergholt, on the plea that
it was a member of Brantham, "a maritime town" to the east, on the estuary of the Stour, but the
inhabitants of that place at once resisted the impost by petition, ib. vol. cccvi. No. 79.
(b) Will of John Barrett, (Arch. Suff.) dat. 8 Jan., 1616; prov. 30 July, 1618; bequeaths /2O to the
Bailiffs of Ipswich, to be lent to poor shoemakers.
Willm. Cage, (a) Treasurer,
Rich : Jennings.
Willm. Tyler.(3)
Rob : Sparrow,
Chamberlins,
Sam"Dunkon,
Hen : Chaplin.
Edm : Humfry,
I
Peter Cole,
John Sicklemore,
Wm Moysey.
Clavigrs,
Rich : Hayle,
Rich : Deny.
\ Edm : Dey,
( Rob : Knapp.
Cler: par. }
Com: Cler: }
Joh : Hawys.
512 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A. P.
mr Retheriches gift of iou a peece, to be lent for 5 yeres, ordered
to Edm: Veale, Tho: Tailer, Ant: Lewes, Job: Marret, Will: Pierceman,
Edw: Mainard; And unto Job: Hall and Job : Rackham, 8H a peece.
1636-7. 12 Car: (Thursday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1636.]
Bayl: &c.
Justices,
Coroners,
12 Car: (Thursday}, 31 Marche. [1636.]
John Smithier and Tho: Knapp elected Guildholders.
12 Car: (Monday}, g May. [1636.]
mr Ties gift to Nich : List, lent to Rob : Bristow uppon the death of
the said Nich :
John Smithier and Thorn : Knapp discharged of the service as
Alderm : Guild for theire severall fines of 15''.
12 Car: (Thursday), 16 June. [1636.]
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 6H 13s 4d a peece, to be lent, ordered to Hen :
Hunt and Rob: Hardy.
Committee appointed for letting the Town marshes.
(Friday}, i July. [1636.]
mr Daniel Snow, uppon his earnest offer and request in regard of
weakness of body, shall be discharged off and from office of Portman,
immediately from and after he shall have conveyed his house in Clem15,
purchased of Peter ffisher and Sam11 Lane, to ffeoffees for the educating
and apparelling of poore children in Chr: Hospitall.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 6H 1 3s 4d shall be lent to Nath11 Morse.
(Wednesday), 13 July. [1636.] Assembly.
mr Pupplet, mr Aldus, mr Tyler, mr ffisher, Wm Sparrow, Rob:
(a) vid. sup. p. 443.
(6) Son of Nicholas Tyler, a Chief Constable. He was a Portman, and twice Bailiff, and a considerable
benefactor to the Town. He died in 1643, and was bur. at St Mary-le- Tower, Ipswich, M. I. Add. MSS.
(Ryece) 15,520. f. ya. Harl. 6071 (Candler), f. 163. Clarke's Hist. Ipsw. p. 345. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747),
pp. 132, 194. Arms : sa. on a fess or. betw. two leopards pass. ar. a cross pattee betw. as many crescents gu.
1636.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
513
Duncon, Willm. Hayles, Tho: Ives Jun: shall be feoffees of Dan11 Snows
house, to p'mitt the governors of Chr: Hospitall from time to time, to
take the p'fits thereof, to maintaine the house, and w* the remr to educate,
maintaine, and binde out apprentise soe many of the poore children of
this Town as the same will reache unto.
12 Car: f Friday} t 15 July. [1636.]
Dan11 Snow and Abigail his wife conveied (their) house to the
Trustees formerly menconed, to the bring: up and apparelling of poore
Children of the Towne in Christs Hospit:
(Wednesday}, 3 August. [1636.] Assembly.
mr Willm. Tyler is elected to be one of the Portmen of this Town
in the place of Daniel Snow, late portman, and at the next assembly
mr Tyler was sworne.
(Thursday), I September. [1636.] Assembly.
mr James Tillet, by his resignacon, is discharged of his portmans
place, and mr Willm. Sparrow elected in his stead, and was sworne at
the assembly 3 Sept :
12 Car: (Thursday}, 29 September. [1636.]
mr Humphry, mr Aldus, Joseph Pemberton, Thomas Knapp,
govern15 of Chr : Hospitall, and Tho : Knap, treasurer.
Warr* for Brooks ann1?.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
The Town Marshes demised to the persons following for 2 1 yeres,
at the fines and rents following :
The drowned marshe to mr Cage for his fine of 66" 1 3* 4d, at the rent of 6" o o
To mr Cage, mr Actons marshe, for the fine of 32", at the yearly rent of 4" o o
To mr Cage, mr Brownrigs marshe, and the Hand saved out of Thomas
Hayles late demise, for 50'' fine, and the rent of . . . . 3'' is iod
To John Sicklemore, Roger Wallices medow, at 39'' fine, and the rent of 3" 2s 6d
To him more Copping marshe, at ye fine of 27", and the rent of .. 2" ios o
To W. Moysey and John Blithes, mr Hanbyes marshe, at 35" fine, and
the rent of . . . . . . . . . . zu 1 2 4*
To m'Keene, Thorn : Hailes his marshe, saving that demised to m'Cage,
at the fine of 20", and y" rent . . . . . . . . 2" 6s 4d
To mr Tyler, mr Cages late marshe, at 32'' fine, and the rent of . . 2'' 14* iod
To Rich : Jennings, the marshe formerly his, at the fine of 36'', and
the rent of .. .. .. .. . . 2" ios o
To Rob: Cooper, m'Sparrowes marshe, at the fine of 19", and the rent of i" 2s 6d
To John Smithier and Henr: Bacon, m'Bloyses marshe, at the fine of
32", and the rent of . . . . . . . . 2U os 6d
To John Alderman, Thomas Johnsons marshe, at the fine of 25'', and
the rent of .. .. .. .. .. 2s 2* 8d
UU U
5*4
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
To Sam" Algate, mr Lanies marshe, at the fine of 43", and the yearly
rent of .. .. . . • . . 2" 13' 6d
To Thorn: Blomfeild, Edm: Deyes marshe, at the fine of 22" ios od, and
the rent of .. .. .. .. .. t" i8s 6d
To Henry Chapplein and Tho : Newton, mr Benhams marshe, at the
fine of 46" 1 8s 8d, and the rent of .. .. . . 4" 2' 8d
A Committee appointed to view the praemises, and whether the
former Covenants have been kept, and to make certificate, that order
may be taken accordingly.
John Horningold, Greg: Mighell, Rich: Dod, Tho: Whiting, Serjeants.
Suits shall be for debts to the Town, uppon bonds forfaited.
12 Car: (Tuesday}, 15 November. [1636.]
Suits against diverse for aresting by the Sheriffs warr1 wftin the
liberties, w^out non omittas.
mr Actons gift of 20" apeece, to be lent, ordered to Pedemanuell
Allen, Emanuell Dey, Rich : Dodd
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
The certificate concerning the breache of coven*3 of the former
lesses of the marshe, referred to the Comm : Councill.
mrs Scriveners gift of tenne pounds a peece, to be lent, is ordered to
Tho : Medow, Joh : Paine, Wil : Garnham, Ed : Silcock, Greg : Mighell,
Tho : Melsop, Jer : Warner, Joh : Tailor, Wm ffoster, ffrancis Hayward.
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Nath :
Warner, John Wilder, John Raymond, Hen : Syer.
1637-8. 13 Car: (Friday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1637.]
Bayl: &c.
John Sicklemore, (a)
Wm Sparrow. (5)
Chambtrtin*, j ^.ob=C,Iark'
( Ehs Colman.
Justices, .
Conn",
Wm Cage,
Wm Tyler,
Rob : Sparrow,
Wm Moysy.
Edm : Dey,
L Rich: Hayle.
Clavig™,
Serjeants,
I Feter Cole,
Rich : Hayle,
| Rich : Deny.
John Horningold,
Greg: Mighell,
Rich : Dod,
Tho : Whiting.
Cnm • Cler •
Treasurer,
Tho: Jones.
o (///*. Otc/ .
Cler . • pac :
John : Hawis.
(a) vid. sup. p. 482. He was one of the witnesses for the defence, at the trial of Mr. Sam' Ward.
(b) Apparently son of Robert Sparrow, Portman of Ipswich, and Margaret (Sherman) his wife, and
grandson of Robert Sparrow, Bailiff in 1610. He mar. 1st, Mary, dau. of John Lany, Recorder of Ipswich,
at St. Nich., Ipsw., 29 April, 1628; and 2nd, Anne, dau. of Jno. Bennett of Washbrook. He built the
mansion at Thurleston, called "Sparrow's Nest," and was again Bailiff in 1645-6. Bur. at St. Lawrence,
Ipsw., 17 Aug., 1649. Will (138 Fairfax) dat. 22 Nov., 1647; prov. 10 Sep., 1649. Add. MSS. 15,520,
f. 23. Page's Suff. 628.
1 637.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 515
Water granted to Henry Bade out of Caldwell water, for his dwelling
house, at the rent of 6s 8d.
Rob* Clark shall have water granted him to his dwelling house out
of Caldwell water, for the like rent of 6s 8d.
George Simson shall have licence to assigne over his demise of
Ulneston hall unto Dani11 Simson his sonne.
If Joane Baker shall not w^in 14 dayes forbeare keping of open
shopp for the future, she shall be by the Bayliffs committed to prison,
till she give security to conforme.
13 Car: (Friday}, 28 Aprill. [1637.]
mr Actons gift of 21", to be lent, is ordered to Joh : Nooth.
Granted to mr Ward, a new lease of his marshe for 2 1 yeres, from
Mich : last, at the rent of 52s 3d.
The marshes formerly mr Snellings and mr Blosses, referred to the
Assembly to demise.
Nich : Phillips and John Blithe elected Alderm : Guild.
Water granted to Henry Bacon out of Caldw : conduit, to the house
in his owne occupacon, for his family onely, at the yerely rent of 2OS.
13 Car: (Thursday}, ti May, [1637.]
Suite in the Starr chamber against this Towne. An Apparance is
ordered. /^J
Nicholas Phillips and John Blithe discharged from service as
Alderm : Guild, for theire severall fines of 15''.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 6H 13" 4d a peece, to be lent, is ordered to
Rich : Marsh and Edm : Martin, to pay at the time appointed, for the
paym* of the rest.
mr Actons gift of 20'' a peece, to be lent, is for one parcell ordered
to Thorn : Garwood, to be repayed w& the other.
13 Car: (Monday}, 5 June, [1637.]
The Towns answere in the Starr chamber agreed uppon.
A warr4 of Atturny ordered to Hen : Jones Esqr, to appeare and
defend in the Starr Chamber, in behalfe of the Town of IpsW*.
mrs Alis Bloyses (b} gift of 20 nobles, to be lent, ordered to Giles
Barber, to be repayed at the time, w^- the other mony.
(a) The Star Chamber records for this reign are not yet calendered.
(b) -vi&. sup. p. 434. Mrs. Alice Bloyse, dau. of Wm. Nottingham, was the wife (mar. in 1556) of
William Bloyse, Sen'., (p. 333) Bailiff in 1583, 1590, and 1596. She died 3 Nov., 1608, aged 82, surviving
her husband, who deceased 23 Jan., 1607, aged 81. Both were bur. in St. Nicholas, Ipswich, where there
was in 1655 an inscribed brass, with the arms of Ipswich and a merchant's mark. Add. MSS. (Ryece)
15,520, f. 13. Will of Wm. Bloyse, the elder, of Ipswich, gent., (Cur. Ep. Norw.),prov. April 1608. Con-
sistory wills, 1808, fo. lib.
516 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
13 Car: (Friday}, g June. [1637.]
The Towns answere to the Starr chamber concluded, and sent up
to mr Jones, theire Atturny, to file the same.
mr Tyler, now Bayliff, shall have a lease of mr Snellings marshe, at
3s 4d rent, and the fine of 33" to end with ye rest.
mr Nicholas Phillips shall have a lease of mr Blosse or mr Keenes
marshe at the rent of 3U os 8d, and the fine of 35'', to end w411 the other
marsh leases.
mrs Bloises fa) gift of 5'' a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Rich : List
and John Browne, to be repayecl at the time limited for the rest.
The goods oifelo de se restored to the widow, in regard of poverty,
for the fine of 6s 8d, to be by her payed to the Chamberlins.
(Monday}, 12 June. [1637.] Assembly.
A collection ordered for the Towne of Hadly at the request of the
Maior and Dr Goad (b), in regard of the infectio',and the churchwardens
shall collect the same of the inhabitants, and returne the note of the
names and summs given, to the Bayliffs. (c)
(Friday), 8 September. [1637.]
The like benevolence for the Towne of Bury granted, fd}
Granted to mr Chapplein 17'' 1 6s 4'1, disbursed by him for discharge
of the Quo warranto brought against this Towne.
/
13 Car: (Friday}, 29 September. [1637.]
mr Tyler, mr Moysy, Rich: Denny, and Willm. Bull are elected
govern" of Chr: Hospital!, and Wm Bull treasurer for this yere.
(a) Mrs. Rose Bloys was 2nd wife of Richard Bloys of Grundisburgh, and of Ipswich, mercer. His
will (16 Chancy) is dat. 20 May, 1557; prov. loMay, 1559. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p. 77.
fbj Dr. Thomas Goad was rector of Hadleigh from 1618 to 1638.
fej In Aug., 1636, the Mayor and Aldermen of Hadleigh petition the Council, praying that the Justices
of the Peace of the county of Suff. may be directed to make a collection for the relief of the town, on account
of the plague; 40 families, they say, are afflicted, and 200 families lack work, and are wholly dependent on
the town. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cccxxx. No. 90. Pigot's Hist. Hadleigh, p. 22.
(dj On July 4, 1637, Wm. Cage and Wm. Tyler, Bailiffs of Ipswich, write to the Council, that on
account of the infection at Bury, the assizes are to be held at Ipswich, which is entirely free from sickness,
on the 3 1st inst. They fear, however, that the great concourse of pedlars, petty chapmen, and careless folk
coming to the fair on St. James' day (July 25) will be dangerous to the health of the town, and ask that the
fair may be for that year omitted. Signed by the Bailiffs. Seal with arms, impressed in the paper, " a lion
ramp. gard. impaling 3 demi hulls." State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. ccclxiii. No. 25. In Nov., 1637, the
inhabitants of Bury petition the King for letters patent to collect a charitable benevolence, on account of the
heavy visitation of the plague, through which all trading had ceased since May 5, and the inhabitants were
obliged to provide relief at the rate of ,£300 a year ; 103 families were shut up, and 3075 persons not visited ;
117 were ill with sores, and supported at the common charge; 439 had been cured, 598 had died, and 263
families had been infected, it. vol. cccxxiii. p. 184. A foot note shows that this petition was considered
at the Court at Whitehall, Nov. 12, 1637, and letters patent directed to be issued. Gillingwater, in his
Hist. Bury (1804) p. 281, states that the Brief was dated Nov. 17, 1638 (?), and adds that they had already
disbursed ^2000. It appears from Dom. State Pap. vol. ccclxxviii. No. 73, that three rates had been imposed
on Ipswich for the relief of Hadleigh and Bury.
1638.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
517
Warr* for Brooks Ann*?.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
Sr Tho: Whites gift of 25" a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Jonn
Horningold, George Raymond, Joh : Parkhurst, Joh : Newton.
(Monday), 13 November. [1637.]
Anditors.
Assessors.
mr Rose Bloyses gift of 5'' a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Joseph
Hayward, and Edm : Bond.
mr Bridons (a) gift of 5" parcell, to be lent, is ordered to Willm.
Brett for 4 yeres.
(Friday), g February. [1638.] Assembly.
Steven Bloomfields incrochem* uppon the streete leading to Margts
against his house, p't of the White Hart, by erecting 2 bay windowes
and setting of 2 posts in the streete, is confirmed at 4d rent.
13 Car: (Thursday}, 15 February. [1638.]
mr Cocks gift (b) of 20'' a peece, to be lent, is ordered to Jeames
Canting, Tho : Whiting, and Leonard Seely
Joane Barker once more shall be admonished to shutt up her shop,
and leave open Trading before Easter next, or she shall be forthw*
committed by the Bayliffs to prison.
1638-39. 14 Car: (Saturday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1638.
Bay 1: &c., j
Willm. Moysy,(f)
Joh : Barber.
Chamberlins,
al: Cooke,
Joh : Brandlin.
/
Joh : Sicklemore,
(
Rich: Hayle,
Justices elect,
Willm. Sparrow,
Willm. Cage,
Clavigers,
Peter Cole,
Rich : Denny.
(
Rob : Sparrow.
Com:Cler: \
Cler:pac: )
Joh : Hawys.
Coroners,
Emd : Dey,
Rich : Haile.
Serjeants,
Joh : Horningold,
Greg: Mighell,
Rich : Dod,
Treasurer,
Thos : Ives.
\
Tho : Whiting.
(a) Mr. \Vm. Bridon, merchant of Ipswich, was probably connected with the Bury family of that name.
He gave his benefaction of ^20 (Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1727) p. 78) in 1616, died (Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 13)
II Dec. in that year, and was bur. (as appears from the register) Dec. 13, 1616, in St. Nicholas, Ipswich,
where there is a large floor slab in the middle aisle, with a curious epitaph and marginal inscription. Will
(5 Weldon) dat. 23 Sept., 1616; prov. 28 Jan., 1616-7. His dau. and coh. Eliz*., mar. Sir Robert de Grey,
of Merton, Norf. Arms (Bridon of Ipswich) a bend engrailed. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,120; Blomfield's
Norf. ii. 306, v. 360.
(b) Mr. Christopher Cock, in 1634, gave^roo for loans to clothiers. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 79.
(c) Bailiff 1632, a rich clothier. Will (Arch. Suff.) dat. 5 Dec., 1639; prov. i. Dec., 1640.
518 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
14 Car: (Monday), 16 A prill. [1638.] Assembly.
The Treasurr of the Hospitall shall make a well betwene mr Woodset
and Wm Thorne, and devide the yard betweene them.
mr Cocks gift of 20" a peece, lent to Johnath : ffulcher and Tho :
Chapman for the time of the paym4, when others of this gift are due.
mr Actons (a) gift of 20'', lent to George Warren till the other mony
of this gift shall grow due.
Wm Dogget, John Brandlen, elected to be Alderm : Guild.
Eight and Thirty freemen fined at i2d a peece, for theire absence
from this Court.
mr Wards house by the surviving ffeoffees conveyed to mr Ward
and his heires, he paying to the Towne 140'', and to the contributors
theire severall monies due.
14 Car: (Friday}, 4 May. [1638.]
Wm Dogget and John Brandlen discharged of the Guildholding
for theire severall fines of 1 5'', and noe feast shall be holden this yere.
Suits shall be presented against suche as owe mony to the Towne
uppon specialty.
The fines of 19 of the p'sons fined lately for absence from the Create
Court, remitted.
(Friday), 15 June. [1638.] Assembly.
A present shall be provided for the Judges of assize, at their
comming to this Town at the next assizes, as at the last assizes, and
they shall be invited to dinner at mr Bayliffs house, at ye Town charge.
14 Car: (Wednesday), 12 September. [1638.]
John Brandling discharged from being Chamberlin at his fine of iou.
And Mannuell Sorrell is elected into his place.
14 Car: (Saturday), 29 September. [1638.]
mr Sicklemore, mr Humphry, Jos : Pemberton, Sam : Knapp,
elected Govern" of Chr : Hospitall, and Jos : Pemberton, Treasurer.
Warr* for Brooks ann*y.
(Monday), 29 October. [1638] Assembly.
The Q : mother (b) landed at Harw0*1 19 of this month, at the receipt
(a) Wm. Acton, Bailiff in 1608 ; md. sup. p. 435. His son, John Acton of Bramford added £20 to his
father's benefaction. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1727) p. 79. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520, ff. 15, 20.
(*) Mary de Mcdicis, 2nd wife of Henry IV., King of France and Navarre, and mother of Queen
Henrietta Maria. Being banished from France by her son, Louis I3th, owing to the enmity of Cardinal
Richelieu, she determined, in spite of the remonstrances of Mr. (afterwards Sir Balthazar) Gerbier, to take
i638.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
519
of Sr H. Vanes (a) letter to this Towne, they sent provision down for
the Q: intertainm4, and after, the Duke of Lenox, f6) the Lo : Goring/^/
and Sr Hen : Vane sent to mr Bayliffs to dine wth the Bayliffs, which they
did. The charges of all wch its ordered shall be borne by the Towne.
The English Bill in y° Exchequer against this Town by Sr John
Banks, fdj Atturny Gen11, was for 6ou fee farm suposed to be arere, by
force of a charter of H : 8, and its ordered the answere shall be putt in.
14 Car: ( Monday J, 19 November. [1638.]
Auditors.
Assessors.
mr Retcheriches gift of IOH to be lent, and paied in by Tho : Tyler,
is t. ordered to Wm Uffet.
mr Goodings gift (e) of ioi;, to be lent to James Abadham for two
yeres.
14 Car: (Monday}, 26 November. [1638.]
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, lent unto Rob : Wormwood, John
Sorrell, Willm. Sayer.
mr Ties (f) gift of 5'', lent unto Henry Wright.
refuge in England, and accordingly embarked at Helvoetsluys, in charge of Van Dorpe, Admiral of Holland,
accompanied by three or four other ships, and bringing with her 6 coaches, 70 horses, and 160 attendants.
Preparations for her landing, first at Dover, and next at Margate, were made by Sir H. Vane and Capt.
Sir John Pennington, Admiral of the Fleet ; the Earl of Northumberland, Lord High Admiral, being des-
patched by the King to receive her, while the Royal equipages with twenty other coaches were in readiness
to carry her train. The Dutch squadron, however, was delayed by bad weather, and the Queen eventually
landed at Harwich as here stated, on the igth of October, and on the 2jrd or 24th the King and Queen
met her at Giddy Hall, near Romford, and brought her to London. Her coming to England was un-
welcome from the first, and much discontent arose on account of the ship and conduct money paid for her
Majesty, as well as for a subsequent allowance of £3000 a month, besides other sums for her retinue. She
remained here, however, nearly four years, but was at length forced to leave by the Parliament, and retired
to Cologne, where she died, 3 July, 1642. Cal. Clarendon State Pap. Bodl. Bibl. No. 962, vol. i. p. 137.
State Pap. Dom. Ser. vols. cccxcvii. No. 94; cccc. Nos. i, 7, 10, 13, 38; cccci. No. 14; cccciv. Nos. 24,
52 ; ccccxxi. No. 90. Court and Times of Chas I. ii. p. 343. Sismondi, Hist. France, xxiii. p. 362. Brichaud,
Biog. Universelle. Salmon's Chron. Hist. 118. Wodderspoon p. 262.
(a) Sir Henry Vane the elder, bom 1589, and knighted at Whitehall, 28 March, 1611, M.P. for Carlisle
and several other boroughs. Comptroller of the Household, Principal Sec. of State in 1639, and Regent of
the kingdom during the King's absence in 1641. Having offended the King in the matter of the trial of
Lord Strafford, he was deprived of all his offices, and died in 1654.
(b) James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox, and 2nd Earl of March, K.G., Lord Great Chamberlain and
Admiral of Scotland, Lord Steward of the Household, and warden of the Cinque Ports. He was a devoted
adherent of the royal cause, to support which he contributed ^40,000, and in 1641 was created Duke of
Richmond. On the execution of the King he assisted at his burial, and died 30 March, 1655.
(c) Sir George Goring, Kt., Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen, elevated to the Peerage 14 April, 1628,
as Baron Goring of Hurstpierpoint. He rendered the highest services to Charles I., and was created
(8 Nov., 1646) Earl of Norwich. He died in 1662, surviving his eldest son George, one of the most dis-
tinguished Generals of the Royal Army.
(d) Sir John Banks, bom in 1589, at Keswick, in Cumberland, became Attorney General 27 Sep., 1634,
on the death of Noy, and was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1641. He was a devoted Royalist,
died at Oxford, Dec. 28, 1644, and was bur. in the Cathedral. Foss's Judges of Eng., vi. 251.
(e) Thomas Gooding (p. 257) was elected Bayliff in 1557, 1561 and 1565, and by will (70 Scott) dat.
10 Ap., 1594, and prov. 13 Nov. 1595, gave ^40 for loans to poor occupiers, besides other money for wood
and coals. He was bur. at Freston, i Nov., 1595. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 77. Harl. 6071, f. 224b.
(/) -vid. sup. pp. 299, 372. Will of John Tye, of Ipswich, merchant (37 Rowe), dat. 2 July, 1583;
prov. 13 Nov., 1595.
520 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
An English Bill in the Exchequer by Sr Joh : Banks, Atturny Gen11,
filed against this Towne, is answered, and the answere delivered in
Court to the Commissioners, viz : mr Arthur Jenny (aj and mr Joh :
Lamb, ft)
A warr* of Atturny to Henry Jones and Willm. Chapplein, to take
out the bookes of depositions, and Bill, and answer in the starr chamber
at the charge of the Towne.
The p'ticuler p'sons charged in the bill shall be proportioned in
their charges as the greate Court shall think meete, when the whole of
the charge shall appeare.
14 Car: (MondayJ, 7 Jannuary. [1639.]
Warr* of Atturny to p'ticular pssons to appeare for the Town, ad
audiendu? judiciu* , in the starr chamber, and they shall have power by
petition or otherwise, in the name of the Towne, to solicite the matter.
14 Car: (MondayJ, n Marche. [1639.]
Willm. Haslewood and Benj : Butler elected Alderm : Guild.
Persons deputed to solicite the E : of Suff : fcj that this Town may
be discharged from sending the Trained bands out of the liberty of
theire Towne.
John Hunts fdj gift of 20'' a peece, lent out to John Payne, Jerem:
Durrant and Edm : Bachler.
Suit commenced against suche as are arere in the paym1 of the
monyes according to their bonds.
14 Car: Thursday, 21 Marche. [1639.]
mr Goodings gift of IOH, to be lent, is ordered for that one parcell
to Joh : Brough, till the time limited for the paym* of the residue.
Suit against Henry Syer for iou arere in his hands, of mr Goodings
gift.
(a) Apparently 4th son of Arthur Jenney, Esq., of Knodishall ; bap. at Theberton, 5 Nov., 1578.
Ryece (Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 8b) writing 23 Oct., 1657, says he was then living in St. Stephen's parish, in
Wingfield House, a mansion built by Sir Humphrey Wingfield, and noting the tomb of Edm. Jenny (who
d. 4 June, 1624) in the chancel, gives the arms as: erm. a bend gu. cotised or: in the fess point on the
bend, an annulet, md. sup. p. 131. There are brasses at Knodishall and Sotterley.
(*) Son of Thomas Lambe, Esq., of Trimley. He mar. Bridget, dau. of Edw. Keene, of Thrandeston.
She was bur. at St. Matthew's Ipswich, 23 May, 1640. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,139. There was formerly
a monument, not now existing, to her and to Ann, their daughter (d. 1626). Mr. Lambe is supposed to have
been buried here also.
(c) vid. sup. p. 436.
(d) In Ipsw. Gifts and Leg., p. 79, appears as Wm. Hunt. There are peds. of Hunt or le Hunt of
Suff., in Harl. 1820, ff. J7b, 46; and 1560, f. 32ib. Arms, vert, a saltire or.
I639-]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
521
Admirallty ; at Landgard point.
Presentmts for forestalling of fish ; unlawfull dredging of oysters :
ffishing for baits on the Sabbath day, i2d. ffishing wth nets not 2 inches
and YZ broad in the masks, 2s : Goods found and concealled, 5s.
1639-40- 15 Car:
Bayl: &c.,
Justices,
Coroners,
(Sunday} , Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1639.]
Rich : Pupplet,(a)
Treasurer,
Peter flisher.
John Aldus.(3)
Willm. Moysy,
John Barber,
Chamberlins,
John Cole,
Jonathan ffulcher.
Willm. Cage,
(
Rich : Hayle,
Rob : Sparrow.
Clavigers,
Peter Cole,
Rich : Haile,
\
Rich : Deny.
Joh : Smithier.
Town Clerk,
Joh : Hawys.
15 Car: (Monday), 10 June: [1639.] Assembly.
The posts lately erected by Joh : Cole, ship carpinder, in the streete
before his house in Peters parish, against the bell, shall stand at the rent
of6d.
15 Car: (Wednesday}, 12 June. [1639.]
Willm. Hazlewood and Benj Butler discharged of their Aldermans
worke of the Guild, for theire severall fines of 15''.
mr Tyes gift of 5" a peece, to be lent, one parcell thereof is ordered
to John Palmer for 3 yeres.
15 Car: (Wednesday), 25 September. [1639.]
mr Tyes gift of 5" a peece, shall be lent to Chr : Thorne and Phil :
Gallant, to be repayed as the limitation of the other parcells thereof.
The former Serjeants elected againe.
15 Car: (Sunday J, 29 September. [1639.]
mrCage, mr Tiler, Rob : Dunkon, Joh : Blomfield, govern" of Chr :
Hospitall, and Rob : Dunkon, Treasurer.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
Warr* for Brooks Ann^.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 20 nobles, allowed to Joh : Holliwell.
(a) iiid. sup. p. 497.
XX X
(V) ib. p. 502.
522 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
15 Car: (Friday}, 15 November. [1639.]
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
Searchers of the waterworks, wth power to Cutt of Quills where they
find forfaitures.
Mrs A. Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, lent unto Joh : Hubbard,
Gilbert Thurston, and Ralfe Neale.
mr Bridons gift of 5H lent to Henry Hunt.
Suite ordered against Edm: Clenche and Rob: Cliet, for refusing
to pay duties for corne and wine imported.
15 Car: ("Tuesday), 4 ffebi nary. [1640.]
A Quo wan '" brought against this Towne. A letter of Atturny
is granted to Ambrose Broughton, to appeare and defend for the
Towne.
George Wilds house demised to Jos: Pemberton, for loyeres from
Mich: 1635, at 1 11' rent.
15 Car: (Friday), 20 Marche. [1640.]
Willm. Cage ( Delected Burgess of this Towne for the next Parliam4,
13 Aprill next* at Westmr. And as to the 2d Burgess, Joh : Gurdon
of Create Wenham in the County of Suff : Esqr, (b) being neither inhabi-
tant nor ffreeman of this towne, had 104 votes, and Edm : Dey, (c) one
of the Burgesses for this Towne at the last Parliam1, and an inhabitant
and a freeman, had 95 votes.t
(aj md. sup. p. 443.
* Monday. The Fourth Parliament of this reign; dissolved 5 May, 1640, by the King in person.
(b) Son and heir of Brampton Gurdon, Esq., of Assington, Suff. He mar. Anne, dau. of Sir Calthorpe
Parker, of Erwarton, Kt., and represented Ipswich, not only in this Parliament, but in the "Long Parlia-
ment" of 1640-53 ; and in the Second Parliament of the Commonwealth (1654) was one of ten persons
elected to represent the County of Suff., the only boroughs having separate representation in that Parlia-
ment being Ipswich, Bury, Dunwich, and Sudbury. He was a member of Cromwell's Parl. Committee
for Suff., and in his public conduct is said to have been wholly subservient to the dictation of the army, but
avoided attending judicially at the trial of the King, although appointed to do so. In 1643, Dec. 5, a sum
of £100 was voted to him by the town for his services. He died 9 Sep., 1679, aet. 84, and was bur. at
Assington. Will (129 King) dat. 25 June, 1677 » prov. 4 Oct., 1679. Arms: sa. 3 leopards' faces jessant
de lis, or. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,133; (Jermyn) 8209. Harl. 6071, f. 234b. Noble's (Mark) Lives of the
Regicides (1798) i. 257.
(c) md, sup. p. 426.
t The Return from Ipswich is dated 20 Mar. 1639-40. Ret. Memb. Parlt. (1878) i. 483. This seems
to have been the first contested Parliamentary election in Ipswich, and the return of Mr. Gurdon, in the
teeth of the order of the Great Court, 39 El. (30 Dec., 1596) may perhaps be taken to indicate the sympathy
of a majority of the inhabitants with the King's party; at any rate, in Tan., 1646, "Ipswich desired the
King," Cal. Clar. State Pap. i. 358.
1640.]
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
523
1640-1. 1 6 Car: (Tuesday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1640.]
Bayl: Gfc.,
Justices,
Conn™,
Wm Cage, (a)
Job : Smithier (6)
Rich : Pupplet,
Job : Aldus,
Rob : Sparrow,
Jo : Sicklemore.
Rich : Hayle,
Isaack Dey.
Treasurer,
Clavig™,
Chamberlins,
Peter ffisher.
Peter Cole,
Rich: Deny,
Hen : Chaplen.
Jacob Caly,
VVm Greene.
1 6 Car: (Friday}, 17 Apr ill. [1640.]
An English Bill in the Excheqr concerning the Goods of Antony
Collet, felo de se, answered by this Towne, and the answere delivered to
ffrancis Bacon, Esqr fcj and Wm Chapplen, (d) Commissioners for that
purpose.
The Quo warranto mentioned at the Court of 4 ffebr: last, appearing
to be onely for debts and credits of felo de se: This Towne, uppon advice
had, doe finde that they can not justify to claime the same by their
charter, and therefore its agreed that a disclaimer shall be pleaded as to
that point
mrs Ward the relict, and mr Sam11 Ward, eldest sonne of Sam11 Ward,
late publique preacher of this Towne, and now deceased, shall have
allowed them during their lives and the life of the longer liver of them,
25U quartily, to be paied by the Treasurer wthout warr*. fej
(a) irid. sup. p. 443.
(b) A Portman of Ipswich, elected 10 July, 1640, freeman by service, 19 Ap., 1630, and J.P. 29 Sep.,
1641. He served the office of Bailiff again in 1648, and twice in the reign of Chas. II. He lived in St.
Matthew's parish, and in 1655, when Ryece wrote, was occupying a house formerly belonging to Anthony
Penning, Esq., which he purchased after the death of the latter in 1630, and was also occupier, in 1645,
of a house in the parish of St. Nicholas, belonging to Mr. John Cutler, but then let to Mr. Hambling. That
he was a zealous Puritan there can be no doubt, for at the trial of Mr. Saml. Ward, before the Court of
High Commiss:
rector of St. M
a benefactor to the Ips
St. Matthew's, where there is an inscribed slab on the floor with these arms : on a fess betw. 3 fleurs de
lis, 3 trowels (?) impaling, on a bend, 3 lozenges (Kerrington). Will (105 Mico) dat. 1664 ; prov. 15 June,
1666. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520, f. I4b; (Davy) 19,149. State Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cclxi. ff. 105, 259.
Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1727) pp. 144, 198.
(c) Son and heir of John Bacon, gent, of Lynn, Norf., and descended from the Bacons of Hesset,
Suff. He was of Gray's Inn, became Serj. at Law in May, 1640, and in 1642 was made a Judge of the
King's Bench, and knighted ; after the execution of the King, the Parliament offered to renew his com-
mission, but he refused the offer, and retiring into private life, died Aug. 22, 1657, and was bur. in St.
Gregory's, Norwich. Will (117 Juxon) prov. loOct. 1663. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,116; Harl. 6071, f. 108.
Foss's Judge's, vi. 249, where there is a biography and numerous references.
(d) The family of Chaplin or Chaplain was of Seamere and Bury St. Edmund's. The ped. given by
Candler (Add. MS. 6071, f. 2ogb) includes several persons of this name. Arms : erm. on a chief indented,
az. 3 griffins' heads erased, or. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,122.
(e) Mr. Ward died, as previously stated (p. 424), Mar. 8, 1639-40, but not before he had again— in
spite of his promise to exercise greater caution— subjected himself to trial and punishment on account of his
extreme Puritan opinions and undue freedom of speech. Mr. Henry Dade, LL.D., Commissary for the
Archdeaconry of Suff., writing to Abp. Laud, Feb. 4, 1634, complains of the increasing emigration of
persons whom he supposes to be either debtors or disaffected towards the government oi the Church of
524 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
John Lany being in the place holden by his father, at the yerely
fee of 13'' 6s 8d, and having retired himselfe from London to abide con-
stantly in this towne, his said fee is increased to 2O1', payable halfe
yerely.
Leonard Wolly discharged from being Atturny of this Towne at
the Court of plees, for neglect of attendance there. And John Ballard
is elected in his stead to that service.
Rob1 Dunkon and Tho : Wright elected Alderm : Guild.
1 6 Car: (Friday), 15 May. [1640.]
Rob : Dunkon and Tho : Wright discharged of Alderm : Guild for
theire severall fines of 1 5h.
(Friday}, 10 July. [1640.] Assembly.
nir Joh : Smithier is elected portman in the rome of Tho : Seely
late dead, and he was sworne at y° next Assembly.
(Weane\dayj, \2August. [1640.]
Warr4 for receiving of Colchester accompts.
I-'ngland, and attributes it chiefly to the discontent created by the preaching of Mr. Ward against the
Prayer Book and set prayer, and to the fears expressed by him of changes in the religion of the nation, and,
further, to Mr. Dalton, parson of Wolverstone, "who," he says, "is a great stickler for transporting these
people." (Stat. Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cclx. No. 17.} In consequence of these representations, two ships,
which were to have sailed from Ipswich for New England about Mar. 10, with 80 emigrants in each, were
stayed by order of the Privy Council (ib. Col. Ser. vol. viii. No. 2) and in Nov., 1634, Mr. Ward, whose
adherents, as Mr. Dade admits, were "very potent in London and about Ipswich," was cited before the
High Commission Court (in which he had himself already prosecuted two inhabitants of Ipswich for
erroneous tenets) to answer as to a series of 43 articles alleged against him (ib. Dom. Ser. vol. cclxi. Act Book
of High Com"- Court, f. I24b). At the two following Courts (ff. I32b, 140) Mr. Ward failed to appear, and
being threatened with attachment, came before the Court on Thursday, Dec. 19, 1634, and personally
answered to the various charges urged (ib. vol. cclxxviii. No. 65). Some additional articles were afterwards
admitted (ib. No "I. and vol. cclxi. f. I76b), but the whole were eventually reduced to eleven, relating, in
brief, to the matters following : I . Set forms of prayer. 2. The Book of Com. Prayer. 3. Devotional postures.
4. Bowing and other reverent gestures. 5. The Descent into Hell. 6. The Real Presence. 7. The disci-
pline and govt. of the Church. 8. Fear of alterations in religion. 9. Popular election to Eccl. and Civil
Offices. 10. Preaching and conformity. 1 1. Sunday recreations. The case was fully considered at twelve
different sittings of the Court, extending from Jan. 29, 1634-5, '° Nov. 26, 1635, in the course of which
numerous witnesses were examined, and counsel heard on both sides, and all the articles exhibited being
finally regarded as proved against Mr. Ward, he was ordered: I. To be removed from his Lectureship.
2. To be suspended from his ministerial functions during the King's pleasure. 3. To make a public confes-
sion of his erroneous opinions, and an acknowledgment of his equivocation in his answers ; first to be openly
read and subscribed by him in Court, and afterwards to be published in the Church of St. Mary Tower,
Ipswich. 4. To be condemned in the expenses of the suit. 5. To stand committed until he should give
bond with sufficient sureties, in the sum of ^200, to perform the order of the Court (ib. vols. cclxi. ff 150-305 ;
ccci. No. 6" ; cccii. No. 89). Two copies of the form of submission enjoined to Mr. Ward are preserved ; the
first of these, reciting the articles of accusation, is signed by the Bishop of Ely and two Doctors of Law.
(ib. vol. cccv. No. 101). The other is signed by Mr. Ward himself, and may be the form read and sub-
scribed in Court (ib. No. 102). The costs of the suit were taxed at £50, which Mr. Ward, after being
summoned for contempt of Court, on account of his neglect, at length paid (ib. vol. cclxi. ff. 305^316, and
vol. cccxxiv. Act. Book of High Com"- Court, ff. 4b-lgb). Mr. Dade, who had been assigned by the Court
to promote the suit against Mr. Ward, finding himself much out of pocket by the proceedings, petitions
Abp. Laud (May 14, 1636) that some part of the costs may be given to him, and the Abp. accordingly
directed an enquiry to be made into the matter (ib. vol. cccxxi. No. 21). A full abstract of the trial is given
in the preface to the vol. of Dom. State Pap. for 1635-6.
1640.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 525
Warr* for receiving of iou for the poore of lpswch from the Town
of Colchester.
mr Snow(rt) having by his last will given to this Towne 200'' for the
poore children in the Hospitall, and the same being refused to be paied,
its ordered that complaint shall be made before the Commissioners for
Charitable uses, at Burye S* Edm :
Rob* Aldus, ffree Burgess of this Towne, summoned to shew cause
at this Court whie he refuseth to pay duties to this Towne for corne
exported, and being thrice called, appeared not.
Persons deputed to demand and receive to the use of the Towne,
6s 8d for every 100 combs of Corne exported by water, and in case of
refusall, to make stay of the corne of suche refuser thereof, [ifj the said
duty is denied.
1 6 Car: f Tuesday}, 29 September. [1640.]
mr Aldus, mr Sparrow, Edm : Morgan, Sam" Dunkon, elected
Govern" of Chr: Hospit : and Sam11 Dunkon, Treasurer.
Warr* for ye Chamberlins.
Joh : Hawys elected Town Clarke.
And the fformer Serjeants continued.
(Monday}, 26 October. [1640.]
Willm Cage and John Gurdon Esqrs are elected Burgesses of the
parliam* for this Towne, at the Parlm* at Westminster, 3 Nov : next.*
Auditors.
Assessors of ffines.
1 6 Car: (Monday), 16 November. [1640.] Assembly.
Pet : ffisher, Rob : Dunkon, Joh : Brandling, shall travaile to London
to mr Cage and mr Gurdon at the Parliam4, and petition for suche matters
as may concerne the benifit of the Towne, or releife thereof from Gree-
vance, and they shall carry up the petition of Geo : Kirk and Henr :
Jermin to the king, against the Town, for exercising of liberties wthout
grant. (6)
(a) Mr. George Snow. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. pp. 69, 133-7.
* Tuesday. The fifth Parliament of Chas. I., commonly known as " The Long Parliament," since its
members continued to sit until forcibly expelled by Cromwell, Ap. 20, 1653. The Return from Ipswich is
dated 26 Oct., 1640. Ret. Memb. Park. (1878) i. 494. Parry's Part. Eng. pp. 340-510.
(4) George Kirk was gentleman of the robes to Chas. I., and groom of the bedchamber, and appears,
from the Domestic State Papers of this period, to have been one of those rapacious courtiers who, by means
of real or pretended patents and grants, and under colour of a professed regard for the King's revenue,
tyrannically created trade monopolies for their own profit, seized upon and enclosed commonable lands, and
practised in connection therewith divers kinds of extortion. Henry Jermin was Master of the Queen's Horse.
526
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
[A.D.
1 6 Car: ffebruary. [1641.] Assembly.
mr Pupplet and mr Tyler shall travell to London, and by the ayd
of mr ffisher, Rob : Dunkon, Joh : Bradling, or 2 of them, by petition to
the king, indeavour to gaine the ffree election of the ministers of this
towne, to be granted to the severall parishes, and if neede be, to have
the same confirmed by act of Parliam1. And allsoe to procure the stat :
13 El : to be renewed, wth alteracon that the severall parishes rates may
be made from time to time, if the parishes shall please to alter the same
at any time. And to take such course as shall be thought meete for
discharge of the suite in the starr chamber against this Towne. (a)
1641-2. 17 Car: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1641.]
Bayl: &c., j
Coroners,
Tn usurer,
Edm : Humphry,(//)
Joh : Brandling. (c)
Rich: Haile,
Isaack Dey.
Pet : ffisher.
Chamberlim, \ ™°
( Hen : Parkhurst.
! Peter Cole,
Rich : Denny,
Hen : Chapplin.
The fformer Serjeants continued.
Tnv-n Clerke, Joh : Hawis.
(a) By the Act i3Eliz. c. 24. " An Actefor thcpavyingof the Towne of Ipswiche " sec. 5(Statt. Realm
vol. iv. pt. i. p. 560) it was enacted that the Bailiffs, and the Churchwardens of "dyvers Parrishe Churches,
either nothyng or verey poorely endowed, and unsuffycient to mayntayne convenyent Mynisters," might
assess and levy rates for maintaining ministers and repairing the churches ; but a difference having arisen
with respect to this enactment between the Bailiffs and Clergy, the matter was brought before the Privy
Council at Whitehall, 29 Mar., 1637, the King in person and 18 members of the Council, as well as the
Bishop of Norwich, being present. After the Solicitor General had been heard, and on behalf of the Town
the Recorder of London and other Counsel, as well as the Bailiffs, and certain Portmen and chief burgesses,
a long debate ensued, and it was at length ordered : that in the five parishes not denied to be within the
comprehension of the statute, viz. : St. Mary-le-Tower, St. Mary Key, St. Mary Elms, St. Nicholas, and
St. Lawrence, the Bailiffs should be empowered to levy competent rates as directed by the Act ; but as no
title could be shown by the Bailiffs for their nomination of the stipendiary ministers of these parishes, and
as previous to the Dissolution these churches were served by monks or chaplains of religious houses, which
were then vested in the Crown, it was declared that the right of nomination was wholly in the King. As
to other churches in the town, presentative or impropriate, and not hitherto supposed to be included in the
Act, but possibly so, as unable without assistance to maintain their clergy, their case was referred to the
two Lord Chief Justices, Brampston and Finch, and the Lord Chief Baron Davenport, to hear the case for
both sides in the presence of the Bishop of Norwich, and to certify their opinion to the King in Council.
Stat. Pap. Dom. Ser. vol. cccli. No. 33. The learned Judges thus appealed to decided (23 May, 1637) that
the churches in question were to be held as comprehended within the Act 13 Eliz., and that lands within
such parishes might be yearly taxed by virtue of the statute, for the maintenance of their incumbents, ib.
vol. ccclvii. No. 46. At a meeting of the Council at Whitehall on the 3Oth May following, the foregoing
matters having been duly considered, it was ordered that the Bailiffs and others before mentioned should
assess rates for the ministers of these parishes, as well as for those provided for in the order of 29 Mar., and
that impropriators should be assessed in proportion to the profits they received, ib. No. 1 14, and vol.
cccclxxvi. No. 27, in which the foregoing orders are disannulled, and the nominations left as before. In
1641 the Bailiffs, Portmen, and other inhabitants, petitioned the House of Commons against Bp. Wren of
Norwich, his officers, and the ministers appointed by him. Brit. Mus. Pamphlets, 4to E. iff
(*) vid. sup. p. 508.
(c) Son of Rich. Brandling, of Buckton, Yorks, and Newcastle-on-Tyne, merchant adventurer. He
mar. 1st, Abigail, d. of John Carnaby, of Ipswich (she d. 13 May, 1635); and 2nd, Abigail, widow of
Daniel Snow, Portman, at St. Clement's, Ipswich, n May, 1637. She d. 27 Mar., 1659. Both wives, and
eventually also the Bailiff, who died 8 March, 1667, were bur. in St. Clement's, where there is a monument.
On his election as Portman, Sep. 8, 1643, he took the oath, "saving his oath as freeman of Newcastle,"
and besides his Baillivate of 1641-2, he served twice during the Commonwealth. Will (39 Hene) dat. 20
Oct., 1665 ; prov. 29 Ap., 1668. Arms : gu. a cross patonce arg. in the dexter chief an escallop of the 2nd.
Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,120; (Ryece) 15,520,1?. II, 15, 16; and 12, 477, f. I2b. Harl. 1397, f. 223b. Surtees'
Durham ii. 92. Burke's Comrsii. 39.
1641-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 527
mr Retheriches gift, iou parcel], lent to Wm. Shaw.
Joh : Blomfeild and Mannuell Sorrell discharged of their Guild-
holders service for the future, for the service allready donne.
17 Car: (Wednesday), 7 Aprill. [1641.]
Joh : Blomfield and Mannuell Sorrell elected Alderm : Guild.
mr Retheriches gift (a) of iou a peece, lent unto Joh : Tayler, sen :
Joh: Wilder, Gregory Mighell, Willm: Brett, Rich: Wilder, and 8H a peece
to Joh: Shewter and Edw: Martin.
mr Scriveners fbj gift of iou a peece, lent unto Rob1 Cooke, Joh:
Hayward, Hen: Robertson, Joh: Cole, Joh: Wolfender, Edw: Veale, Rich:
Loft, Tho: Burrow, John Burton, Wm Uffet.
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, lent to Jonath : Burrow, Hen:
Syer, Tho : ffrogget, Sam11 Walmsley.
mr Barretts gift, (cj parcell 5'', lent to Joh: Hall.
mrs R. Bloyses gift of 5U a peece, lent to Tob: Brown, Chr: Parker,
Willm : Leeds.
mrs A. Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, lent unto Phil: Ronsey,
Jos: Hubbard, Joh : fforster.
mr Actons gift of 20'' a peece, lent unto Rich : Dod, Ben : Wade, Ant :
Gislingham.
mr Bridons gift, parcell 5", lent to Sam11 Gislingham.
17 Car: (Monday}, 12 Aprill. [1641.] Assembly.
mr Joh : Brandling is elected one of the Portmen of this Towne, in
the place of mr Moysy, lately deceased. And at the next Assembly,
22 Aprill, was desired to take his othe and refused.
17 Car: (MondayJ, 6 September. [1641.]
Water granted out of Caldwell conduit to Edm : Myles, for his
house in Margts parish, in Billiards occupacon, at 6s 8d r*.
And to Steven Blomfeilds house, in the occupacon of Rob' Turner,
in S* Lawrences, at 6s 8d rent.
(a) The Rev. Tho : Rederich of St. Margaret's, Ipsw., according to Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. pp. 80, 186,
gave 405. yearly to that parish in perpetuity, and in 1651 ^100 to the town for loans to " godly Tradesmen
for five years." The will of Thomas Rederiche, Clerk, of St. Margaret's, Ipswich (73 Weldon), bequeathing
£ 100 to the town, is however, dated 15 Mar., 1616; prov. 9 Oct., 1617. The date on the monument in
St. Margaret's Church, which recites the same benefaction, as well as the foundation of two scholarships at
Oxford, is 1628. Will of Henry Redrich of Ipswich, M.D. (20 Bruce), dat. 9 Sep., 1663; prov. 15 Feb.,
1664.
(*) Ralph Scrivener (p. 291) at the request of Alice his 3rd wife, and widow of Wm. Smart (p. 268)
founded (5 Sep., 1601) four Scholarships at Pemb. Coll., Camb., for boys from Ipswich School, and also
bestowed lands upon the town to provide the poor with clothes. The benefaction here mentioned,
appears from Ips. Gifts and Leg. p. 78, to be that of his wife Alice, who in 1600 gave ^"100 for loans to
ten poor persons for four years. Will of Ralph Scrivener (48 Hudleston) prov. 16 June, 1607 ; will of
Alice Scrivener (59 Wallop) made "with consent of her husband," dat. 10 Sep., 1600; prov. 15 Oct., 1600.
(t) Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 79.
528 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
And to Willm. Garnhams house in the Tower parish, at the rent of
6s 8d.
Three mares, one stonehorse, wth a cart and furniture, seised as a
Deodand for the Death of Jo Woodward, and discharged for a fine of 50*.
A Guelding seised as a wayfe, sold by the Towne for 3OS.
A mare of one convicted for manslaughter, seised by the Towne,
and after reseised by him that was convicted. Its ordered he shall pay
4OS, and soe shall be discharged of the reseisure.
Sam11 Hadlock hathe licence to assigne over his farme and lease in
Whitton, wherein he dwelleth, to Jeremy Wood.
Rob4 Knapps widow hathe restitution granted of the goods late her
husbands, seised by the Towne, provided she shall pay 3" 6s 8d.
mr Bridons gift, 5" parcell, lent to Wm. Longly.
17 Car: (Wednesday}, 29 September. [1641.]
Ed : Humphry, Joh : Brandling, Wm. Cage, Joh : Smithier, Joh :
Sicklemore, Rich : Pupplet, elected Justices of peace for this yere.
mr Cage, mr Tyler, Edw : Laverick, Manuell Sorrell, Govern" Chr :
Hospit : and Mannuell Sorrell, Treasurer.
John Hunts gift, 20'' parcell, received from Jer : Paine, lent to George
Raymond for the residue of the time to comme.
Sr Tho : Whites gift of 25'' a peece, lent to Isaack Dey, jun : Simon
Cumberland, Rich : ffulcher, Joh : ffisher.
mr Actons gift of 20" a peece, lent to Tho: Whiting and Tho :
Greene.
Wine licence granted.
17 Car: (Friaayj, 22 October. [1641.]
Auditors.
Assessors.
Parcell of Ulneston hall lands demised to Garnish w^out licence
from the Towne ; an entry is ordered into the same.
Warr* of Atturny to p'ticuler persons to enter into Mangers in
Westerfield, and the same to seise to the use of the Towne.
fforrainers shall be prohibited to keepe open shopp for trade wthin
this Towne after a day sett, and if after that day they shall p'sist to
offend, they shall be committed untill they conforme.
17 Car: (Thursday}, 3 Marche. [1642.]
A new lease of Ulneston hall shall be made to the widow Simson,
for the like terme and rent with the former lease.
Henry Chapplein and Joh : Blackborne elected Alderm : Guild.
1642.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 529
. . ___
_Noe person not being a free Burgess, other then suche as are
admitted to theire forrain fine, and such as are Town borne, and shall
have served as apprentis therein to somme trade for 7 yeres at least,
shall at any time be allowed to kepe open shopp, or make any publiq«
show of wares w^in the said Towne, uppon any terms whatsoever.
Whereas a Petition hathe been exhibited by mr Lany to the kings
Ma4?, concerning greevances therein menconed, and a reference there-
uppon is made to the Judges of assize to heare and certifie the matter,
wch petition is agreed to be against the priviledges of the Towne ; mr
ffisher, mr Dunkon, Rob : Clark, Edw : Bedwall, are ordered to attend
the Judges at the assizes, in behalfe of the Towne, and shall mantaine
the priviledges of the same according as the Councill shall be advised
1642-3. 18 Car: (Thursday} Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1642.]
Willm. Tyler,(a)
Treasurer, Peter ffisher.
Chamber^, j gdw : Bedwell,
( Benj : Butler.
( Peter Cole,
Clavigers, Rich : Deny,
( Hen : Chapplein.
0 , A.
Bayl:&c.
Justices,
Coron'*
Loron '
Joh:
The Bailiffs and
Edm : Humphery,
Wm Cage,
Joh : Sicklemore,
Rich : Pupplet.
Rich : Hayle,
Isaack Dey.
John Horningold elected Common Crier.
John Hawys, Town Clerk, now grown into years, and his sight
decayed, at his request is discharged of the service of Townclerk. And
thereuppon Tho : Dey is elected into the said place, and shall have all
the fees belonging therto, and is elected a free Burgess.
Benjam: Butler, elected chamberlin, in reg: he can neither write nor
read, at his request is discharged, paying his fine of iou.
And John Blackbourne is elected into the same place.
1 8 Car: (Friday), 13 May. [1642.]
Henry Chapplein and John Blackbourne are discharged from serving
as Guildholders for theire several! fines of 15".
If at any time hereafter in any greate Court, any person or persons
shall offer to speake, and shall speake publiquely before the former p'son
that beganne to speake hath made an end of speaking: Suche p'son or
p'sons shall forfait i2d for every such offence, to the use of the poore
where suche offender dwelleth, to be levied by distresse by the cham-
berlins. And its agreed that when any p'son shall speake, they shall
direct theire speeches to mr Bayliffs for the time being.
(a) iiid. sup. p. 512. (V) ib. p. 526.
Y Y Y
530
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
fforrainers holding open shopp, contrary to order, shall forfait to
the poore in Chr : Hospitall, for every day of publique shew after such
inhibited time, 5s ; to be levied by distress and sale of the offenders goods.
John Lany, Esqr, formerly retained to be of the Town Councill,
during the Towns pleasure, shall from henceforthe be discharged of such
retainer, and no longer continnue to be of Council wth this Towne.
Nevertheless the Treasurer shall pay him his 20" stipend, for his
yere ending at Midsummer next. And mr Bayliff Brandling shall not
signe the certificate for the Commission for Gaole delivery w^ mr Lanies
name therein.
A suit shall be brought against the Sheriffs Bayliff, Tho : Clerk, for
aresting wthin the libertie by meane process, w^out a non omittas.
(Thursday), 29 September. [1642.]
mr Pupplet, mr Aldus, Hen : Chapplein, and Joh : Cole, Governors
of Chr : Hospitall, and Joh : Cole, Treasurer.
Greg: Mighell, Rich : Dod, Tho : Whiting, ffrancis Hay ward, elected
Serjeants.
Warr1 for the Chamberlins.
Tho : Dey, elect : Town Clerk at this Court, took his othe of free
man.
1 8 Car: (Wednesday}, 23 November. [1642.] Assembly.
mr Joh : Blomfeild and mr Sam11 Dunkon shall ride to Colchester,
and procure an Ingineere, to comme over to advise about the fortifying
of the Towne.
The Treasurer shall forthwth provide a hundred muskets wth Bandi-
liers,^,) and headpeeces, and rests ; and such p'ticuler p'sons as will
buy any, shall have them at the price they cost, and the rest shall be
for the use of the Towne.
1 8 Car: (Thursday), i December. [1642.]
Auditors.
Assessors.
mrs Alis Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, lent to Ambrose ffrost,
Tho : Puckle, Wm ffoster, Isaack Burton, Roger Wade.
Suche pouder and amunition shall be bought by the Treasurer as
the Assembly shall think meete.
ffrancis Hayward, elected Serjeant, and since falne sick, and
disabled for the service, is therefore discharged.
(a) Bandiliers were small cylindrical boxes of wood, leather, or metal, each containing one charge of
powder, and suspended, either round the neck or to a broad leather band worn over the left shoulder.
The price of a musket in 1631, with its rest and bandiliers, according to "the Gunmakers' Rates," was
i8s. lod. Rymer's Foedera, xix. 315. Hewitt's Anc. Armour, iii. 695.
1642.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
531
Rob : Tillet, Apprentise to Rich : Marshe, and it beeing averred
that he had served him seven yeres as apprentise, was made free, and
in contempt thereof and disgrace of the Court, Tho : Withe, A free
Burgess, then present, said openly, that "if mr Cage had bein present
in this Court, the said Rob4 Tillet should not have had his freedome,"
and therefore he was fined 20% to be levied by distress and sale by the
Chamberlins, or others ( ? otherwise) recovered by ace' on of debt, at
the suit and charge of the Towne.
The Treasurer shall buye sixe Barrells of pouder for the Town
store, and two other Barrels for (the) use of p'ticuler p'sons, suche as
will buye the same at the price it costeth the Towne.
1 8 Car: (Friday), 16 December. [1642.]
mr Peter ffisher and mr Sam11 Dunkon appointed to repaire to mr
Nath11 Bacon, fa) and desire his answere whither he will accept of the
place of the Town Councill, and if he will comme and live in the Towne.
18 Car: (Thursday}, 29 December. [1642.]
mr Peter ffisher and mr Sam11 Dunkon doe returne this answer
from mr Nath11 Backon : " That if the Town will please to make choise
of him, he will comme and live in the Towne." And therefore it is
agreed that he shall be propounded at the greate Court for election,
which Court shall be tomorrow.
1 8 Car: (Friday}, 30 December. [1642.]
Nath11 Bacon Esqr shall be imployed in the place lately holden by
Joh : Lany Esqr, and beare the title of Recorder during the Towns
pleasure, and shall have 20'' p : ann : half yerely, from Christmass, pro-
vided he shall take up his freedome and dwell in this Towne, and shall
doe and be allowed, as others in that place formerly. And uppon his
acceptance of the said place, he shall be admitted free Burgess of this
Towne.
Edw : Pimburrowgh is elected Serjeant of the Mace.
mrs A. Bloyses Gift of 20 nobles, lent to Ralf Neale.
A suite against p'ticuler fforrainers for publique shew of com-
modities and trading wthout licence.
mr ffrancis Bacon fb} is elected of the Town Councill, in the roome
of Sr Robert Hicham, deceased, and shall have 4OS yerely fee.
(a) -vid. sup. p. 339. Will (106 May) describing him as of Gray's Inn, dat. 26 May, 1660; prov.
8 July, 1661.
(6) vid. sup. p. 523.
532 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Every p'son using any trade within the liberty of this Towne, or
shall kepe open shop or stall, or publique shew of comodities for sale,
not being a freeman, or wthout licence from this Towne, shall, after the
i of Jan : next, forfait for every day wherein there shall be offence
contrary hereunto, 5s to the poore of Chr : Hospitall, to be recovered
by acc'on of debt or distress."
1 8 Car: (Monday}, 20 Marche. [1643.]
Nath11 Bacon hathe Taken his othe at a Petit Court, having sonnes
Nath11, Phillip, and ffrancis.
mr Cage shall have ioou for his attendance at the parlm', in p't as
one of the Burgesses of this Town.
The election of mr Nich : Phillips into the number of the Portmen,
by the Portmen and of the 24^ being questioned, its referred to a Com-
mittee to considder the use and constitutions, and to certify what they
finde concerning it.
mr Jacob Caly, formerly elected by the 24^ to be one of that
number, is now propounded to the gr: Court to be allowed, and ac-
cordingly he is allowed and confirmed.
Tho : Wright and Henry Parkurst are elected at this Court into
the number of the 24% nevertheless this election shall not be prejudiciall
to the power or usage wch the 24 lawfully have, or may have, for the
electing of theire owne company.
1643-4. 19 Car: (FridayJ, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1643.]
Mr Nich : Phillips is discharged from beeing Portma' as not legally
elected.
n / <•. f Peter ffisher (a) and
Bayl:&c., { Rob.
Mr John Brandling at this Court tooke his oathe of Portman, saving
his othe as ffreemen of New Castle.
(aj A Portman, Town Treasurer, 4 Chas. I., and thrice Bailiff in the reign of Chas. II. He mar. 1st,
Elizth, dau. of Robt. Snelling, Portman (p. 430) ; and 2nd, Hannah, dau. of Geo. Acton, Portman, and
relict of Wm. Redgrave, rector of Rendlesham. In 1655-6 he was living in St. Clement's parish. Harl
6071. ff. 225, 243. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520, f. n ; (Batley) 25,335, f. 433.
(bj A Portman, previously Chamberlain, and thrice Bailiff. His name appears among the signatures
of the Commissioners for securing the peace at Bury, attached to a letter to the Protector, dated Bury,
Nov. 20, 1655 ; and in 1657 he was made a J.P. for the County, being then resident in St. Helen's parish,
Ipswich. He died Oct. 19, 1670, act. 76, and was bur. in St Helen's, where there is an inscribed stone to
himself and Elizth his wife, who died Feb. 21, 1661, net. 75. Will (3 Duke) dat. 22 Nov., 1669; prov. 19
Jan., 1670-71. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,127; (Ryece) 15,520, f. lib. Clarke's Hist. Ipswich p. 314. The
following members of this family were Fellows of Pemb. Coll., Camb., on the foundation of Mr. Wm.
Smart (pp. 268, 429) Eleazar Duncon, A.B., of Caius Coll., 23 Mar., 1618 ; and John Duncon, of Ipswich,
A.B., 7 Ap., 1625, Loder's (Hawes) Hist. Framlingham, p. 249.
1 643-]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
533
Justices,
The Bayliffs and
Wm Tiler,
Job : Brandling,
Chamberltns,
( Hen : Whiting,
I Benj : Wade.
Will: Cage,
Joh : Sicklemore.
Clavigers,
Rich : Deny,
Hen : Chaplein,
C*flrfMrs
Rich : Haile,
Jac : Caly.
vv/Vft ,
Jos : Pemberton.
Cum • Cler •
Treasurer,
Mannuell Sorrell.
i_* ur/t . o l,Cf .
Cler:pa:
Tho : Deye.
There shall be paied out of the Town Stock, 50" to the Lo : ffare-
fax,faj uppon the propositions of Parlmt tendered by Sr Wm Constable./^
Monies in the hands of severall accomptants, to the summe of 400'',
shall presently be called in, and lent to the parliam* for securing the
seaes by a winter Guard.
Math : Laurences election at the Assembly is confirmed, and his
pencon of 20" a quarter, and the gift of 5", and this Court granteth to
him other 5U for his charges in removall, and the treasurer shall pay the
severall summes wthout further warr*.
Viewers appointed for ffaltenham farme.
19 Car: (Monday}, 24 July. [1643.] Assembly.
Brestworks and fortifficacons shall be made about the Towne, suche
as shall be advised by mr Bayliffs and the Deputy lieuten43, and suche
as they shall call to theire assistance, and the Treasurer shall provid
immediately 50 or 60 croudbarrowes or handbarrowes and Baskets.
(Friday}, n August. [1643.]
Mr Mathew Laurence (c} shall supply the place of the Town
Lecturer for one quarter of a yere, to beginne from the time of his
(a) William, 3rd Viscount Fairfax, who succ. to the title in 1641, and mar. Eliz"1, dau. of Alex. Smith,
Esq., of Norf. He died in 1648. One branch of this family, beginning with William, 4th son of Sir
Thomas Fairfax (d. 15 20) of Wai ton and Gilling, Yorks., was for some time resident at Bury St. Edmunds.
Burke's Ext. Baronetage ii. 113. Harl. 6071, f. 264^ Foster's Yorks. Peds.
(b) Sir Wm. Constable, of Flamborough and Holme, Yorks., Bart., mar. 15 Feb., 1608, Dorothy, 2nd
dau. of Sir Thomas, 1st Baron Fairfax of Cameron. He was a Col. in the Parliamentary army, and one
of the signatories to the warrant for the execution of Chas. I. He died 15 June, 1655, and was bur. in
Hen. VII. Chapel, West. Abbey. Burke's Ext. Bar. Foster's Yorks. Peds.
(c) He was of Lincolnshire, graduated at Trin. Hall, Camb., A.B. 1616, A.M., 1620; and mar.
Nonconformity, his restoration to his ministerial functions was earnestly solicited by Sir Robert Wingfield
and other persons of quality, in a letter to the Abp., dat. Oct. 27, 1567, and he was at length reinstated,
but suspended a second time in 1579, by Dr. Freake, Bishop of Norwich, in pursuance of letters from the
Queen and Privy Council, and this sequestration, in spite of strenuous efforts made by Mr. Wm. Calthrop,
through the Lord Treasurer Burghley, was inflexibly maintained. Mr. Lawrence was a benefactor in 1643
to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. He died Mar. 19, 1653, and was bur. in the Church of St. Mary-le-Tower, where
there is a monument erected by Judith his wife. Harl. 6071, ff. 196, 224, 239. Strype's Annals of the
Ref. ii. pt. 2, pp. 267, 383. Brook's Lives of the Puritans i. 237. Add. MSS (Ryece) 15,520, ff. 7, 12.
Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. p. 143. Clarke's Hist. Ipsw.. 342. Wodderspoon, 374.
534 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
comming, and shall have, soe farr as in this assembly lies, 2OU for his
quarters salary, and 5" towards his charge of removing, and mr Bayliffs
shall effectually write to mr Laurence to invite his comming to that place.
19 Car: (Tuesday}, 12 September. [1643.]
Persons deputed to treat wtil mr Blackman for the repaire of the
sluces and walls of ffaltenham marshes.
Charles ffenn shall have a lease of ffaltenham ffarme, at suche rent
as formerly, for suche time and coven*5 as shall be thought meete by
the Common Councill.
mr Rich: Deny and mr Hen: Chapplein are ordered to give mr
Ed : Keene notice to be at the next great Court, and shew cause whie
he absenteth himselfe from the Courts and Assemblies.
Persons appointed to view the marshes, and considder how the
covenants are observed, and thereof to certify the next court.
Benj : Butler and Wm Greene elected into the number of the 24^.
Sr Tho : Whites gift of 25", formerly Joh : Parkhursts, now is
ordered for the remainder of the Time to James Cauting, in regard of
death of the former suerties, and none tendred in theire stead.
19 Car: (Friday), 29 September. [1643.]
Warr1 granted to one Chamberlin to collect what he is chargeible
wth by the said office.
Greg: Mighell, Tho: Whiting, Edw: Pimburrow, Rich: Dod, elected
Serjeants.
19 Car: (Thursday), 2 November. [1643.]
Auditors.
Assessors.
Severall persons named, in number 47, fined for absence at this
court, viz : the portmen, 2s 6d ; the 24^, Is 6d; and the rest, I2d.
Edm : Keene discharged of his Portman's place, for not attending
the said office.
Serjeants shall have 2OS a peece for their paines in the late watches.
Granted to mr ffincham 2OS yerely out of the Butchery, payable by
the Chamberlins, wthout warr*.
Water granted to the dwelling house of mr Bayliff Dunkon, out of
Caldwell conduit, at 6s 8d rent.
Water granted to mr Henry Whitings dwelling house, out of
Caldwell conduit, at 2OS rent yerely.
19 Car: (Wednesday), 4 Octob: [1643.] Assembly.
Orders for Closing up the passages over the Town walls.
i643-J BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
535
And for watches, that the petty Constables shall watche by night,
and the headburrowes shall ward by day.
That those onely shall ward that doe give collection to the poore,
and that suche shall watche as formerly.
That 14 men shall ward by day, and 32 men watche by night,
wherein the Portmen are willing to beare theire proportions.
That the watche shall be from 6 to 6, and before that hower none
shall depart, cache from other, nor shall any distance be betwene the
entry of the ward, and closing of the watche.
That the Serjeants shall have 2os a peece for their greate paines.
That a view shall be made what smiths are in every ward, and a
rate sett of what proportion of coles eache smith shall have, and that
the smiths shall be supplied out of the poores provision of coales.
19 Car; (Tuesday}, 5 December. [1643.]
The wid : Simson shall have a new lease of Ulveston hall for i (
yeres from Mich : last, and at the former rent. And shee shall have a
Lre of Atturny of the receivers place, and to distraine for areres.
mr Cocks gift of 2OU a peece, lent for 5 yeres to Steven Cole, Rob:
Wade, John Parkurst, Tho : Garwood, Willm. Nunn.
Granted unto mr John Gurdone fa) i oo11, as a gratuity for his
service hitherto in this parlm*, as Burgess for this Towne, the same shall
be payed by the Treasurer of this Towne.
mr Tyes gift of 5'' a peece, lent unto John Hubbard, Edm : Bond,
Bart : Clerke, Joh : Holliwell, for 3 yeres.
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, lent for 2 yeres to Joseph Hub-
bard, Phillip Rumsey, Joh : Roberson, Ralfe Neale.
mr Bridons gift of 5U for 4 yeres, lent to Willm. Prett, Sam : Gis-
lingham, Edw : Maynard, James Rudkin.
John Hunts gift of 20" a peece for 5 yeres, lent unto Joh : Lufifkin,
George Raymond, John Fuller.
Granted to mr John Ward (bj 2OU, as a gratuity from this Towne for
his keping a Lecture at Clemts the last yere.
Willm. Cage shall have 50" more besides the ioou formerly granted,
as an addition towards his charge in attending the service at the Parliam*
as Burgess for this Towne.
(a) vid. sup. p. 522.
(b) Brother of Samuel Ward (p. 424), probably of Emanuel Coll. Camb., A.B. 1626, A.M. 1630;
rector of Dennington, Stiff., and afterwards, from 1640 to 1662, rector of St. Clement's, Ipswich, being
presented thereto by Mr. John Brandling (p. 526). He mar. Lydia, dau. of John Acton, of Bramford, Esq.,
and widow of Daniel Burrell, gent. " His estate as minister at St. Clement's, and by his wife and his own
lands, and otherwise uij's et modis, is thought worth ^400 per annum." He died Ap. 18, 1662, and was
bur. in St. Clement's, where there is a monument to himself and his wife. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520,
ff. II, lib; Harl. 6071, f. 239; Wodderspoon's Ipsw., pp. 373, 390.
536 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
19 Car: (Monday), 2 6 ffebruary. [1644.] Assembly.
mr Bayliffs shall advise wth Councill concerning the market, whither
the Satterday market may, wthout prejudice to the Charter or Customes,
be altered to the ffriday, and to make report to the assembly.
19 Car: (Thursday), 7 Marche. [1644.]
ffaltenham ffarme, relinquished by ffenn, is demised to Hamden Hart
for 1 1 yeres from Mich : last, under the yerely rent reserved, formerly
in Kemps lease.
Suite shall be commenced against forrainers transgressing former
order.
A committee appointed to considder and search into the defaults
of non paym* of duties to the water Bayliff.
Uppon a petition of the Butchers for removing the Satterday market
into ffriday, the better to preserve the Lords Day from Profanation, its
ordered that it be moved by the Burgesses in Parlm4 for an order of
Parlm* to that purpose, and the charges shall be borne by the Town.
The objections against the Altering of the Mark4 were these :
i. Satterday mark* is held by prescription, and the country as much
interested therein as the Towne. 2. If the market be onely put off for
flesh, it will destroy the whole market. 3. If the country Butchers
comme to kepe ffriday market, they will never the less kepe Satterday.
4. Meate will not keepe until Sabboth day or Munday, and soe it may
bring on a Munday market againe. 5. The Town Butchers will, uppon
Satterday night, sell meate late in theire houses. 6. The poore people
receive not theire wages untill Satterday. 7. It will hinder them that
comme for cariages from London, which doe arive on Satterday.
8. London and other places hold theire Satterday markets. 9. Butchers,
if they comme not to market on Satterdays, will kepe greater markets
at home, and soe the publique market may be much hindred. 10. If
Butchers kepe market at home, besides the trouble in sending meate
againe downe, it will make meat deerer. 1 1 . If ffriday market be sett
up, Thursday market will be putt by.
ffor the better keeping the Lords day in this Towne, Its ordered
that after the 20 of Marche, uppon the Lords day there shall be p'mitted
noe sporting or playing, walking at the Kay, or in the feilds, unnecessary
rowing in botes, bathing or washing in the river, riding of horses further
then the next watering, leaping, running, or otherwise sporting wth horses.
And all mrs or parents that shall suffer theire apprentices, or serv43,
or children, to committ any suche offence, or to be idle or playing in the
streetes, shall forfait for the first offence Is, and for every other offence 2s.
The proofe whereof shall be eyther view of one of the Bayliffs, or Port-
men, or Justices, or of the Common Council!, or proofe of 2 witnesses
1 644-] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 537
. .
before the Bayliffs or Justices, and the Constables uppon warr1 from the
Bayliffs or Justices shall levy the forfaitures by distresse and sale. This
§ order shall be published in the severall parish churches of this Town the
next Lords day.
19 Car: (SundayJ, 3 December. [1643.]
mr Wm Tiler by will gave 300" to the Towne to purchase lands,
(and) 15" yerely to teache and bind out apprentices; to be ordered by
the Portmen, or the major p't of them.faj
1644-5. 20 Car: (Sunday), Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1644.]
T> i J3.,
Bayl:&>c.
Rich :
Rich: Hailes,
„ ,
Con*", | Rich .-Jennings.
Treasurer, Mannuell Sorrell.
Chambertin*, \ R^h : Girling,
( Luke Jowers.
I Rich : Denny,
Clavigers, Hen : Chapplein,
( Jacob Caly.
Town Clerke, Tho : Deye.
The former Serjeants continnued.
mr Bayliff Dunkon, mr Sicklemore, Hen : Parkhurst, John Black-
bourne, Govern15 of Chr : Hospit : and Joh : Blackbourne, Treasurer.
Willm. Gladden shall have a lease of the new mills for 1 1 yeres, at
60" rent yerely.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
2O Car: (Thursday}, \\ Aprill. [1644.]
Rich : Grimstone elected one of the Atturnies of this Court in the
roome of his father. (dj
Willm. Chapplen (e) elected one of the Town atturnies allsoe.
In regard of the publique distractions, its ordered that noe Guild
shall be holden this yere.
Suits ordered against p'sons indebted to the Town by bond, and
allsoe against fforrainers, for publique trading against order.
John Hunts gift of 2OU, formerly lent to Lufkin, now lent to Edm :
Backler, in regard of Lufkins going out of the towne.
(a) He also gave 407- per ann. to the incumbent of St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipsw., where he was bur. in
1643. Arms : on a fess betw. 2 leopards, pass. gard. in pale, a cross pattee betw. 2 crescents. Add. MSS.
(Ryece) 15,520, f. ;b. Clarke's Hist. Ipsw. 344. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. pp. 132, 194. Will (31 Rivers)
dat. 29 Nov., 1643; prov. 19 Jan., 1644.
(b) vid. sup. p. 497.
(c) There are some notes on this family, including John Pemberton of Ipswich, 1651-1718. in Add.
MSS, (Davy) 19,144; Clarke's Hist. Ipsw. 202; Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. 174.
(d) Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335, f- 96b-
(e) vid. sup. p. 523.
z z z
538 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
Water granted to Stephen Crashfield, out of Caldwell water, at the
rent of 6s 8d.
Suits shall be brought against such [as] take water wthout the
Town licence, by private fastning of Quills to the main conduit.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5", lent for 3 yeres to Antony Lewes.
20 Car: (Monday}, 26 August. [1644.]
The weekly assessm* in arere shall be levied by distress by the
Collectors, and they shall be mantained by the Town in suits brought
against them.
A Serjeant of the Admirallty is elected, and 4Osyerely allowed him,
and a livery cote.
A parcell of halfe an acre of land ordered to be purchased by the
Towne, out of the revenewes of the foundacon, and to be annexed to the
foundacon as it lies in Claydon, abbutting on Howells farme.
John Mudd shall have a lease of mr Snowes house, late Chettill-
burrowes, for 7 yeres, at Mich : next, at 22U yerely rent.
Mr Bayliff ffisher, mr Bayliff Dunkon, and mr Joseph Pemberton,
elected into the office of Portmen, and are sworne.
John Backbourne, Hen : Whiting, elected into the Company of
the 24*7.
20 Car: (Monday}, n November. [1644.]
mr Mathew Lawrences stipend shall be enlarged to one hundred
pounds yerely, payable Quarterly, and the yere to beginne at Mich :
last, and the paym1 shall be by the Treasurer w^out wan4. And a
house shall be provided for him, and 2OU more shall be given him to
furnish his house.
Auditors.
Assessors of fines.
John Hunts gift of 20'' lent unto Willm. Salmon, wch formerly was
Battils, and by his decease is to be called in, and the said Wm Salmon
shall hold the same till the time of the rest shall expire,
Mrs A. Bloyses gift of 5", lent to Jonas Beacon.
Willm. Chapplein elected as Atturny of this Towne, to prosecute
the suite commenced against Veron and Gaudy and other forrainers, by
the Towne.
20 Car: (Monday}, 25 November. [1644.] Assembly.
In the matter in suite against Baker, Gaudy, and Veron, fforrainers,
the claime of the Towne, sent down by mr Chapplen in writing, being
now read : It is resolved to p'sist in all the Customes menco'ned in the
said claime, and that proceedings shall be against Joane Barker for
1 645.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
539
holding publiqu0 shew and shopp of sale of goods by retaile. And
against George Crosby, al: Gaudy, for keping of a stall wthin the market
for sale of diverse commodities, being noe victuall, yet the assembly doe
referr all to the judgem* and direction of mr Wm Cage, and as concerning
mr Veron, mr Cage is desired to considder whither proceeding shall be
against him for keeping an open shopp, whereas he hangs out neither
basons nor poles.
The 4 Serjeants shall have eache of them 40* for theire greate
paynes in regard of the Trouble of the times.
20 Car: (Thursday), 19 December. [1644.]
Mr Glascok (aj is made mr of the Grammer Schole, and 2OU be-
stowed uppon the Schole mrs House, or if he like not there, he shall have
4OS yerely towards the providing of him a house elsewhere, and libertie
to make benifitt of the Scholemrs house over and besides.
Warr4 to receive 1 3s 4d rent out of the houses, Seagers and Mores,
in the Tower parish.
Suite for non p'formance of Covenants by the Ten* of Stoke Mill.
Water granted to Rich : Girlings house out of Caldwell conduit, at
6s 8d rent.
Admirallty. at Nacton.
Presentm* of goods found and concealled. ffor taking of small fishe
under assize : 2s 6d. Trespass donne to a shipp, 2s 6d. Constable for not
retorning the precept, ios. Day given to answere and recognisance of
ioi; to ye Bayliffs to appeare, &c.
1645-6. 21 Car: (Monday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1645.]
!
Wm Sparrow,(3)
Rich : Hayle.(<r)
,-, ( Rich : Jennings,
Coron- \ Mannuell Sorrell.
Treasurer, Joh : Blomfeild.
Clavigers,
Rich : Denny,
Hen : Chapplen,
Jac : Caly.
,-,, , ,. ( Rob : Turner,
Chamberhns, [ Tho : Newton.
Cler-.pac: ) Tho . Dey.
Com: Cler: )
Water granted to Thorn : Browns house out of Caldwell conduit,
at 6s 8d r4.
(a) Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 76. notices Hen. Glasscock, who matric. at Christ's Coll., Camb., 21 Nov.,
icgi ; B.A. (Clare) 1585-6; M.A. 1589, and Harl. 6762, f. 27, mentions as Chief Custom House Master
at Ipswich, Tho : Glascocke, Esq., who died 6 Aug., 1604. Mr. Glascocke the schoolmaster was still holding
that office in 1650, as appears from Admissions to St. John's Coll., Camb. (Mayor). Pt. I. p. 96. See also
note on p. 472.
(b) vid. sup. p. 514.
(c) A Portman, and had previously served the office of Coroner, Chamberlain and Claviger ; and was
again Bailiff in 1652, 1658, and 1663 ; in 1634 he was benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Will (Arch. Suff.
Original Wills for 1667, No. 220) dat. 27 Ap., 1664; prov. 7 Dec., 1667. Wodderspoon, 112; Ipsw.
Gifts and Leg. 143 ; Add. MSS. (Batley) 25,335, f. 43b.
54° BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
21 Car: (Tuesday} ', 20 May. [1645.]
Warr* to enter into Mangers, in Westerfield.
Jacob Caly and Henry Whiting elected Alderm : Guild.
Tho : Harris shall have a lease of Handford mill from mich : last,
for the terme of 1 1 yeres, at 40" rent yerely.
Mr Nath" Seaman faj elected usher of the Grammer Schoole.
mr Scriveners gift of IOH a peece for 4 yeres, lent unto Rob: Kings-
burrow, Edw: Syliack, Wm Barnard, Tho: Medow, Wm Gravener, Edw :
Pimburrow.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5'' a peece, lent unto Hugh Ward and
Jonas Beacon.
John Palmers Bond shall be putt in suite for 5" of mr Tyes mony.
21 Car: (TiiesdayJ, 3 June. [1645.] Assembly.
mr Cage, uppon occasion of the ordinance for discharge of all the
members of the house from holding any office, civill or military, having
desired this Town to elect another Captaine of theire Trained bands:
Its ordered that a letter shall be sent to him not to lay downe the said
service in this exigency, and that he shall by petition or otherwise under-
stand the meaning of the house in that p'ticuler at the charges of the
Towne. (bj
21 Car: ( 'Tuesday), 12 August. [1645.]
John Burrage shall have a lease of George Wilds House for 1 1
yeres, from Mich : next, at 1 6U rent yerely.
Colchester accompts.
Warrant for receiving of 10" from the Town of Colchester for the
poore of Ipswch.
(a) Son of Nathaniel Seaman, draper, fpanarii) of Chelmsford. He was educated at Chelmsford
School, under Mr. Peake, and admitted to St. John's College, Camb., as sizar, Ap. 19, 1639, being then 17;
A.B. 1642 ; A.M. 1646. Admissions to St. John's Coll. (Mayor) pt. I, p. 46.
(b) The "Self-Denying Ordinance," by which Mr. Cage's resignation became compulsory, had its origin
in the jealousy entertained by Cromwell and the Independents toward the Presbyterians, and their fear lest
the latter, who were disposed for peace, should make any terms with the King, which above all things they did
not desire. In order to the accomplishment of their designs it became necessary that they should obtain the
control of the army, at this time commanded by the Earls of Essex and Manchester and General Waller.
Lord Essex and others had already proposed to impeach Cromwell as an incendiary, and the latter, therefore,
in the session of Dec. 1644, represented to the House the unsatisfactory results of the war, and prompted one
of his friends, Mr. Zouche Tate, member for Northampton, to bring forward (Dec. 9) the following motion :
"That during the time of this War, no Member of either House shall have or exercise any Office or Command,
Military or Civil, granted or conferred by both or either Houses of Parliament, or any Authority derived from
both or either, &c., and that an Ordinance be brought in." This proposal, supported by Sir Henry Vane,
Jun., representative of Kingston-on-Hull, was opposed by Mr. Bulstrode Whitelocke, member for Great
Marlow, but on Dec. I ith the Ordinance was reported to the House, and eventually passed on Dec. 19. The
Lords, however, on a third reading, Jan. 13, 1645, rejected the measure, although importuned by the whole
House of Commons, with their Speaker. In the following Feb. both Houses held a Conference on the re-
modelling of the army, which having been agreed upon, a new Ordinance was introduced into the Commons,
read a second and third time, and committed, Mar. 24 ; it passed the Lords on 3rd Ap., and Essex having
surrendered his commission as Lord General, the chief command was forthwith entrusted to Sir Thomas
Fairfax. Rushworth, Pt.iv. vol. i. pp. 4-16. Cobbett's Parl. Hist. iii. pp. 330-55 ; Clarendon, iii. 472 &c.;
iv. 5-9. Parry's Parl. Eng. 440-5. Blight's Eng. Hist. ii. 672.
1646.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 541
Mr Rich : Haile is elected into the number of the Portmen in the
roome of John Sicklemore, gent : deceased.
Edm : Tillet elected Serjeant.
Severall persons departing this Court wthout licence, they are eache
of them fined 2s 6d.
mr Scriveners gift of IOH, lately lent to Willm. Barnard, whoe is a
forrainer, as is now made to appeare, its ordered that that order shall
be void.
mr Scriveners gift of iou a peece, lent for 4 yeres to Edw: Veale,
Rob : Garwood, John Burton, John Payn, James Wolverton.
mrs Bloyses gift of 5'', lent to Toby Browne.
21 Car: (MondayJ, 29 September. [1645.]
Rich : Pupplet, Jos: Pemberton, Wm Cage, Joh: Brandling, Justices
named.
Rich : Dod, Edw : Pimburrow, Edm : Tillet, Serjeants.
mr Pemberton, mr Humphry, Joh : Blithe, Hen : Whiting, Governers
of the Hospitall, and Hen : Whiting, Treasurer.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
21 Car: (Thursday} , 30 October, [1645.]
Assessors of fforrain ffines.
Auditors.
Informacon against Willm. Haselwood, for collouring of goods of
fforrainers, is referred to further inquiry and consideracon.
John Tailer, jun : is elected Serjeant.
Rob : Clarke shall have a warr* of Atturny to prosecute for the
Towne against John Palmer.
mr Retheriches gift of IOH a peece, lent to Henry Robinson and
John Wolfenden.
The fines of severall p'sons for departure out of Court, 12 August
last, uppon theire submission, and severall causes shewen, remitted.
mr Actons gift of 2OU a peece, lent to Edm : Tillet, Ben : Rands,
Rich : Wade, Willm. Cole, clothiers.
Edw : Laverick, alledging greate infirmities of body, whereby he is
disabled to attend the service of the 24*?, at his request he is discharged
from further Attendance on that place.
21 Car: (Thursday}, 8 Jannuary. [1646.]
ffrancis Bacon Esqr is elected to be one of the Burgesses of this
Towne for this present Parliam*, in the Roome of Wm Cage Esqr
deceased, provided he shall take the othe of ffree Burgess.
542
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
21 Car: (Monday), 26 Jannuary. [1646.]
William Hanby /V and Tho : Corbold (b) are elected Atturnies of
this Towne at the Court of small plees, in the place of Rich : Grimston (c)
and Rob: Clarke/^, deceased.
Thomas Whiting having served as Serjeant, and now much decayed,
shall have 25s quarterly paied him.
Thomas Deye (ej, Town clerke, having by reason of these times of
trouble, mett with much more trouble than is ordinarily incident to that
place, shall have 40 marks as a Gratuity from the Towne, paied him by
the Treasurer.
ffrancis Bacon Esqr hathe taken his othe of ffreeman at the last
petty court, certified by mr Bayliffs.
1646-7. 22 Car: (Tuesday), Nativity Mary. [Sep. 8, 1646.] Assembly.
Bay I: &c., {
Joh : Barber, (/)
Nich : Phillips, (g)
Chamberlins,
Geo : Bolderow,
Joh : Raymond.
Coronrs<
Rich : Jennings,
Edm : Morgan.
Com: Cler: \
Cler:pac: \
Tho : Dey.
Treasurer,
Joh : Blackbourne.
,
Rich: Dod,
Clavigers,
Rich : Denny,
Hen : Chapplen,
Jac : Caly.
Serjeants,
Ed : Pimburrow,
Ed : Tillet,
Joh : Tayler.
(a) The family of Hanby was of Hanby, Brocklesby, and Utterby, Line, and appears to have been first
represented in Suff. by William Hanby, clerk, of Dallinghoo, Suff., 3rd son of Edward Hanby, Esq., of
Hanby, and Ellinor (Booth) his wife. Robert Hanby, of Ipswich, son of this William, and born in 1573,
was an attorney-at-law, and had also a son Robert, born in 1604. Arms : az. 3 close helmets, or, quart-
ering Awford, Greene, and Sleight. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19, 134 ; Harl. 1 169, f. 39 ; 1 190, f. l8b ; 1484, f. 28 ;
1550, f. 40b; 1560, f. 22ib. Will (148 Bath) dat. 28 Oct., 1678; prov. 6 Nov., 1678.
(*) The family of Corbold was of Wortham, Suff. and a Thos. Corbold appears as son of Wm. Corbold
of that place. The Court Books of Cransford Hall, Suff. mention in 1604, Tho. Corbold, attorney-at-law.
Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,124. Will of Thomas Corbold the elder, of Holbrook, Suff. gent. (283 Pell) dat.
19 Aug., 1658; prov. 3 May, 1659.
(c) His name does not appear in the peds. already quoted (pp. 264,417), nor in Harl. 6071, f. 237 ; in
Add. MSS. 21,032, fl. 52, 57, are some notes of insc. and brasses.
(d) Ryece (Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 7b.) mentions a stone in the church of St. Mary le Tower, Ipswich,
inscribed to Margaret, wife of Robert Clarke, gent., 1627 ; with the arms : or, two bars az. in chief three
escallops, gu. ; over all, on the fess point, a horse's head, erased, arg. This family seems, from Surf.
Church Notes by Sir W. Betham (ib. 21,032, f. 103) to have been of Claydon. Will of Robert Clarke, of
Ipswich, gent. (5 Twisse), dat. 25 May, 1644; prov. 14 Jan., 1645. A Robt. Clarke, elected Town Clerk
in 1660, and re-elected in 1665, under the Charter of Chas. II. continued in that office until his death in 1697.
(e) There are several persons of this name in the peds. quoted on p. 490, chiefly among the D'Eyes of
Hoxne, Suff. Mr. Tho. D'Eye became Town Clerk in 1642, and continued to serve till the end of this reign.
(f) A Portman, and Bailiff in 1632-3; he appears to have purchased an estate at Marlesford, which in
1655 was owned by his son John, who mar. Alice, dau. of John Sicklemore, Portman of Ipswich. Add. MSS.
(Davy) 19,116. The family of Barber was of Bury St. Edmund's and Fressingfield, Suff. Harl. 1560, f. 172.
(g) Nicholas Phillips was a merchant and linen draper, and a Portman of Ipswich, and mar. 1st, Mary
Depden, of whom Ryece (Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 14) says, " she was accounted the unparalleled beauty of
her age ; " she died Oct. 5, 1642, and was bur. in St. Nicholas' Ipswich. He mar. 2ndly, Anne, only sister
and heir of John Russell, who survived him. He again served the office of Bailiff in 1651, 1657, 1663, and
1 668, and on the 5th Oct. in this latter year, carried one of the maces before Chas. II on his visit to the town ;
and in the same year gave £12 to the Ipswich Pub. Lib. Will (115 Pye) dat. 23 May ; proved 1673, by
which he bequeathed property in Debenham and elsewhere, for the benefit of Christ's Hosp. in Ipsw.
Arms : sa. semee de lis or. a lion ramp. ar. crowned of the second. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,144 '< (Batley)
25,335, f. 43b; Wodderspoon p. 262. Clarke p. 51. Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. pp. 63, 143.
1646.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
543
Geo : Bolderow discharged from service of Chamberlin for his fine
of iou, and Joh : Hammond elected in his stead.
22 Car: (Tuesday}, 14 Aprill. [1646.]
Willm. Drane shall have a new lease of his farme, for 1 1 yeres
from Mich: next, at the rent in the last lease.
John Howell shall have a new lease of his farme, for n yeres from
Mich : next, at the old rent.
Tho : ffenne shall have a new lease of his farme, for 1 1 yeres from
Mich : next, at the old rent.
Tho : Blomfeild shall have a new lease of his ffarme, for 1 1 yeres
from Mich : next, at the old rent.
The feoffm* of mr Wards house, renewed to new ffeoffees, viz : mr
Bayliff Sparrow, mr Bayliff Haile, mr Pupplet, mr Barber, mr Aldus, mr
Humphry, mr Smithier, mr Brandling, mr ffisher, and mr Dunkon, and
theire heires.
mr Rich : Girling, mr Rob : Turner, mr Tho : Newton, elected into
the number of the 24^.
It being informed this Court that the suite betweene the La : Brooke
and Reynolds concerneth the taking of Ballast beneathe the high water
marke : Its ordered the same shall be viewed by persons named, and if
the informacon be trew, the Common Councell of the Towne shall take
care that theire Admiralty liberties be preserved, at the charge of the
Town.
Suit against Ed : Smith, the Sheriffs Bayliff, for aresting Goymer
uppon an ordinary process, and noe non omittas, wthin the libertie of the
Town, shall be mantained by the Town, and mr Chapplen elected Atturny
for the Towne.
mr Acton's gift of 2OU, lent to Sam11 Gislingham.
mr Cocks gift of 2OH, lent to Joh : Raymond untill the rest shall
grow due.
mr Retcheriches gift of IOH a peece, lent to Willm. Barnard, John
Wilder, John Tayler.
22 Car: (Monday}, 4 May. [1646.]
Phillip Kennby elected Serjeant to the Admirallty, and shall have
4OS yerely fee, and a livery cote.
Jacob Caly and Hen : Whiting discharged from Guildholding, for
theire severall fines of IOH.
22 Car: (Wednesday}, 10 June. [1646.]
mr Laurence (a} by letter informing the Towne of his doubtfullness
(a) -aid. sup. p. 533.
544
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
in continnuance at this Towne : i . in regard of his call he hathe received
to returne to Lincolnshire. 2. that the aire wherein he is he finds not
soe suitable wth his healthe as somme place in the upper p't of the Towne
might be. 3. The dayly lessening of the publiqu0 congregacon renders
an oppinion that his ministry is not soe acceptable as hathe bein. 4. the
burden of 2 sermons on the weeke dayes he findes too heavy for him,
and wisheth that one sermon might be changed into the Lords day.
Hereunto this answere is declared : that they shall ever be willing
to satisfie mr Laurence in all his desires wthin the power of the Towne.
i . That if mr Laurence shall make choise of any house wthin this towne,
it shall be hiered for him. 2. All the members of this Assembly will
be carefull in theire owne p'sons, and wth theire families, to be present
at the congregacons, and will doe what they can to p'swade others
therto. 3. As to the altering of one sermon to the Lords Day, They
can not answere wthout the concent of ministers and people; nevertheless
they will indeavour to give him all just satisfaction that they may. 4.
As touching his call, wch mr Laurence desires might be determined by
the Councell of able and learned men : This Assemblie desires mr Laur-
ence to informe mr Bayliffs what his proceedings therein are from time
time, and this Assemblie will proceede according to occasion.
22 Car: (Wednesday}, i Jtdy. [1646.] Assembly.
mr Joseph Pembertons incrochem*, by setting of a pale against his
house, shall be continnued at 2d r* yerely.
mr Sam11 Dunkons incrochem* into the streete against his house, by
setting out a studd of Brickwork, and his pales there, shall continnue
at 6d r'.
22 Car: (Ihursdayj, 23 July. [1646.] Assembly.
mr Laurence having elected mr Male (a) and mr Raymer ( b), bothe
of them Lincolnshire divines, for determining of his doubt concerning
his call to this Towne on his behalfe, and desiring Doctr Wallis to informe
concerning the state of his body, and requesting this towne allsoe to
nominate two divines on theire behalfe, offering the time and place of
meeting to be at Cambridge, uppon the i Tewesday in August:* This
assembly dothe approve of the p'sons elected by mr Laurence, and of
the time and place, and doe nominate on theire behalfe, mr Brunning of
(a) Mr. Samuel Mail, of Monk's Ely, Suff., is named by Calamy (Noncon. Memorial, iii. 284) as one
of the Ministers ejected in Suff. Harl. 1085, f. 18, mentions " Samuel Mayle, of Ipswich, descended from
Mayle Castle in Wales." He appears to have belonged to Christ's Coll. Camb., A.B. 1613 ; A.M. 1617.
(b) Mr. Edward Raymer or Reyner, of St. John's Coll., Camb., A.B. 1620; A.M. 1624, was a native
of Morley, near Leeds, and was born there in 1600. In 1626 he was appointed Lecturer of St. Benedict's, in
the city of Lincoln, and in 1627 incumbent of St. Peter's-at- Arches. During the Civil War he left Lincoln,
and for some time ministered at Norwich and Yarmouth, but returned to Lincoln in Oct., 1654. Calamy's
Noncon. Memorial (Palmer) ii. 421.
* Aug. 4.
-1646.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 545
Seymor (a), and mr Hudson of Capell (bj, and mr Bayliffs are desired
to prevaile wth them, and give them notice of the time and place. And
mr Bayliff Sparrow, mr Aldus, mr Smithier, mr Brandling, mr ffisher,
mr Dunkon, and mr Town Clark are desired to goe w"1 mr Laurence and
the Divines, and to intreat mr Candler of Codenham (c) to goe along wth
them. And they are authorised to act in behalfe of this Towne according
to theire wisdomes. And the charges of the Divines elected bythe Towne,
and the p'sons desired to goe along wth them, shall be borne by the Towne.
22 Car: (Thursdayj, 13 August. [1646.]
At this Court mr Nich : Phillips and mr Mannuell Sorrell are elected
Portmen in the place of Willm. Cage, Esqr, and Joseph Pemberton,
deceased.
Edw: Ketridge of Witnesham shall have a lease of Garrets ffarme
for 1 1 yeres from mich : next, at the same rent that Garret payeth.
Suite ordered against Sheriffs Bayliff, for aresting Earell Edgar
w^in the libertie, by a meane process, not being a non omit/as.
22 Car: fTuesdayJ, 29 September. [1646.]
Willm. Sparrow, Rich : Haile, Rich : Pupplet, Joh : Brandling, Justices
named.
mr Haile, mr Sorrel), Ben: Wade, Ben: Butler, Governrs of Chr:
Hospitall, and Ben: Wade, Treasurer.
Warr4 for the Chamberlins.
Warr4 for Brooks Ann4?.
Warr4 to enter into Mangers.
John Wolfenden elected water Bayliff, at the rent of 50''.
(c) Mr. John Brunning, M.D., rector of Semer, Suff., mar. Anne, dau. of John Brand, of Edwardstonc
Hall, Suff. and Gray's Inn. He died at Semer, 30 Mar., 1663, and was bur. there. In the church is a
singular Latin inscription to his memory, given at length in Gent. Mag., vol. xcvi. pt. 2, p. 595 ; and a trans,
in vol. xcvii. pt. I, p. 98. He seems also to have been a benefactor to the Ipsw. Pub. Lib. Ipsw. Gifts and
Leg. p. 143; Harl. 6071, f. 237b. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,120, f. 21. He was probably related to Mr.
Benjamin Brunning, of Cath. Hall, Camb., A.B. 1644 ; and of Jesus Coll., A .M. 1648, who was appointed
Town Lecturer in 1656. Wodderspoon p. 375. Calamy iii. 271. Add. MSS. 15,520, ff. gb, I4b.
(d) Mr. John Hudson, son of John Hudson, of Boxted, Essex, was rector of Capel St. Mary, in Sanip-
ford Hundred, Surf., and eminent as a preacher. Harl. 6071, f. 227b. A later member of this family,
Samuel Hudson, was minister of St. Lawrence's, Ipswich, and rector of Earl Stonham. The Camb. Univ.
Register gives the names of three John Hudsons, as graduates respectively of Peterhouse, Emanuel, and
Queen's, from 1608 to 1632, and of two Samuel Hudsons, as graduates of Emanuel, from 1624 to 1659.
fej Mathias Candler, or Gillet alias Candler, son of William Gillet alias Candler, of Yoxford, Suff.,
and Hannah (Fiske) his wife, was bom Feb. 24, 1604, and bap. Mar. 6. He was of Trinity Coll., Camb.
A.B. 1623, A.M. 1628, and became vicar of Coddenham, Suff., in 1629, from which living he was ejected
by Bp. Matt. Wren, of Norwich, in 1662. He mar. a dau. of Peter Devereux, rector of Rattlesden, Sufi".,
and died in 1663, leaving several children, one of whom, Philip Candler, of Trin. Coll., Camb., A.B. 1650,
A.M. 1654, was minister of St. Mary Key, Ipswich. Calamy (iii. 258) describes him as "an excellent
preacher, full of useful matter, and very perspicuous," and adds, " He had one peculiar study and diversion
that rendered him acceptable to gentlemen, which was Heraldry. He was a fit man to have written the
antiquities of his country." As a Suffolk antiquary, his reputation is still considerable, and his MS. volumes
of pedigrees of that county (Harl. 6071, and Tanner MSS. Bibl. Bodl. 180, 257, and 324), are perhaps the
most trustworthy we possess. Will (144 Juxon) dat. 30 Sep., 1663 ; prov. 9 Dec., 1663, by Philip, his son
and executor. Arms (Gillet) : erm. on a bend engrailed, sa. 3 pikes (sometimes eels) heads (G-eel-et) erased,
arg. double braced, gu. Harl. 6071, f. iSgb. ; Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,122 ; Page's Suff. 592.
A A A A
546 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.D.
22 Car: (Monday}, 23 November. [1646.]
Auditors.
Assessors.
Garret sued for rent and breach of covenants.
Tho : Edgar Esqr (a) elected of Councill with this Towne, and shall
have 4OS yerely for his fee.
22 Car: (Monday}, 15 fffbruary. [1647.]
mr John Bloomfield refusing to give accompt of his treasurership
the last yere, is committed to prison.
An English Bill in the Exchequer shall be preferred by the Towne
against Sam11 Greene sen: and jun: and Willm. Cony, for refusing to
pay water Bayliffs duties.
mr ffisher is ordered to pay 30" 1 2s gd arere, uppon the foote of his
Treasurers accompt, to mr Blackbourn, now Treasurer.
Coote Wade is fined iou, if he discharge not himselfe of Nath :
Baxter, a maried man and forrainer, whome he colloureth to be as an
apprentise to him, contrary to the orders and liberties of the Towne.
The like order for Joh: Rackham, whoe hathe Taken Joh: Buttall,
a forrainer and maried man, to his apprentice.
mr Rederiches gift of ioua peece, lent to Phill: Rumsy, John Paine,
and Daniell Morse, and 8U a peece to Joseph and Sam11 Hubbard untill
7 Aprill, 1651.
mr Goodings gift of iou a peece, lent to Wm Shaw, Willm. Uffet,
Chr : Skydmore, John Cole, for 2 yeres.
mr Tyes gift of 5" a peece, lent for 3 yeres to Tho : Wells, Willm.
ffoster, sen : Steven Hart.
mr Actons gift of 2OU parcel, lent to mich : Osborne, untill 7 Jan :
1649.
mr Barrets gift of 5" parcell, lent for 4 yeres to Adam Barnes.
mr Cocks gift of 2OU parcell, lent unto George Warren, untill 5
decemb : 1648.
mr Scrivenners gift of iou parcell, lent to Tho : Puckle, untill 2 June,
1649.
Twelve persons for departure out of this Court wthout licence, fined
at 2s 6d a peece.
Adviirallty, at Downham bridge.
Apparences: Confessions and fines.
(a) Son of Lionel Edgar (p. 472) by Catherine, his 2nd wife ; he mar. Mary, dau. and heir of Philip
Powle, of London. He was Reader of Gray's Inn in 1639-40 ; M.P. for Orford in 1658-9 ; and in 1672,
on the death of Mr. John Sicklemore, was chosen Recorder, and presented with the freedom of the Borough.
He lived in the parishes of St. Margaret and St. Mary Tower, Ipswich, died 12 Ap., 1692, aged 90, and
was bur. in St. Mary Tower, where there is an inscription to himself and his family. Clarke's Ipsw. 345 ;
Ret. Memb. Parlt. (1878) p. 510; Add. MSS. (Batley) ff. 52, 6ob ; (Ryece) 15,520, ff. 6b, 7.
1 647.] BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 547
Presentm4 for Goods found concealled. Trawling betwene May
and August, contrary to a Bylaw made Octob: 1645. Ancor layd cross
the River, to the dammage of Gilbert Cages bote:
The last court was holden in may, and another was holden in no-
vember at Downham bridge.
Presentm4 of Goods found concealled. Hedges and railes betwixt
Ipswch and Downham bridge, extending wthin the high water mark, and
the incrochemts are ordered to be removed wthin a month. Laying of
weighs at Downham bridge wthin the high water mark, for the laying of
shipps. Gravell digged by Seagers Cliff wthin the high water mark.
1647-8. 23 Car: (Wednesday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1647.]
-n 7-jr r ( Toh : Aldus, (a
BayhffS,&c., <TannI1ftll c'Vr
Rich : Cooper,
Rich : Denny,
Jacob Caly.
ChamberUns,
Mannuell Sorrell. (5)
-, I Rich : Tenninsrs,
Coroners, | £d . MJorgan."
Com : Cler:
Treasurer, Joh : Blackbourn.
The former Serjeants continnued.
23 Car: (Monday}, 19 Aprill. [1647.]
Ralfe Holland and Tho : Withe elected Guildholders.
mr Laurences stipend shall be increased unto 1 2OU yerely, to com-
mence at the Lady day last.
Rob* Clarke elected Atturny of this Towne at the Crowne plees.
Suite ordered against diverse forrainers, for publique trade, and
Willm. Hanby appointed Atturny for the Towne to prosecute.
23 Car; (Monday), 10 May. [1647.]
Thomas Withe and Ralfe Holland discharged of the service of the
Guild holding, at gu fine a peece.
(a) Bailiff in 1633-4. -vid. sup. p. 502.
fb) He was 6th and youngest son of Andrew Sorrell, of Henley, Suff., and afterwards of Ipswich. He
was born 1601, and mar., 1st, Emme, dau. of John Martin, of Long Melford, gent. ; and 2nd, Martha, dau.
of Robt Snelling, gent., Portman of Ipswich. In 1644-5, he was Town Treasurer, in the next year Coroner,
and again Bailiff in 1654. 1660, and 1667. In 1660, being then Senior Bailiff, and a resident in the parish
of St Mary Key, he was knighted by Chas. II, June i8th in that year, on presenting to the King a gift
from the town of Ipswich on his Restoration. He died Oct. 14, 1669, and was buried in St. Peter's,
Ipswich, where there is an inscribed stone. Will (84 Penn) dat. 3 Nov. 1665 ; prov. I June, 1670. Arms :
(confirmed to his son and heir Andrew Sorrell, in 1664, by Edward Bysshe, Clar.) gu. two lions pass. gard.
in pale erm., a mullet for diff., or. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,149; (Jermyn) 8215 ; (Batley) 25,335, f «b ;
(Kyece) 15,520, f. n ; Page's Suff. 605 ; Clarke's Ipswich 255 ; Wodderspoon, 112 ; Ipsw. Gifts and Leg.
pp. 81, 199; Le Neve's Knights, 49.
548 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. [A.t>.
23 Car: (Tkursdayj ', 23 September. [1647.]
Suit against mr Clerk and mr Allen of Bury, for denying Water
Bayliffs duties, and the suite shall be by English bill in the Exchequer.
mrs Alice Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, lent unto John Wallis,
John Manser, Joh : ffirmin, sen : John Firmin, jun :
Uppon the reading of the Constitutions for the power of the Port-
mens chusing of themselves, it is resolved and agreed that the Portmen
ought, in the vacancy of Portmen, (to) chuse portmen.
And uppon debate concerning mr Bayliff Phillipses election, its
ordered that mr Bayliff Phillips shall continnue his place of Portman
according to his first election, wthout taking his othe againe, and soe
take his place as he was first chosen.
And its agreed that the 24^ ought to chuse theire owne company,
and its accordingly ordered that they shall now chuse those that are
wanting.
23 Car: (Wednesday), 29 September. [1647.]
mr Barber, mr Pupplet, rnr Humfry, mr Brandling, elected justices.
23 Car: (Thursday), 30 September. [1647.]
The votes passed at the Greate Court holden on Thursday last,
being 23 of September instant, are declared null and voide.
Warr1 for the Chamberlins.
Twenty nobles a yere, quarterly, shall be payed by the Treasurer
to the minister of S* Mathewes.^ay to preache once in three weekes at
least to the prisoners in the Town Gaole.
mr ffishers arere referred to the Assembly.
23 Car: (Monday), \ November. [1647.]
Elections of Portmen made by the Portmen are declared legall, and
allsoe that the Portmens elections and the 24^ made by the greate court
are legall.
A question arising whither there was a vote passed in this Court
that the differance concerning election of portmen should be referred to
the parliam* or not : The Question was propounded whither suche a vote
passed or not by the Court, and the house beeing divided, its resolved
in the negative, that noe vote is passed to remove it to the parliam*.
Auditors.
Assessors of fines.
(a) Gagwinus or Gawen Nash, B.D., was minister of St. Mary Tower, Ipswich, 1637-40, as appears
from a testimonial to his character, by Robt. Cottesford, rector of Hadleigh, dat. Mar. 12, 1640, in Stat.
Pap. vol. ccccxlvii, No. 102. About this time, according to Wodderspoon, he was minister of St. Matthew's
but the name is not found on the Camb. Univ. Reg. until later, when there appears a Gawen Nash, of
Trin. Coll., A.B. 1671, A.M. 1675. To Nash at St. Matthew's, succeeded William Knight, perhaps
of Emm. Coll., Camb., A.B. 1630, A.M. 1634 ; or of Pembroke Coll., A.B. 1659, A.M. 1663.
1648.]
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
549
Bay I: &c. j
Edm : Humphry,(a)
Joh : Smithier.
Chamberlins,
Coron1'3,
Treasurer,
Rich : Jennings,
Edm : Morgan.
Joh : Blackbourn.
Cler:Com:
Cler: pac:
Clavigers,
Rob' Cooper,
Rich : Denny,
Jacob Caley.
Serjeants,
The suite in the Exchequer against mr Clark and mr Allen of Bury,
shall be prosecuted by Rob : Clarke in behalfe of this Towne, as allsoe
the suite againes the Greenes.
mrs A. Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, shall be lent to John
Wallis, Joh : Manser, Joh : ffirmin, sen : John ffirmm, Jun :
1648-9. 24 Car: (Friday}, Nativit: Mar: [Sep. 8, 1648.]
Simon Cumberland,
Isaack Dey, jun :
Tho : Dey.
Edm : Pimburrow,
Edm : Tillet,
Joh : Taller.
Iron sold by Joh : Acton Esqr (b) seised as forrain bought andforrain
sold.
Rich : Girling shall have a lease of Henry Buckenhams house, now
seised into the Towns hands for non paym* of rent, and this lease shall
be for 70 yeres from Midsummer last, at the yerely rent of 26s 8d, man-
taining good reparacons, and soe leaving it.
24 Car: (Thursday), 4 May. [1648.]
Sr Tho : Whites gift of 25'' for ten yeres from Mich : last, lent to
Math : Cope, Stephen Cole, Willm. Cole, John Parkhurst, jun :
George Bolderow, Rich : Shephard, and Willlm. Carew, al : Cook,
elected at this Court into the number of the 24^.
Rich : Dod is discharged from his Serjeants place, and is elected
Common Crier of this Towne.
Rich : Marsh is elected one of the Serjeants in the place of Rich :
Dod.
The clay wall on the north of mr Laurences house orchard, shall be
pulled downe, and a brick wall sett up in the stead thereof, and the
ground belonging to the Towne, in the occupacon of mr Clere, shall be
closed in. All wch shall be donne by the Treasurer.
(a) Possibly son of Richard Humfrey, gent., of Drinkstone, Suff., who died in 1598. The peds. quoted
on p. 425 are tolerably copious, but do not identify the Bailiff.
(bj Either son or grandson of Wm. Acton (p. 435). Will of John Acton, Esq., of Bramford, son of
Wm. Acton (59 Laud) ; dat. 2 Oct., 1661 ; prov. 21 May, 1662. Will of John Acton, of Bramford, son and
heir of preceding, (104 Juxon) dat. 4 Aug., 1662 ; prov. 5 Aug., 1663. This latter was of Gray's Inn, where
he was admitted 17 Nov., 1637. Add. MSS. (Ryece) 15,520, ff. 15, 20; ib. 21,032, f. 129.
55° BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
24 Car: (Friday), 29 September. [1648.]
Job: Aldus, Mannuell Sorrell, Rich: Pupplet, and Joh: Brandling,
Justices elected for this yere.
mr Sorrell, mr Dunkon, Rob: Turner, and Tho: Newton, governors
of Chr: Hospit: and Rob: Turner, Treasurer.
Warr* for the Chamberlins.
Warr1 for Brooks Annuity.
Warr* for distress in Bramford.
Rich : Marsh elected Serjeant.
24 Car: (Monday), 6 November. 1648.
Water granted to Titus Camplin out of Caldwell Conduit, for his
dwelling house, at 6s 8d rent.
Water granted to Joh: Searles out of Caldwell Conduit, for his house
in Marg'ets parish, in Phillip Newtons occupacon, at 6s 8d r1.
Auditors.
Assessors.
Wine licence admitted.
mrs A. Bloyses gift of 20 nobles a peece, lent to Tho : Docket,
Tho : Milksopp, Jonas Beacon.
mrs Rose Bloyses gift of 5'' a peece, lent to Humphry Armiger,
Toby Browne, Joh: Rivers, John Spicer.
mr Barrits gift of 5U a peece, lent unto Joh: Shooter, Edw: Brame,
Ant: Lewes, James Tomson.
mr Retheriches gift of^io parcell, lent to Tho: Page for such time
as the rest ought to be payed in.
24 Car: (Tuesday), 2 Janmiary. 164 8 -[9.]
John Hunts gift of 2OU a peece, lent to James Woolterton, Joh :
Burrage, James Rudkin.
Bonds due, and forfaited for the severall gifts, shall be putt in suite,
and mr Chapplen shall prosecute.
Warr* for distress, for rent arere from Shepherd, in ffaltenham.
Persons fined 2s 6d a peece, for departing the Court wthout licence.
The last day of Jan: puts a sad period unto my penn.
And thus by the Goodness of Almighty God, I have summed up the affaires
of the Govern-in* of This Towne of Ipswch under Bayliffs; whoe are happy
in //m, that God hathe established their seate more suer than the throne
of Kings.
TENEM*S IN' Ipswch
Given by MR TOOLY to the TOWN of Ipswch
for Pious uses.
In the Kay parish, i. his mansion house at the Common Kay,
containing on the east side by the Kay, 74 foote, and on the west side,
next Coopers, formerly at Hills and the Common streete, 62 foote.
2. One ortchard next Southwels ortchard, formerly the ffriars,
betweene the way from the Kay streete towards Southwells, formerly
the ffriars, in p't, and ffullers ortchard in p't eastward, and the gardens
of the Almshouses westward, and Southwels ortyard on the north, and
ffullers ortyard, 80 foote, west 44 foote, southe 130 foote, and Towards
Wests garden 23 foote.
3. The poore have another ortyard divided into five peeces, and
on cache an almshouse built, containing in all 68 foote southward, and
Towards ffullers ortyard 68 foote, and by the schoole house lane, 135
foote, and eastward 128 foote.
4. Another tenem1 called the greate long sollar, betwene the Kay
streete on the south, and a little packway from the Kay towards St
Clem45 on the East, and the lane once Rich : ffelowes and lately the widow
Punders on the North, and Courtnalls on the West, Southward 92 foote.
5. One ortyard next the Cranage south, and north 52 foote in
length, and east and west 40 foote, betwene the Kay streete north, and
the Common Kay south and west.
In Sl Peters. One tenem1 leading from S* Peters to the ffriars, w*
a garden therto belonging, betweene the mill pond Southe, and the
streete aforesaid northe : the manner house of S* Peters, East, and
miles Geornses West, in length from Geornses ortyard unto the manor
house aforesaid, 228 foote.
552 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
In S* Hellens. i. One tenem4 in Caldwell brooke streete, over
against the Church northwards, 108 foote long, and lies betweene the
Hospital lands south, and Caldwell brook streete north, and Pattens on
the West, and Skinners on the East ; wth liberty of passage wth cattaile
and cariages on the south p't of the tenem1, by a certaine gate into a
lane called ' Boltons lane' or 'Ropers lane.'
2. One ortyard lying in the streete aforesaid, on the other side of
the way next Golties Tenem1, betweene the same on the west and northe,
and the lands of the said Golty in p't, and Harmans in p't on the east,
and Caldwel brook street on the South, and containes halfe an acre and
two perches.
And unto the former Tenem* is adjacent a parcell of land belonging
to the Hospitall, demised to Henry Tooly for a certaine terme of yeres,
in length 160 foote, in bredthe 120 foote, betwene Skinners land on the
south and east, and the Hospitall tenem* on the west, and renteth to the
Bayliffs and Burgesses, besides the rent Resolute of the Hospitall, &c.
The ffarme of Kents hill in Cleydon and Whitton, in the occupacon
of Rob* Pike, paying to the manor of Lufftofts the rent of 13s 4d.
Seven parcells of land in Bramford, in the occupacon of John
Grimsey, p'ticulerly bounded, wth the contents of cache particuler parcell.
One other tenem* in the occupacon of Rob* Stiles, next Kents hill
aforesaid, and lying wthin the libertie of Ipswch and the p'ticuler parcells
and boundaries, paying to the mannor of Lufftofts, 5s 4d, and to the
manner of Akenham, i2d, and to the mannor of Brookes, i6d, and to
the mannor of Bramford, id.
One tenem* in Cleydon, in the occupacon of Shankford, at the Lime-
kilne, wth the severall parcells and boundaries, paying a rent to Lufftofts,
and unto the mannor of Claydon, 39s gd.
One Tenem* wth land belonging, in Rich : Shimings occupacon,
containing 4 acres and halfe a Rood, and payeth to Lofftofts, 6d rent.
The mannors of Ulneston Hall and Sackviles in Debenham, &c.
ARTICLES of INQUIRY in the COURT of ADMIRALLTY.
1. For all treasons, Petit treasons, murthers, manslaughters, and
other fellonies, as namely: if any person having the keeping of the
publique munition or victuall, hathe at once or severall times imbesilled
thereof to the vallew of xxs.
2. If any person having taken imprest mony to serve the king at
sea, hathe departed from suche service wthout licence under sealle.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 553
3. If any person hathe privily on shipbord fraudulently picked or
cutt any purse, or stolne another mans goods in the absence, and against
the will of the owner.
4. Or hathe any man from whome suche theft hathe bein, taken
or compounded for the same againe wth yc theife, wthout lawfull acquittall.
5. If any shipp or bote, set to sea from this Port, hathe spoyled or
robbed any person at sea, English or stranger, or by force hathe taken
of any shipp any goods whatsoever. And whoe were Captaines, Mar-
iners, Gunners, and Victuallers of suche shipp or vessell.
6. What fellonies have bein committed uppon or wthin forraine
and strange shipps or vessells, being at Ancor wthin this port.
7. Whoe hathe bein accessary to any suche fellony, or have aided
or received any Pirate or searover, not being a known March1, by con-
tracting wth them, or victualling them, or any of theire company.
Whoe hathe bought or received any goods from suche pirates. Or
any goods comming to this realme otherwise then by lawfull course of
Marchandise.
8. If any person, knowing of a Pyracy or other ffelony committed
w^in the jurisdiction aforesaid, hathe concealled and not bewrayed the
same to somme officer.
9. What ryotts, routs, and unlawfull assemblies have bein com-
mitted within the jurisdiction aforesaid.
10. If any p'son hathe committed any spoile, by taking from
another violently, ship, bote, anchor, or other goods or fishe out of
theire netts, or lines, trunks, weares, or oyster pitts ; or Cutt or broken
theire netts or lines, sett or layde to take fishe.
n. If there be any batteries or maimes whereby any p'son is dis-
abled for the publique service, or bloud draughts of any subjects, or
freinds to the publique peace ; (to) inquire of the time and place, or
(as to) any affraie whereby the peace is disturbed.
12. If any owner or Mr hathe too sevearly used his servants at sea,
or causelessly have unshipped them before the voyage ended.
13. If any trespasses have bein by cutting- or carrying away of
buoies, removing of anchors, breaking of cables or hausers, or by abuse
of botes, ancors, cables, oares, or making use of them against the
owners will.
14. If any p'son of insufficiency in experience and knowledge
hathe undertaken the place of leadsman, pilot, or master, and whereby
any ship, or vessell, or goods, have perished or bein damnifyed.
15. If there be wthin this port any common and notorious male-
factors.
1 6. If any p'son hathe hindered trade wthin this port, by disturbing
marchants and mariners in theire sale, or taking from them theire mar-
chandises or victualls against theire wills, or by clayming or exacting
new Customes or excessive fees for ankorage.
B B B B
554 BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
17. If any p'son hathe sett price, or made restraint, or taken any
toll or taxe uppon any sea fish taken by a subject in an English vessell.
1 8. If any purveyour, under collour of his commission or otherwise,
hathe taken any herring or sea fish, taken by a subject in the vessell of
a subject, against the owners will, excepting composition for Iseland
fishe.
19. If any Shipwrites, Hewers, Clinchers, Calkers, or other
artifficers used in this port about shipping, have exacted or received
excessive wages, against the stat 6 H : 8. faj
20. Or have taken wages for more time or work then hathe bein
due.
2 1 . Or have conspired uppon oath or otherwise not to doe any
work but at a prise by them sett. Or to doe noe more or noe other worke
but suche or soe much, or onely at suche howers, Or that they will not
worke to finish what another ha;h begunne.
22. If any victuallers of shipps or boates have delivered, to be
spent at sea, any unwholesome or corrupt victuall.
Or hathe any, (being) stranger borne : offered to sell any salt fish or
herrings, not meete for meate, contrary to admonishm4 and warning of
the officer.
23. If any p'son on shipboard hathe sold by false weights and
measures, or over weyed or over measured commodities by them sold.
24. If any p'son hathe forestalled any victuall or marchandise by
sea comming to this port to be sold, by contract for the having of suche
commodity before the arivall thereof. Or by word, letter, or message,
have raysed the price of suche commodity. Or by diswading of others
from importing suche commodities.
25. If any ingrossers be of any dead victuall brought into the
market to be sold, thereby enhancing the first price, and selling the
same at a derer price.
26. If any p'son hath wthin this liberty shott at foule wth any haile
shott, or more pellets then one at one time.
27. If any p'son wthin this liberty hathe destroyed any young frie
of or spawn of Eles, Salmons, or any other fishe, viz : any Salmon
under 16 Inches in length, or any Eles under 12 inches.
Or hath any p'son dragged Oysters, and not culled them before he
hailed again, or have brought to market Oysters that have above 2
oysters in one cluster.
(a) Act 6 Hen. VIII. c. 3, "Concerning Artificers and Labourers," (referring to 23 Hen. VI. c. 12).
By this Act, a master shipwright, from Candlemas (Feb 2) to Michaelmas, received 5d. a day, with meat
and drink, or -]A. without ; a hewer, in the same way, 4d. or 6d. ; " an able clincher," 3d. or 5d. ; a holder,
2d. or 4d. ; a master calker, 4d. or 6d. ; a "meane calker," 3d. or 5d. ; and a calker "laboryng by the
tyde," 4d. for every tide, with meat and drink. From Michaelmas to Candlemas these wages were reduced
id. all round. Statt. Realm, iii. 125.
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 555
28. If any fishers wthin the liberty hathe bein fishing wth netts
every maske whereof hath bein under 2 inches and a halfe broad.
Or have sticked or grubbed any fish wth any shovenett, betwene
8 of the Clock at night, and 4 of the clock in the morning, or heaved
any fishe \v& any heave nett, except there be two persons in the boate
at the heaving. Or have (in fishing above Downham bridge) used any
other netts then heave netts and sett netts, Or have fished above
Mulbery with any Trawling netts.
29. If any person hathe killed any kepper or shedder salmons
betwene the Nativit: of Mar :* and Martins day,f or any young salmons
from midd Aprill to Midsummer day.
30. Or hathe dreggers destroyed the bedds of muskells, or taken
any oysters betwene the first of May and the 14th of September.
Or hathe Taken oysters above twice a weeke, (Lent time excepted)
or sold his oysters taken wthin this liberty, in other places then at the
Common Kay or in market.
31. What nusances by wears, mills, stakes, stanks, kiddells, (a)
ebbing weares, floud gates, or suche like, whereby the passage by water
is interrupted or hindred, are sett up in the water or mantained, and by
whome and where.
32. If any person hathe Cast out or unladen out of any vessell,
any manner of Ballast, rubbish, gravell, wreck, or filth, but onelyuppon
the land above the full sea mark.
33. If any p'son hathe demolished any beacon wthin this haven
which ought to be mantained, and not sett upp the same wthin two tides
following.
34. If any two shipps or Hoyes, being laid abrest wthin the haven,
have continnued two dayes together, after warning given by the Serjeant,
and by whose defalts, if suche Hoyes might ffleete.
And what other annoyances are donne to the haven or Channell, by
wintring or laying of hoyes or other vessells, and by whose defalt.
35. If any person hath fraited or carried in any strangers vessell
or bottome, any marchandise or victuall from Port to port in this realme
or otherwise, whereas he might have fraited English vessells therewith.
And whoe hathe brought into this port any ffrench wine or Tholons
woad, in other vessell then suche whereof somme subject of this Governm'
was owner or part owner.
36. If any p'son hathe wthin this liberty bought any herrings out
of a strange bottome, being not sufficiently salted, packed, and casked.
Or hathe any fflemish fishe or other ffish taken or brought into this
liberty by a stranger, bein dried wthin this liberty to be sold, and by
whome.
* Sept. 8. t Nov. 1 1,
(a) vid. sup. p. 206. The name kiddell (Fr. quideau) seems also to have been given to a kind of basket
for catching fish.
556 BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
37. If any p'son hathe wittingly received or transported any fellons,
outlawes, banished men, and theire goods.
Or carried or shipped to cary beyond the sea any
leather, Tallow, Raw Hides, Brass, Copper,
Bell mettle, Gunn mettle, Ordinance, Shoes, Boots,
Buskins, Slippers, Sheepskins, Wools, Shorlings,
Staggskins, Buckskins, Doe Skins, Hindskins, Goteskins.
fawnskins, Kiddskins,
Or leather made of suche skinns, or hathe caried to any vessell in
the haven, or on the seaes, to be transported, any Wheate, Rye, Barlye,
or other Corne growing in this Realme ; or English Malt, Beere, Butter,
Cheese, or Wood, wthout licence. Or having licence, hathe transported
more then he ought, or hath laden at any more places then one certaine.
Or hathe any p'son carried beyond the seaes wthout the kings licence,
any gold or sylver in money, or bullion, plate, or vessells, or any spices,
after the same were landed.
Or any living sheepe, horses, mares, Gueldings, Beves, muttons, or
other victuall or goods uncustomed.
38. If any p'son hathe laden into any vessell, to be transported or
landed out of any vessell, not being in leak or wreck, any goods or
Marchandises except fish and salt, but onely in the day time, and at
the open Kay, where the Customers are resident.
39. If any person hathe interrupted this Court, in deciding matters
wthin the jurisdiction of this Admirallty.
40. If any person hathe impleaded, indicted, or presented any
p'son or matter in any other Court, w°h doe belong to this Admirallty
to determine.
41. You are to present all usurpacons uppon this Liberty, by
making pitts or Gulfs wthout licence of the Admiralls of this Towne.
42. If any shipps or mariners being imprest into the kings service,
have withdrawn themselves from the service wthout discharge.
Or if any shipps using flaggs, do not conforme themselves to the
flaggs used by the English.
43. If any juror formerly sworne in this Court, hathe discovered
the Councill of the king and his fellow jurors, or concealled any matter
given in charge.
44. You shall likewise present all goods and chattels w^in this
liberty, of any Traitor, felon, fugitive, or outlaw, or such as are in
exigent for ffelony, and oi jffeloes de se.
And boates and other vessells, goods waved, and Deodands, viz :
boats, ships, vessells, ancors, cables, or other things whereby any p'son
hathe been putt to violent death.
And All Royall ffishes, goods, and Jewells found about any dead
body.
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH. 557
I And all wrecks found on the shore, or wthin the salt water, being
fflotsome and jettsom, and all other goods forfaited and belonging to the
Admirall.
45. You shall present all persons that have usurped uppon the
Royalties of this Towne, and have concealed the same.
SHORT DIRECTIONS to be observed
by the BAYLIFFS of Ipswch
ffrom yere to yere.
1. Uppon the first Satterday after Mich: the orders touching
markets must be proclaimed in the three markets, as they are sett downe
in Doomesday booke.
2. Uppon the i or 2d petit Court after Mich: they must sweare
Wardens for the Butchery, Searchers of leather, and Searchers of
Cloathe.
3. At the first assembly agree prices of beere and ale, and let
the Brewers have notice thereof.
4. At any time sweare petit Constables.
5. Hold a great Court after Hollymasse* for auditors and assessors
of fines of forrainers.
6. Sue forthe a new Commission for the Gaole delivery for the
yere following.
7. Soone after Hollymasse, Call for the monies due for gowns,
shirts, and smocks, to be delivered a little before Christmass.
8. Appoint a time to assess forraine ffines.
9. The Audit should beginne on Nicholas Day,f and to beginne
wth the Towne Treasury.
10. At somme Assembly about that time, take account of the
Renter Wardens, Treasurers of the Hospitall, and for wood and cole for
the poore.
1 1. Weigh bread often, and punish Bakers.
12. Trye measures and weights often, at least 3 times in the yere.
13. Trye measures of Vinteners, Innkepers, Alhouse kepers often.
14. Search often for Idle persons, gamsters, drunkards, and
punish according to law.
15. And for unlicenced Alehouses, and punish them.
1 6. Inquire of the prices used for beere, as well by brewers as
others.
1 7. Hold Sessions of the peace and Goale delivery as occasion
requires.
.
* i.e. All Hallows or All Saints' Day, Nov. i. t Dec. 6.
558
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
1 8. Uppon the 9 of March a Commemoracon sermon must be
observed, as its appointed by Mr Caston. fa)
ig. In Lent hold a great Court, for election of Guildholders.
20. In Easter weeke or soone after, nominate overseers, confirme
rates, and take the former overseers accompts.
21. At the first assembly after Easter, chuse surveiors for the
high waies, and take the accompts of the old surveiors.
22. The first Sessions after Easter, confirme rates for laborers
and servants wages, and chuse a Treasurer for the maimed soldiers, and
soone after call the former Treasurer to accompt.
23. In Aprill or May, licence Victuallers.
24. On Whitsun Tewesday, Hold the Leete.
25. Hold an Admirall Court uppon occasion.
26. Hold a Court at Ulneston Hall a little before Mich :
27. Hold a greate Court allwaies on the 8 of September, for
elections.
28. Mr Bayliffs, Portmen, and 24%
bounds of the faires wthin this Towne.
uppon notice, to walke the
(a) Mr. Leonard Caston (p. 386), Portman, who by will, dat. 30 Dec., 1617, left ^100 to the town, and
ordered a sermon to be preached yearly at St. Mary-le-Tower on the anniversary of his burial, " to com-
memorate God's goodness in this Gift, to move the Poor to Thankfulness, and the Rich to good Works."
Ipsw. Gifts and Leg. (1747), p- 153-
THE PETIT RENTS, 24 ELIZ:
4"
6"
8d
8"
id
8"
2"
6d
12"
i6d
2s
3s 4d
4s
is 8"
2d
ST. MATH EWES.
John Hawis, late Carvers -
Tho : Bateman
Tho : Moore
Chr: Lawrence
Edm : Withipoll, late Rewards
Tho : Smith, late Witherbies
ffor an Incrochem1
Antony Kirby, late Lemans
fifor an Incrochem'
Will"1 Harvies heires
Willm Dier, late Stewards -
The same
of the same
of the same
Will™ Mills
Alex: Reason, late Cocks
Edw : Cage, late Haywards
Joane Haywards
Rich : Rusten, late Herons
Rob : Sparrow
Diers heires, for a lane
Chr : Tolson
Rose Bloyse
Wards houses in the Towns hand -
John Sherman, for setting his signe
post into the streete further then
formerly
Jeffery Moose, for his Tenem1
S. CLEMENTS.
Hen : Ashby, now John Humpheries 4''
For pending water, now Joh :
Humpheries - 2d
Nich: Smith, now Hammonds 2d
Tho: Glascock, late Rogmans zd
Rob' Braye 2s 2d
Willm Reynbald 4"
the same is 2d
Alis Hugget 4d
Humpheries heires, now Godfrey
•Woolnall 8d
Mr John Tye 4d
the same 2d
Mr Rob : Guttler - is 8d
Rob : Andrewes heires 2s
Rich : Brooke, Esqr 8d
Thurstons, late the Wid : Bobbets 3" 6s 8d
Steven Baxter - - id
ST MARY AT YE ELMES.
Rich : Hayward
John Cole
Rich : Hayward
the same
the same in Wildeses
the same
the same
the same
the same, late Cadyes
George Wilds
Crickmers heires -
Thomasin Bobbet -
Chr: Alderman -
Arthure Butler
Rich : Stannard, late Gardners
George Wilds, form'ly Baldrics
ffor easem' of his gutter
Ingrams heires
John Cole
the same, now Gardners
Tho : Borrage
Mich : Crane
George Wild, for liberty of washing
in the River at his Woodhousu -
ST NICHOLAS.
Walter Bonn
Antony Eraser, now Brewer
Rich : Cornelius
Thomas Bobbett -
Chr: Alderman, late Bemonts
the same
Tho:Roblet
Willm Jeffery
Tho: Glede, late Aldermans
Rob : Cheape, late Halls
John Waples heires
Tho : Maddocks heirs
Mr Joh : Gardner
Rob: Pettoe
Mich : Crane, late Coppins, now Laur:
Clobb
The same
Collins, for washing in yc river at Grey
ffriers
Tho : Bonhams incrochem' in the
river at Grey ffriers
6"
4"
I1
Is 6d
-d
I"
is 8d
is 8d
is 6d
6d
i1
I"
6d
4
Is
56°
BACON'S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
STEVENS.
Tho : Barber, late Ceelies
John Neve, now Sicklemores
George Coppins
Rob : Cooke
Chr: Crane
Rich : Sicklemore, late Cooke
Tho : Barber, late Sallowes
Mr of Requests, for % ye Mark' of
Woodbridge
John Vitar, for pennding water to
his house, late Lambords
Thomas Andrewes, for the signe of
the Redd Lion by conscent
Mathew Winds incrochem'
ST MARY TOWER.
Wid. Bloyse, for the orchard, late
Nottinghams
The same, for her other orchard
Rob' Barker, now W : Barker
ffrank:Willms - is
Will'" Candler, late Millses
Will"1 Bucknams
the same
Eliz: Bennet
Luke Melton, late Bodmans
the same -
Tho: Seely
Rob : Rook
Cooper, late Drapers
Tho : Sicklemore, late Berries, now
Golties
Will"1 Buckenham, late Seelies
ffr: Willms, for his farme house next
next the church gate -
Tho : Smiths incrochem' into the streete,
at his parlor window
Leonard Marshall, for pending water
in Caldwell Brooke
ST LAWRENCE.
Thos : Sicklemore -
the same
Eliz : Cole
the same
George Coppings, late Bakers and
Coopers
*the same in Sicklemores occ:
John Goilmar, for setting out his shopp
5d
2s
2s
8"
4"
6d
10"
4s 8d
is 8d
3s °d
iod
Wallers heires
Rob : Cooke, for divers parcells, late
Stisteds
Chr: Ward, for a parcel, late S'Laur:
Church gate
Joh : ffesy, for Edgar
MARGARETTS.
Tho:Seeley
Tho: Cock, late Smiths
Will"1 Candler, late Bacons
Will"1 Potter
Joan Bacon
Marmaduke Brown
Batemans
Rob : Carpinder, now Bennets
Rich : Skinner, now Birams
John Cole, late Wilkinsons
Birams, late Halls
the same, now Elmeses
Mr Biram -
the same, now Joh : Curries
the same
the same
Joh : Dameron, late Leeches
the same
the same
Chr: Crane, now Math: Windses -
Joh: Wilds, late Georg : Wildses
Rob: Martin, late Goodings
Mrs Kevet, late Hollands, for pending
of water
Rob' King, late Marrebs, al: Hoyes
Joh : Simonds, for his house, Edgar
now Denies
Chr: Tanner, for pending the water
at Caldwell
James Gardner, for ye like -
Rob : Martin, for yc like
Humf : Harman, for Dawes tenem',
for the like
Rich : Golty, for the like -
Willm Lindfield, for ye like -
ST HELLENS.
Rob' Potten, for his mill house
The same for a parcell, Will1" Legres
John Medow. late Harmans, for
taking in waf
Marmaduke Brown, for the like
Wid: Potten, for y" like
o o
id
4"
2s 4d
2s 6d
4d
2s
2s 8d
4d
is
3s 4d
4d
6d
8d
8d
4d
2d
6d
2d
is 4d
iod
8d
4d
6"
6s 8d
2s
Is
6'1
6d
* It is in ye writing 21d, and therefore not to be severed. (B).
BACON S ANNALS OF IPSWICH.
i:
4"
8d
8d
$
£
4d
4
i
2d
2d
Is
MARY KAY.
Hen : Ashley
Tho : Rowse
John Purpet, gent.
the same
Edm : Talbott
Tho: Bayly, late Choles
the same -
Edm : fflick
Will"1 fibster, esqr -
Will"1 Whetcrofft, gent.
the same -
the same
the same
the same -
Eliz: Gooding
the same
the same
Tho : Porrage
August : Parkers house
the same, for a garden
Joh : Cressy
A tenem' of Mr. Toolie's ffoundacon
with a kay, p' of Hallyes
Joh : Carnaby, for his p'
Steven Baxter
Marion Bird or Brid
the same, now M" Barker
the same, for Whitlocks
Will1" Barbers heires
Rob' ffoster, late Wm ffosf
Steven Baxter, late Fenders
the same, for a parcel of a Lane •
Thorn : ffuller, sommetimes a Dock
Hen : Aldam
Chr : Merill
Joh : Cooke, Mr. Downs occ : 4
Joh : Knapp, late ffishers - 2
thesame,agardeininShirehousepitts o o o
Will"1 Whetcroft, for the tern' called i
the 'Bull', at his tenem' next his > 4
capitall messuage )
John Carnaby, for his Jetty 4
the same, for his gallery - 4
Mr. Whetcroft, for his stulpes 4
4"
o o
6d
4d
iod
STOKE.
Georg -. Lewgar, for a parcel of
ground called ' Stoke mill ' o o o
John Pattison, for a late incrochem' o o o
Drane, for an incrochem' - 4d
ST PETERS.
Harmans, late Eliots
the same -
The Bells ffearme -
the same
the same -
Rob' Barker, late Raulf Moores
the same
the same -
the same
the same
the same
the same
the same
Wid-.Merffl
the same -
Mr Joh: Nicols, for three parcels,
granted 12° Eliz :
M' Joh: Barker
the same -
the same -
Mr Rich: King
John Powys, late Jenningses
the same -
John Curry, late Reynolds, now
Andrewes
Bartholomew ffenne
Joh: Hugger, late Joh: Hawises -
George Coppin
ffranc: Willms, a parcell at Handford
Reverses, late Lyons
John Nicholls, gent : for setting out
the Kay
George Coppin, in late Bakers
the same, for an incrochem'
John Rivers
4d
Is
2s
2°
8d
2s 6"
2d
4"
4d
4d
i'4d
2a
6d
6d
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA.
p. 57. " Sol. stau.(?) " Probably "sel : stal :" for "sellalorem stallatum," stalled or resident
saddler.
p. 73. " Osterbolt." Probably on the site of Bull's Head Corner ; it took its name
from the East gate. Clarke's Hist. Ips. p. 302.
p. 87. " Greenwrh." note. In St. Clement's parish ; it belonged to the priory of St.
Peter, in Ipswich, and on the suppression of that house came into the
King's hands, and a grant of it was made 23 June, 20 Hen. VIII (1528).
Lett.andPap. Hen. VIII (Brewer)iv.pt.2i p. 1937. Clarke's Hist.Ipsw.p.3&8.
p. 112. " Sir Roger Chamberlain." Sometimes called " Robert ;" he was M.P. for Suff.
29 Hen. VI (1450) and 12 Edw. IV (1472).
"John Timperley." Seep. 129. Arms: qtly. gu. and arg. ; in the Ist qr. an
escallop, or. Had. 1560, f. 2ioa ; 1820 f. 343.
p. 1 1 3. " Gilbert Debenham." See p. 1 3 1 ; the name sometimes appears as "Denham."
Arms : sa. a bend betw. 2 crescents, or. Weaver's Fun. Mon. p. 720.
p. 117. " William Worsop." Arms: gu. a dexter hand erect, couped at the wrist, arg.
betw. 3 cinquefoils of the last. Add. MSS. 19,156.
" Richard Felaw." Burgess, 1461. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,129, f. 90.
p. 1 1 8. " William Baldrey." Father of Tho: Baldrey (p. 163). Arms: sa. on a chevron
or, betw. 3 demi-griffins arg. 3 martlets gu. Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 7.
p. 121. "John Lopham." There are early notes on this family in Add. MSS. (Davy)
19,140, f. 162.
p. 124. "Robert Reydon." Lord of Reydon, Surf. ; he died in 1468, and was bur. in
St. Nicholas', Ipswich. Arms : cheeky, arg. and gu. a bend of the first.
Add. MSS. 15,520, f. 19.
p. 128. "Bull's flesh not bayted." See Notes and Queries, 1862 ; Vol. i. pp. 346,417.
p. 129. " Parliam1 at Yorke." Prorogued sine die on account of an expected invasion
of the French and Scots; Hist. Memb. Parl. (1878) i. p. 359.
p. 155. "John Smier, Clerk." Qr same as "John Squier, clerk" p. 160.
p. 155. "Thorn: Drayll." Forthe ParP 7 Hen.VII.which met at Westminster, 17 Oct.i49i,
there is no return. Ret. Memb. Parl. i. 366 : Clarke's Hist. Ipsw/ 346.
11. ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA.
p. 179. "Rob4 Southwell." More probably of Barbara Hall, Suff. and son of John
Southwell, gent, of Ipswich. Weever (p. 781) calls him Serjeant at law,
and says he died Sep. 27, 1514; he was bur. at Barham. Add. MSS. 15,520,
f. 19 ; Page's Suff. 567.
p. 183. For "Montford, Co. Salop" read " Mundford near Thetford, Norf."
p. 191. " Dr Bayley." See also Add. MSS. 15,520, f. i4b ; Wodderspoon, 385.
p. 237. " Mr Argentine." He was successively usher and master of the Gram. School.
Gent. Mag. vi, p. 313 ; Add. MS. (Davy) 19,165, f 94.
p. 251. " Willm Whetcroft " Se-e p. 228 ; Will (Moyse, 248b) Cur. Ep. Norw. dat. 13 Ap.
1581 ; prov. 26th May, 1581.
p. 261, " Mr of Requests." The Court of Requests, established 9 Hen.VII (1501-2), was
originally an Equity Court for poor men's suits, which were made to the
King by supplication, and upon which they were entitled to have right
without payment; it was virtually abolished by 16 Car. I, c. 10. The
records of the Court are still extant, and are of much service in the
compilation of local and family history.
p. 285. "Rob: Inglish." He was of Magd. Coll. Camb. ; A.B. 1570; A.M. 1575.
p. 287. " Mr Key" or " Keyes." The Camb. Univ. Register records eight graduates of
the name about this time.
p. 296. "John Dawes." Translator of Bullinger's sermons, and author of several
theological works. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,165, f. 104.
p. 307. " Mr Secretary Smith." Sir Thomas Smith was born at Abingdon, Berks, and
educated at the Free Grammar School founded there in 1563 by John
Roysse, citizen and mercer of London. He subsequently proceeded to
Ch : Ch : Oxford, where, after graduating, and serving the office of Proctor
in 1580, he entered the service of the Earl of Essex ; he was Clerk of the
Parliament and Council to Q. Elizabeth ; and Latin Secretary to James I.,
by whom he was knighted, and who also made him Master of the Court of
Requests. Mem. of Abingdon School by B. Blundell, (1863) p. 27.
p. 310. "D1 Norton." He became DD. in 1575.
p. 312. " Rob' Dixon." Of S' Cath.Hall or S' John's Coll. A.B. 1570 ; A.M. 1574.
p. 320. " Dr Sherman"; Qy'D'John Sherman, heir to John Chapman, Esq., son of
. . . Chapman, lecturerofDedham. Add.MSS.i5, 520,0,10. A Rob'Sherman
of Essex, and of Trin. Coll. Camb. A.B. 1579; A.M. 1583; MD. 1595, is
given in Cooper's Ath. Cantab, ii. 285.
p. 322. "James Leman." He was of St. John's Coll. Camb. A.M. 1595.
,, " Thomas Sicklemore." Will (15 Soame) dat. 26 Mar. 1619; prov. 9 Feb. 1619-20.
p. 330. " Mr Pemberton." Qy William Pemberton of Pemb. Coll. Camb. A B. 1572;
A.M. 1576 ; S.T.B. ; 1583 ; and of Rendlesham, Suff. Will (42 Kidd) prov.
in 1599.
p. 331. " Rob. Brown." Qy of C.C.C. Camb. A.B. 1572.
p. 345. "Mr Rob4 Wright." The Camb. Univ. Reg. has three graduates of this name,
respectively belonging to Christ's, Trinity, and Clare Colleges.
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA. 111.
p. 366. ' Poldavies." In the i6th and 17"' cent. Ipswich appears to have been a chief
seat of the sailcloth manufacture. The particular material called by this
name was first made on the Continent, and was partly introduced into this
country by an inhabitant of Ipswich. Candler, (Had. 6071. f. 225 b) speak-
ing of Richard Collins of Ipswich, gent, and (?) rector of Braintree, Essex,
1655, "a reverend, grave, aged man," says: "this Mr Collens and his
Brother were two of those gentlemen that sought to have brought the trade
of Powle Davies into England, which for a time in the daies of Q. Eliz.
was thought to be a great benefit to this nation, but English Hempe did
not prove so for it as that of ffrance." An Ordinance of Francis I, dated
1 6 Nov. 1536, permitting the exportation of merchandise during the war
with the Emperor Charles V, mentions " lynen of Clones al's poldavys."
Cal Stat. Pap. Hen. VIII. In i Jas. I. (1603 4) an Act of Parliament was
passed regulating its manufacture.
p. 378. " Lanthorne and candle light." Wodderspoon, p. 280.
p. 384. " Mr Bird." A Samuel Bird, a native of Essex, was a Fellow of C.C.C. Camb.
A.B. 1569 ; A.M. 1573 ; he was a minister of Ipswich, and appears to have
been incorporated at Oxford, May 8, 1605. Another of the samename was
incorp. in 1604. Wood's Fasti Oxon. Pt.i p. 307 ; Add. MSS (Davy) 19,165,
f. 138; (Cole) 5863, f. J28b.
p. 394. " Mr Carter, minister." Mj Thomas Carter was minister of Bramford, near
Ipswich, in 1598; curate of St. Margaret's, Ipswich, in 1604; and incum-
bent of St. Helen's in 1611. He appears to have been of Christ's Coll.
Camb. A.B. 1595 ; A.M. 1599. Wodderspoon, pp. 391, 399.
p. 425. "Gounfleete." The Gun Fleet sands, off the coast of Essex ; Lat. 51-45. N ;
Long. 1. 1 6. E.
p. 430. " Rob. Snelling." note. For " 14 Sep. 1647," rea^ " '4 Sep. 1627.
p. 458. "Tho: Johnson." Will (53 Meade) dat. 1618.
p. 461. " Mr John Talbot." Will of John Talbott the elder, of Wantisden, Suflf. LLB.
dat. 24 Oct. 1615, prov. (Cur. Arch. Suff.) 19 Ap. 1616. Candler (Harl.
6071) refers to a D1' Talbot, a civilian of Norf. who flourished at a later
date.
p. 496. " Rev. W. Clarke." note. Will (375 Brent) dat. 28 May, 1653 ; prov. 21 Sep. 1653.
He had lands in Lincolnshire.
p. 510. " Mr Daniel Snow." A rich saltfiner of Ipswich. Will (99 Pile) dat. 1636.
p. 516. "Dr Goad." note. Add. MSS. (Davy) 19,165, f. 183.
P- 53"- "Jos: Pemberton." note. Will (191 Fines) dat. 1647.
p. 539. " Mr Glascok." The Camb. Univ. Reg. furnishes five other graduates of this
surname about this time.
p. 546. " Lionel Edgar." note. After " Add. MSS. (Batley) " insert " 25,335."
Tho • Edgar Esq." One of this name appears among the Suffolk gentry at the
Visitation of Sir Edw. Bysshe in 1664. Will of Thomas Edgar of Great
Glemham, gent. (198 Lockier) dat. 6 Feb., 1658 ; prov. 6 May, 1661. This
seems a distinct family.
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